WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: August 11, 2023

Mayor Johnson is up against a deadline to pick the city’s next police superintendent.

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: August 11, 2023
In this Monday, May 1, 2017 photo. Chicago's landmark building, Tribune Tower is seen in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) Associated Press
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: August 11, 2023
In this Monday, May 1, 2017 photo. Chicago's landmark building, Tribune Tower is seen in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) Associated Press

WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: August 11, 2023

Mayor Johnson is up against a deadline to pick the city’s next police superintendent.

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We learn more about the role of fentanyl in causing opioid overdoses to reach record highs in Cook County, the nine-year-old shot while playing outside, and the woman tapped to chair the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Reset breaks down these top local stories and more in the Weekly News Recap.

GUESTS: Paris Schutz, reporter and anchor, WTTW

John Fountain, journalism professor, Roosevelt University

David Greising, president of the Better Government Association