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A rendering of Bally’s proposed casino complex at 777 W. Chicago Ave.

Bally's rendering

A rendering of Bally’s proposed casino complex at 777 W. Chicago Ave.

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: June 16, 2023

Chicago’s police union demands 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood of Illinois reports a spike in abortions post-Roe.

A rendering of Bally’s proposed casino complex at 777 W. Chicago Ave.
By Stephanie Kim
   

Illinois becomes the first state to enact a ban on book bans. Chicago receives more than $10 million in federal funding to provide services to asylum seekers. And the Chicago Bears get another suitor for their new stadium: Waukegan.

Reset goes behind the headlines of these stories and more in the Weekly News Recap.

GUESTS: David Greising, president of the Better Government Association

Brandis Friedman, WTTW co-anchor and correspondent of “Chicago Tonight” and host of “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices”

Natalie Moore, editor of WBEZ’s Race, Class and Communities Desk

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