>> Good evening and thanks for joining us on the week in review.

I'm Nick Blumberg.

It's the final countdown to Illinois primary election is at long last almost here.

That's not someone is going to stand up to Donald Trump.

You know, better than do that.

I think that you're being a hypocrite.

>> 3 leading candidates in a contentious Senate fight and a host of other races make their closing arguments as Tuesday.

Fast approaches.

>> In the state of Illinois and I've seen this in disaster after disaster.

People really do stand up for one another.

Kankakee County picks up the pieces after a tornado destroys at least 30 homes and appears to have claimed a life.

>> We are asking today for the committee to consider holding this appointment until a nationwide search can be done.

Elected officials and animal rights leaders sound the alarm over the embattled pick to head animal care and control.

Meantime, calls for a special prosecutor to investigate immigration agent misconduct during Midway Blitz draws the ire of the Cook County State's attorney.

And questions over a U.S.

citizens claims she was detained by ICE for 30 hours.

And now to our week in review panel.

Joining us are.

>> Michael Lyft ride a block club.

Chicago Monica Eng of Axios, Chicago, Green side of the Chicago Tribune and violent Miller of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Thank you all for being here.

Let's get right to it.

So as we said, we're finally in the home stretch of the primary.

I want to start off with each of you tell me the race you're most interested in and why.

Michael, Start with you.

I say definitely the 7th congressional district as well as the 9th.

You know, both of them are very packed.

You have to retiring.

>> In comments and especially for my beat on the West Side when it comes to the 7th Congressional district.

You have Danny Davis long time.

Longtime pillar in the community stepping down.

A lot of people looking to take that seat and with the Sean for both being endorsed by Davis with pond as outgoing, as well as leading to a lot of people are really interested in seeing if it goes to run off and will face off with yet.

Davis certainly a pillar of the community, but a lot of folks not necessarily taking his cue and the endorsement and jumping in any Monica.

what are you watching for I'm gonna either super interesting.

>> You know, the 9th like anybody's guess.

Yeah.

Big cat is going to be.

Daniel Biss says it can be a large fine.

>> Lots of PAC money talk around there.

I talked to one guy who's running as a Republican for that seat and he thinks it's going to be fine.

And pulling all of the same boat and then kept winning.

He said he wants.

That is I would love to run against cat.

I've heard it's going to be cat in Paris pulling from the same progress, a vote.

I'm also super interested in the Senate race because that's anybody's guess.

We'll be up in Giuliana will be Robin Kelly.

Yeah, a lot of polling on that and it's been all over the place as the rain.

What are you looking out for?

most closely watching the 8th congressional district race.

I think.

>> Another very crowded field.

But a candidate that really stands out to me is to lead.

He a super he's running a super grassroots campaign as a progressive Democrat.

Just this week he grabbed endorsement from Representative Alexander because court has already endorsed by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

But what makes a really interesting is his opponent, Melissa Bean, who is trying to make a comeback for her seat.

She previously had that seat.

The floor watching Krishnamurthy won his first term.

>> And and she while while in term she was.

>> Con like commonly referred to as the most conservative Democrat.

so that's a pretty big comparison to do live.

she's got staggering super PAC funding, including a packed behind her and it also lost in 2022.

To read some worthy for this very seat.

So it'll be interesting to see if you can pull up there and looks like there's pack linked funding that's attacking him for Yeah.

And some some progressive heavy hitters weighing in on that race as well.

I pack is definitely going to be kind of shadow hanging over a lot of these elections.

great way to put And especially thinking about a lot of the attack as coming out.

>> Is very much coming out with a lot of these races of who is with a pack who is not and essentially the broader implications of who is affiliated with.

>> Israel potentially Zionism and who is And and I think want to go to runoffs that's going to be even more scrutinize.

Yeah, it's been very interesting seeing how much that, you know, just in the last couple years that become such a flashpoint and so many of these races.

All right.

Finally, have yeah.

