Thursday, June 12, 2025
Episode description
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker testified before a Congressional committee about the state’s immigration policies and sanctuary state status. A Chicago woman who was injured by the person who drove through an anti-deportation protest on Tuesday says she thinks the driver should lose their license. Brookfield Zoo’s new baby bottlenose dolphin has died.
Plus, Chicago’s home for so-called “outsider art” has reopened after a multi- million-dollar renovation and expansion. WBEZ’s Courtney Kueppers took a trip to the newly reimagined Intuit Art Museum in Chicago’s West Town.
Editor’s note: After this episode was recorded, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved President Trump's request to cut public media funding. Find more information on that story at wbez.org or on your radio at 91.5 FM.