WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, June 5, 2026: Legislative session wraps without stadium package, Mag Mile gets swim sculptures and more – WBEZ Chicago

Illinois legislature

The Illinois House prepares to debate the state budget on Friday evening, May 26, 2023.

Illinois legislature

The Illinois House prepares to debate the state budget on Friday evening, May 26, 2023.

Illinois’ spring legislative session ends without a stadium funding package. A new candidate enters the race for mayor of Chicago. Media get a preview of the Obama Center.

The Illinois House prepares to debate the state budget on Friday evening, May 26, 2023.

 

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ICE agents sparked chaos in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood, crashing into a woman’s car and threatening residents as they chased and detained a man. Media outlets got a preview of the Obama Presidential Center campus. Developers break ground on a $7-billion project around the United Center.

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

GUESTS: Mawa Iqbal, WBEZ senior statehouse reporter

A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune government reporter

Quinn Myers, Block Club Chicago reporter covering Wicker Park, West Town & Bucktown


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