Weekly News Recap: June 11, 2021

State COVID restrictions are lifted, Cubs prepare for crowds at Wrigley and a federal corruption investigation gets closer to Mike Madigan.

By Andrea Guthmann
Wrigley stadium
Thousands of fans of the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox will get to see their teams play in person this season. Courtesy of Flickr
Wrigley stadium
Thousands of fans of the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox will get to see their teams play in person this season. Courtesy of Flickr

Weekly News Recap: June 11, 2021

State COVID restrictions are lifted, Cubs prepare for crowds at Wrigley and a federal corruption investigation gets closer to Mike Madigan.

By Andrea Guthmann
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Illinois reaches a milestone as it lifts all COVID restrictions, but are hotels and restaurants ready to be back in business? State politicians prepare to head back to Springfield, and new details are revealed in a federal corruption investigation involving former longtime Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.

Reset goes behind the headlines in our Weekly News Recap with host Sasha-Ann Simons.

GUESTS: Cassie Walker Burke, Chalkbeat Chicago bureau chief

Mike Flannery, political editor at FOX 32 News