How Did Johnson Do At Congress? Plus, It’s the 1,000th Episode!

Mayor Brandon Johnson was on the hot seat Wednesday testifying before a Congressional hearing on sanctuary cities (https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/03/05/mayor-johnson-forcefully-defends-chicagos-sanctuary-status-during-congressional-hearing/) . How did he do? WBEZ’s Susie An and Block Club Chicago’s Madison Savedra are here with host Jacoby Cochran to grade his performance. Plus, the Highland Park shooting trial (https://chicago.suntimes.com/highland-park-parade-shooting) was cut short by a guilty plea, federal funding cuts are hitting researchers in Chicago (https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/03/06/under-trump-young-researchers-worry-for-careers-and-communities-they-serve) , and one of the South Side’s last bowling alleys (https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/03/05/skyway-lanes-one-of-the-south-sides-last-bowling-alleys-needs-saving-one-more-time/) is in trouble.
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