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Podcast: In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons
Episode: WBEZ's Weekly News Recap: July 5, 2024
Description: Downtown traffic is snarled due to NASCAR street closures. New laws went into effect on July 1, including a gas tax hike and wages increases. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court declines hearing challenges to Illinois’ assault weapons ban.
Reset sits down with a panel of journalists to go behind these headlines and more. Our panel today: Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ city politics reporter; Christian Farr, NBC-5 Chicago reporter; Daniel Knowles, Midwest correspondent for The Economist.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.