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EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 24 MIN

City budget battle goes on, restaurant owner suing over Riverwalk spot, and the debate over self-driving cars

from The Chicago Report · host Fox 32 Chicago

Tonight: City budget bonanza — opposition alderpeople reveal their latest proposal, which they hope the mayor signs onto to avoid a city government shutdown. A popular downtown Riverwalk concessionaire files a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Johnson administration and the city — why he says he was stripped of his business because of his race. The debate over self-driving taxis — some lawmakers are trying to entice Waymo to bring them to Illinois, but others are pushing back. And, we remember American film and comedy legend, Rob Reiner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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