WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Aug. 12, 2022

Another City Council member enters the 2023 mayoral race. Plus, officials announce plans for the biggest solar-powered facility in Illinois.

By Lynnea Domienik, Stephanie Kim
Ald. Sophia King (4th), shown in October 2021 at a news conference before a City Council meeting.
Ald. Sophia King (4th), shown in October 2021 at a news conference before a City Council meeting. Pat Nabong / Chicago Sun-Times
Ald. Sophia King (4th), shown in October 2021 at a news conference before a City Council meeting.
Ald. Sophia King (4th), shown in October 2021 at a news conference before a City Council meeting. Pat Nabong / Chicago Sun-Times

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Aug. 12, 2022

Another City Council member enters the 2023 mayoral race. Plus, officials announce plans for the biggest solar-powered facility in Illinois.

By Lynnea Domienik, Stephanie Kim
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From a budget forecast to what’s believed to be the biggest mass exoneration in U.S. history, it’s been a busy news week in Chicago and Illinois.

Reset digs deeper into those stories and more on the Weekly News Recap.

GUESTS: A.D. Quig, Cook County and Chicago government reporter for the Chicago Tribune

Jacoby Cochran, host of City Cast Chicago

David Greising, president and CEO of the Better Government Association