WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Aug. 5, 2022

Governor Pritzker declares monkeypox public health emergency while his Republican challenger comes under fire for an old social media post.

By Andrea Guthmann
Pritzker DNC
Flanked by other elected officials and representatives from the Democratic National Committee, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a news conference to advocate for the DNC to choose Chicago for its 2024 convention, Tuesday morning, July 26, 2022, in Chicago. Ashlee Rezin / Chicago Sun-Times via AP
Pritzker DNC
Flanked by other elected officials and representatives from the Democratic National Committee, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a news conference to advocate for the DNC to choose Chicago for its 2024 convention, Tuesday morning, July 26, 2022, in Chicago. Ashlee Rezin / Chicago Sun-Times via AP

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Aug. 5, 2022

Governor Pritzker declares monkeypox public health emergency while his Republican challenger comes under fire for an old social media post.

By Andrea Guthmann
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High-profile resignations are causing turmoil in the office of Cook County State’s Attorney’s Kim Foxx. Meanwhile, the Illinois Democratic Party gets a new leader. Plus, retiring South Side Congressman Bobby Rush seeks a pardon from the president.

Reset goes behind the headlines with a panel of journalists on the Weekly News Recap.

GUESTS: Alex Nitkin, editor and city hall reporter for The Daily Line

Dave McKinney, WBEZ state politics reporter

Christian Farr, NBC 5 Chicago reporter