WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Oct. 30, 2026

A downstate man is charged with sending threatening letters to members of Congress from Illinois. Sixteen candidates meet the deadline to turn in required signatures to run for Chicago Mayor. Plus, Chicago breaks ground on downtown’s first monument honoring a historic woman.

In the Loop breaks down those stories and more in the Weekly News Recap.

GUESTS: Jacoby Cochran, City Cast Chicago host

Alex Nitkin, government finance and accountability reporter with the Illinois Answers Project of the Better Government Association

Mitch Armentrout, Chicago Sun-Times government and politics reporter

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