Lori Lightfoot resigns as the head of the Chicago Police Board to jump into the mayor’s race. Violence ticks up in Chicago as the weather warms up. And the rapper and actor Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino releases a provocative music video for his song “This Is America.” Those are just a few of the big stories we’re tackling in this week’s Friday News Roundup. As always, we’ve put together a great panel of journalists to help us review and analyze the news.

GUESTS:

Chicago Tribune reporter Hal Dardick

WBEZ criminal justice reporter Chip Mitchell

Forbes contributor Adrienne Samuels Gibbs.