Feds want safety improvements from CTA, Senator Durbin weighs in on the teen social media problem and we hear from a candidate for mayor

Tonight: City budget standoff intensifies — will they get a deal before the holidays or risk an unprecedented Chicago shutdown? A top Trump administration official speaks out exclusively to The Chicago Report — why he says threats to withhold funding to the CTA unless it improves public safety are legal. Will the U.S. follow Australia’s lead and ban social media use for kids under 16? The surprising answer from Illinois Senator Dick Durbin. And meet the first officially declared candidate for Chicago mayor — who is he and why does he think he’s the one that can win? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices