WBEZ’s Chicago and Illinois News Roundup: March 16, 2018

New Roundup
For this week's new roundup, we hear from NPR's Cheryl Corley, the Chicago Tribune's Vikki Ortiz Healy, and ProPublica Illinois' Mick Dumke. Jason Marck / WBEZ
New Roundup
For this week's new roundup, we hear from NPR's Cheryl Corley, the Chicago Tribune's Vikki Ortiz Healy, and ProPublica Illinois' Mick Dumke. Jason Marck / WBEZ

WBEZ’s Chicago and Illinois News Roundup: March 16, 2018

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In this week’s news roundup, Morning Shift digs into Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of gun licensing legislation and where Democrat J.B. Pritzker is feeling the heat after the Chicago Tribune released a report on his offshore accounts. We also discuss the odds of Jeanne Ives winning the Republican nomination, American Airlines’ agreement on an $8.5 billion O’Hare overhaul, and hear how students staged walkouts across the city.

Still deciding on who to vote for in the March 20 primary? Here’s the skinny on the most important races in the Chicago area.

GUESTS:

Cheryl Corley, NPR correspondent based in Chicago

Vikki Ortiz Healy, metro reporter and health and family columnist at the Chicago Tribune

Mick Dumke, reporter and columnist at ProPublica Illinois