The Week in Review

Week in Review: Hazardous Smoke Blankets the Region; CPS Eyes Layoffs and a Spending Freeze

Wildfire smoke blankets the Chicago area.

Dangerously poor air quality sparks warnings to stay inside if possible and avoid strenuous outdoor activity.

Hundreds of cases of the severe stomach infection cyclosporiasis are reported in Illinois, with the number expected to rise.

CPS announces furlough days, a spending freeze and more as it tries to close a massive budget gap — but Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Teachers Union give the district’s proposed spending plan a failing grade. 

Meanwhile, a plan to sell Chicago’s parking meters hits a speed bump, as do efforts to sell debt owed to the city in an effort to generate much-needed revenue.

The mayor’s plan to hold federal immigration agents to account faces City Council scrutiny.

And Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling leaves his post.

Guests:

Geoff Buchholz, WBBM Newsradio

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago

Shruti Singh, Bloomberg News

Quinn Myers, Block Club Chicago

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