I personally been watching the Cook County assessor's race because that's my job.

I've been assigned as so.

I have resolved.

But, you know, everybody's always talking a property tax, a hot button issue in elections.

So on, you know.

>> I think the most important thing to me, you know, seeing just the numbers first and foremost, you know, first KD has soared in the last 2 general elections, the primary election is, you know, potentially really the the election.

And here in last primary, only 115,000 people voted for Katie winning in the election of the 4 million or so adults in Cook County that could potentially be weighing in.

So folks need to get out and vote in.

But, you know, KD obviously vying for a potential 3rd term without the backing of the Cook County Democratic Party know who, you know, switch their endorsements.

Over to Heinz, though, I Heinz is taking fire from, you know, taken money from property tax lawyers in Katie's taken fire for his COVID readjustment that some of blame for skyrocketing property taxes in specifically the south and West sides.

I should say that K keys preferred karaoke song is Ring of Lines told Axios he preferred karaoke song.

So oh, come that into the equation to hard Ontario could ask the question, how can not think of saying I'm with you, I guess you can be anti karaoke, but you have at least have a song that you would do if you're going to and that he sings Irish drinking songs to his kids, but does not sing karaoke.

Okay.

>> All right.

Well, we could do the whole show on the primary quite easily.

And we will be talking about it quite a bit next week.

>> But some big news we got just this afternoon's serene, excuse me that Chicago Public Schools, CEO search down to 3 finalists.

What are the details while the news just came out?

So it's very vague, as is the case, usually with CPS News.

>> So far, it's not really clear whether the CPS board do additional interviews.

Our Wendy's 3 finalists will interview with Mayor Johnson and this 15 person community member panel that they've put interestingly CEO, the interim CEO Macklin King is back on the list of finalists after being left off in the fall.

And she had led the district since June through this budget crisis that they've been dealing with in that really put her at odds with the mayor's office.

So that will especially said she wouldn't take out the law the non exact teacher pension, notably the only local option here.

Yeah, absolutely.

Only local experience, right?

Because the other ones are from New York in Louisiana.

The other finalist be very interesting to see where this goes.

Another trying to get someone in place by the end of the school year and can be a lot of eyes on >> huge storms this week.

Violet in Illinois and Indiana produced multiple tornadoes.

>> 30 homes in Kankakee County destroyed.

Several 100 structures damaged.

One fatality that we know of right now as well as some Indiana.

You know, the Trump administration withholding some disaster relief over storms here in Chicago from from last summer.

Is there any concern they might do the same with this one?

think there's always concern of that but calm a rule.

The attorney general has come out on top previously.

I'm suing alongside other attorneys general.

>> Against the Trump administration who previously tried to hold out this funding over sanctuary city laws sanctuary laws in the state.

You know, this isn't the only when Comair a will has gotten through this reasoning.

So I suspect that if it were to happen again, it would be a bad day in court for the Trump administration.

Yeah, it certainly Governor Pritzker out in front on this already out surveying storm damage and, you know, watching their recovery.

So.

>> Sure he will be on top of that issue.

All right.

few pieces of immigration news to get to at this week.

Michael, there's a coalition calling for a special prosecutor to investigate whether there were immigration agents, misconduct or abuse during Operation Midway Blitz.

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill, Burt huge fan of that idea.

What did we hear this week?

Yeah, it's definitely a lot when it comes to the question of the legality when it comes to lobbies immigration enforcement and then comparing Chicago to Minneapolis where Minneapolis there's been a few agents that have been charged or at least investigated those charges pending.

But when it comes to Chicago, no agents being charge it.

And a lot of these elected officials and community leaders are really petitioning for Burke to get a special earlier this week.

Low below be alongside other community.

Advocates really went out on the plaza downtown to advocate for.

So is a lot to see.

Eileen on Uber putting out a statement essentially saying that she wants the stakes are too high and wanting for us not get this wrong and opposing the putt to competition.

