Early voting started in Chicago on Feb. 15. It’s also underway at key sites in the collar counties and begins in suburban Cook County on Feb. 21. Meanwhile, the ex-chief of staff of former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan will go to prison. And blood? On the menu? At the Field Museum?

Reset breaks down those stories and more in the Weekly News Recap.

GUESTS: Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune state government reporter

Patrick Smith, WBEZ criminal justice and education editor

Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ city government and politics reporter