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Mayoral Candidates Scramble Amid Burke Fallout

A flurry of reforms in City Council and more in our weekly roundtable, Spotlight Politics.

01/09/2019 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Mayoral Candidates Scramble Amid Burke Fallout

Clip: 1/9/2019 | 9m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

A flurry of reforms in City Council and more in our weekly roundtable, Spotlight Politics.

Defensive words from City Council members who have proposed a flurry of reforms in the wake of the Ald. Ed Burke scandal. Carol Marin and Paris Schutz delve into that story and more in this week’s roundtable, Spotlight Politics.

01/09/2019 | Rating NR

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