WBEZ’s Illinois and Chicago News Roundup: September 6, 2019

Sept 6, 2019, 10:29am CT

From left to right: A.D. Quig, David Greising, and Amanda Vinicky make up the Friday News Roundup panel on Sept. 6, 2019. Jason Marck / WBEZ

WBEZ’s Illinois and Chicago News Roundup: September 6, 2019

By Meha Ahmad

Sept 6, 2019, 10:29am CT

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot spars with Sen. Ted Cruz. Chicago residents weigh in on ways to cut the city’s budget deficit. And the Chicago Teachers Union lay plans for a strike vote.

Morning Shift breaks down those stories and even more of the week’s biggest local news during the Friday News Roundup.

GUESTS: Amanda Vinicky, WTTW correspondent

David Greising, CEO of the Better Government Association

A.D. Quig, government and politics reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business