Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
On the latest edition of Chicago Newsroom 2.0, Dr. Suzet McKinney and Dee Atkins guest co-host as Sufyan Sohel, Swathi Staley, and Jeffery Beckham tackle parental pushback against the CTU's planned Day of Action, the fight to keep the Chicago Bears on this side of the Indiana border, and the fundraising race among Chicago's mayoral hopefuls. Then, Matt Bruce from the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance joins us to talk about Job Ready Illinois — a new state initiative aimed at building the workforce of tomorrow. Faith in Place's Reverend Nicolette Faison shares details on the organization's Tree Canopy and Workforce Community Grants. And Jorge Valdivia from the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance stops by to preview the upcoming Chicago Latine Playwright Festival.
On the latest edition of Chicago Newsroom 2.0, Dr. Suzet McKinney and Dee Atkins guest co-host as Sufyan Sohel, Swathi Staley, and Jeffery Beckham tackle parental pushback against the CTU's planned Day of Action, the fight to keep the Chicago Bears on this side of the Indiana border, and the fundraising race among Chicago's mayoral hopefuls. Then, Matt Bruce from the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance joins us to talk about Job Ready Illinois — a new state initiative aimed at building the workforce of tomorrow. Faith in Place's Reverend Nicolette Faison shares details on the organization's Tree Canopy and Workforce Community Grants. And Jorge Valdivia from the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance stops by to preview the upcoming Chicago Latine Playwright Festival.
