WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Nov. 17, 2023

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Alders approve Mayor Johnson’s first city budget. More than 100 people are arrested for protesting outside the Israeli Consulate.

Protesters blocked escalators to upper floors at the Ogilvie Transportation Center on Monday.

By Andrea Guthmann

An earthquake rocks Illinois. Evanston delays a vote on a planned stadium for Northwestern as the university names a new football coach.

Reset goes behind those headlines and more in our Weekly News Recap.

GUESTS: Carrie Shepherd, Chicago reporter for Axios

David Greising, president, Better Government Association

Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ investigative reporter on government and politics

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