
Spotlight Politics: Solis, Burke Impact on Mayor’s Race
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Political reporters Carol Marin and Paris Schutz discuss top issues of the week.
Revelations that longtime Ald. Danny Solis wore a wire to secretly record Ald. Ed Burke -- and is reportedly under investigation himself -- have rocked the City Council, and its reverberations are being felt in the race for Chicago mayor. Carol Marin and Paris Schutz weigh in on that story and more in this week’s roundtable.
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Spotlight Politics: Solis, Burke Impact on Mayor’s Race
Clip: 1/23/2019 | 7m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Revelations that longtime Ald. Danny Solis wore a wire to secretly record Ald. Ed Burke -- and is reportedly under investigation himself -- have rocked the City Council, and its reverberations are being felt in the race for Chicago mayor. Carol Marin and Paris Schutz weigh in on that story and more in this week’s roundtable.
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