Week in Review: Pushback Over Plans to House Migrants; New US House Speaker


A Brighton Park community meeting gets heated over the “winterized base camp” pitch for migrants. This, as a vote is set over a plan to turn a vacant Jewel and parking lot on the South Side into a migrant shelter.

A WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times investigation finds at least 27 Chicago police officers appeared in leaked rosters for the anti-government extremist group the Oath Keepers.

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Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling vows to rid the department of officers with ties to hate groups and far-right extremist organizations.

And after 21 days, the U.S. House elected a speaker: Republican Mike Johnson of Louisiana. Who is he?

Guests:

Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times | @LynnSweet

Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ | @dmihalopoulos

Brandon Pope, WCIU-TV | @BpopeTV

Amanda Vinicky, WTTW News | @AmandaVinicky


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