So I personally I don't.

I have a back on a lot and I know it's tough to balance urgency with precision when it comes to moving forward.

With that.

I think the biggest thing, honestly, you you know, whether or not this petition moves forward is it's a, you know, voice in frustration from the community.

>> About the lack of accountability for these agents.

I mean, we saw this with, you several levels of office and and politicians at the local and state levels.

reaching for what they could ultimately, you know, coming up short in a lot of ways.

And so I think this is just, you know, a continued, I guess, expression of that.

And of course, there was the back and forth between a Burke and the mayor.

You know, earlier this year, it seems like >> folks are really trying to put pressure on her.

But she, you know, seems to say I've got a job to do.

I can't necessarily given to that.

Yeah, I mean, that's the story I did earlier this week, which was if and when the surge comes back in March, who's going to protect What has changed since last fall?

That will give us an umbrella and not let are in a good.

>> Or Alex, pretty situation happened.

So I've been asking officials at all levels what is happening mayor said that, you know, he's got some know your rights campaigns and he did try to put out that executive order that was pushed back on state's attorney.

The state attorney said, oh, we've put out this protocol.

But as you see from these groups, they think the protocol is is insufficient.

And when I talked to the folks at the state attorney's office, they're like, look, Monica, we need good, hard physical evidence.

Sometimes we don't have access to and we need to have a good solid case in the person has to be on duty and it can't be covered by the supremacy Clause telling very, very path to a real prosecution.

And so I think she's being honest about their words other's ability, to be tough.

And can you be top?

Is there is there a legal pathway towards this?

It's unclear.

Well, and of course, there's been, you know, folks who opposed to the immigration crackdown kind of cheering when some of these federal cases have fallen apart.

But you have to imagine they be really frustrated to see, you know, the state attorney's office take one forward and have it go nowhere.

>> Yeah, the stakes are really high and thinking about 2 with just this being so early into Berks tenure.

>> This being a real test and I can imagine not only for us in Chicago, 60 hyped, also just for office and and her time has states attorney.

This is probably the first major test her prosecutorial discretion also just highlights the lack of accountability systems in place for federal agents federal agencies at large.

I mean, we all had a front row seat to it.

You know, the last several months.

And so.

>> You know, whether it comes back the same way or in a different form.

I think it's really the question now.

Yeah.

Well, and during, you know, talking about some of the consequences of of Midway Blitz, there was a court filing this week alleging considered a huge swath of wrongful deportation at the hands of the Fed's.

What are the details that has so hundreds, if not thousands of people could have ultimately been a legible for release.

>> But the Trump administration didn't provide that information in a timely manner for these attorneys with the National Immigrant Justice.

Watch to make that happen.

And I think what's really important to know is that well, so far only 100 people have been released that were wrongfully detained.

But that's just a very tiny fraction of the people that were not only wrongfully detained, but people that already signed their deportation papers and and went back to their home country, even though they could have stayed.

Yeah, that the court case may move forward, but these folks lives have been, you know, pretty drastically upended.

>> And who knows whether there's any repercussions for the, you know, any any sort of course for that think that really speaks to realities and that the Trump administration knows that regardless of if you Valley a consent decree or not, was someone who may be the sole breadwinner for the family sitting in payment and a lot of time in the walls are closing in.

You don't have time to wait for a special prosecutor or case to hold these people accountable.

And if it comes down to self deporting more chance to be able to support your family, whatever you can, a lot of people are going to have more faith in themselves to leave and make it work versus for the justice system.

Bail denied some testified that they were told while in detention all we've got all the goods against you.

Your only hope is deport run.

They were given all of the facts and not only that, but we saw on the data from Broadview that, you know, folks are being held there much longer than they're supposed to be, you know, as long as a week in some cases, look for reasons yet.

Exactly.

And so, you know, we saw the rates quadruple and more so.

>> From 6% under the Biden administration and broadview to 36% in the height midway plants.

