Week in Review: Pro-Palestinian Protests Grow; Pritzker Pushes Back on Bears’ Stadium Proposal

Paul Caine | May 3, 2024, 7:26 pm

Prosecutors say a slain police officer’s own handcuffs were used in the apprehension of his alleged killer.

Mayor Brandon Johnson explains his absence from Officer Luis Huesca’s funeral.

Protests on college campuses over the war in Gaza grow in Chicago and nationally — as do calls for police to dismantle them.

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A push to put the region’s public transportation agencies on a new path.

Chicago contemplates lowering its speed limit.

And sticker shock over the cost of the Bears’ plan for a new stadium as Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration calls it a “non-starter.”

Guests:

Leigh Giangreco, Crain’s Chicago Business | @LeighGiangreco

Manny Ramos, Block Club Chicago | @_ManuelRamos_

Nader Issa, Chicago Sun-Times | @NaderDIssa

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