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WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: August 14, 2026
Published 3 weeks ago
Description
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson moves to further regulate data centers, Governor J. B. Pritzker signs a law allowing rideshare drivers to unionize, while the shocking discovery of dozens of decomposing bodies at a South Side funeral home raises calls for more government oversight.
We dig into those stories and more in our Weekly News Recap.
GUESTS: Nick Blumberg, WTTW News correspondent
Maxwell Evans, Block Club Chicago reporter
Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ investigative reporter
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