And so, you know, just obviously, you know, we we can talk about the reality of things, the numbers and the data backs it up as violent sticking with you for a minute.

Speaking of detention, you reported this week on unusual story about a U.S.

born.

Skokie Woman says she was held for >> 30 hours, but there's been some some questions about what actually happened there.

>> Yeah, frankly, just a really weird story.

You know, there's there's a lot on both sides in talking for the show, Mike and I were both saying just, you know, how strange it is that, you know, the truth hasn't come out yet, you know, and obviously, you know, we're doing what we're doing to dig on this big props.

The Tribune for breaking this story, Caroline, who was on the show last week.

But, you know, we're looking at, you know, the Dodge County Sheriff in Wisconsin is saying that they have no record of her.

The Cook County sheriff said they searched Broadview and found no record of her.

There.

But, you know, family members were showing her phone pinging in these locations.

And so, you that mixed in with a prior conviction.

She has for filing a false report you know, some pretty serious crime.

She serve 2 years probation for.

There's a lot of questions here in a lot of uncertainty.

So we're working at the bottom of it.

And there is, you know, there there's video out there, but it has thus far not been released no on DHS has not responded to my request for the video hasn't responded to any other outlets requests.

The video to my knowledge and they did release some screenshots of video on social media this week.

But, you some folks have pointed to give a they think their doctor.

They think that they don't look right.

And that's you know, from what I can tell it, it looks like the redacted them a bit strangely.

And so it gives then, you know, just more room to pull questions into this.

again, it should be quite easy.

They should be able to release video.

You know, I know I've been told that is city is trying to release Apple Meta data and pay subs because the company that sheep reportedly worked for said that she was not an employee.

So again, just more questions than answers.

Yeah, something that's think it's still going to be some reporting needed for All right.

You know, Michael folks might not think of animal care and control as a political flashpoint, but there's been.

>> Some pushback this week to the appointment of the acting director getting the job on a permanent basis.

What's the issue there?

Yes, it comes to Susan Capello getting a full-time job or staying with that position.

>> There's a lot of concern about ongoing issues when it comes to animal care control, particularly when it comes to a lot of these having regular walks can regular time outside the conditions of the shelters when thinking about that, you have is becoming like every issue in Chicago.

Very politicized where you have a group alderman who are very against her maintain the position and then you have some animal advocate groups such as pasta, cargo coming advocating for her to do it.

So I'll be honest.

I and learned a lot about animal politics.

Yes, the city in this reading up on this and it makes me think.

>> Of.

The realities of ice that having here about how certain compared to like La in New York will have so much in tax funding on average about 6 to $7 per citizen going towards animal care.

Double what we have President Chicago, Chicago's light with $2.53 or so.

And so how translates into results.

And when speaking about 2 things I have in front of me is the fact that last year was a record high for animal adoptions.

You had a little over 3600 animals being adopted, but also you had highs in euthanasia of almost 2500 animals being euthanized.

So I I imagine that the question of how do you get those youth euthanization numbers down again numbers for the up.

But I would we need to trust the animal advocacy groups over.

There were a lot of shelters that have testified against her.

And when I went Susan when I went to city council.

>> There were a lot of volunteers who are saying that they were treated poorly and that's why they're losing volunteers.

And I think one thing everyone agrees on is that there's not enough will care and control and that there were high numbers and it's hard to deal with those higher numbers.

But you get He said she's a pause, says this.

The other, you know, shelter say this.

The volunteers say this, but the mayor says this and it's really hard to know.

It's a tough.

a tough job with not enough funding.

And I think that's what we do know well, and especially because there was such a surge of folks, you know, during COVID lockdowns adopting animals and we're still sort of >> dealing with the fallout of people realizing maybe they can't hang onto that pet anymore so that there's a huge demand the shelter on care and control.

So.

>> Not an easy answer.

Their most years.

City Council.

I'm very curious from this.

The trajectory of things.

