WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: June 28, 2019
By Daniel TuckerWBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: June 28, 2019
By Daniel TuckerMayor Lori Lightfoot irks some activists.
SCOTUS rules on gerrymandering and the census. Plus, recreational pot, a DNA backlog and much more.
Those are just a few of the stories the Morning Shift breaks down on our Friday News Roundup.
GUESTS: Patrick Smith, WBEZ criminal justice reporter
Heather Cherone, managing editor and city hall reporter at the Daily Line
LEARN MORE: Lightfoot Names Two More $165K-A-Year Deputy Mayors For Public Safety, Infrastructure (Chicago Sun-Times 6/25/19)
Increased DNA Technology Leads To Useless DNA, More Testing And Bigger Backlog (WBEZ 6/25/19)
U.S. Supreme Court Decision That Puts Partisan Gerrymandering ‘Beyond Reach’ Of Federal Courts A Win For Illinois Democrats (Chicago Tribune 6/27/19)
Illinois Becomes 11th State To Allow Recreational Marijuana (AP 6/26/19)