WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: May 27, 2022

This week, City Council approves a casino and a 10 p.m. youth curfew while Texas Governor Greg Abbott takes aim at crime in Chicago.

Bally’s
A rendering of the proposed Bally's casino that Chicago aldermen approved on Wednesday. Courtesy of Bally’s
Bally’s
A rendering of the proposed Bally's casino that Chicago aldermen approved on Wednesday. Courtesy of Bally’s

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: May 27, 2022

This week, City Council approves a casino and a 10 p.m. youth curfew while Texas Governor Greg Abbott takes aim at crime in Chicago.

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Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidates take on gun violence and crime in competing debates. Meanwhile, the Chicago City Council approves Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s curfew and casino proposals. Plus, workers at two Starbucks in the Edgewater neighborhood become the first in Chicago to vote for unionization.

Reset goes behind the headlines in the Weekly News Recap.

GUESTS: Angela Rozas O’Toole, WBEZ senior editor for politics and government

Justin Kaufmann, Chicago reporter for AXIOS

Carrie Shepherd, lead producer of City Cast Chicago