What do you think?

Do you think that's going to be further back and forth the like I don't.

I don't know if it's going to get confirmed on Wednesday, but it's it's it's pretty divided out there.

And when I first heard all the complaints going against her, but the mayor likes to go for pass to Kupp truth.

>> Really an interesting dynamic yet.

Not not the kind of commissioner appointment you think we could held up in committee, but we live in interesting times.

>> Monica, the Trump administration this week announced sort of deal in this live nation.

Ticketmaster antitrust case, Illinois among the states saying it's not good enough in that, you know, kind of seems like something that would be easy to gin up support for among constituents, given, you know, these businesses are not beloved, shall we say?

We I have to say that the early 90's or mid-nineties, I did a story of the Chicago Tribune is my only story that was ever killed and it was.

Does Ticketmaster have monopoly in?

Is that driving up prices for for consumers?

>> those that are killed or gone.

But we're still seeing the same issue.

You know, they're being accused of having monopoly and being able to, you know, set their own price because of it.

And yes, there are some concessions in the steel ticket brokers ticket.

agencies can sell tickets for venues, many people including Comey rule feel like that's not enough and that we can get a better deal for consumers.

Yeah, it'll be interesting to see whether they can successfully apply pressure to kill this deal may be states are banding together to try to, you know, put their own effort forth as we've seen quite a bit of over the last year.

I'm really surprised that more.

>> Places are talking about the whole Olivia situation.

You know, yeah, where a lot of so essentially she had a sold-out concert and then a lot of those resellers jacked prices.

>> And then she came out and contacted Ticketmaster says she did not want her tickets, resold at those higher prices.

I feel like they they said no, they think how many musicians and artists could do right.

So you're taking is not the man we need.

So a >> good I really think should be examined more because I think that situation.

>> Also turns the spotlight from legislators to also artists.

You know, the question of why did Beyonce to this might in tears because we see these prices go up so high to the consumer.

It just seems like it's just a runaway deal.

But the reality that artists have a say in okay.

Well, Miss's Carter, if you're watching, phone and let us like some answers.

>> Alright, as arena.

We are still in the midst of Ramadan year.

The couple pieces recently about the holy month.

There's a Muslim run pantry in Glendale Heights experiencing a bit of a shortfall gas.

They are.

So they're really embodying a relief pantry Glendale Heights.

They're really muddying a very understated aspect of Ramadan, which is charity and philanthropy.

>> A lot of focus on fasting and prayers.

But charity is an equally important part of it during the month.

And the pantry, though its Muslim run it 50% of its clientele is actually non Muslim.

And so they're seeing a huge demand for so many items.

But specifically halal which a lot of their 9 Wilson clientele is also been requesting because it is just cleaner right.

so they've been dealing with that when I went there last week, they do have a separate cooler for non halal meat for their clients and then one for halal meat in the halal meat had like 12 trace left and it was 4 hours left of And so it's it's really sad to And then it was really eye-opening in terms of like what food food pantry needs.

A lot of canned food items went untouched because they happen to be relatively inexpensive anyway at the grocery But things like a little meat dates because it's Ramadan were something that they really needed more of.

All right.

We're under a minute left, and also more positive story.

You visited Northwestern University to see what some students they're doing us.

So they've really advocated for themselves quite a lot.

This last couple of years.

And >> there's news program that's been operational a few years, but they've made some significant improvements.

Now law me at every cafeteria halal meat options for high protein food option.

For then they have dates when they walk in with a tip to break.

If our own they've got in a large prayer spaces for be, which is an extended prayer in the night.

So, yeah, so it's good news coming out of Northwestern, especially from the some students who have dealt with a lot of struggles in the aftermath of the pro-Palestinian encampments.

Yeah, absolutely.

Well, it's nice to end note, but that is all the time that we have.

>> So our thanks to Michael Lippe trot, Monica Eng.

inside and violent Miller.

back to wrap things up right after this.

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