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At the Table with Lynn Sweet

For a special At The Table Primary Election Preview, our host Lynn Sweet was joined by the Sun-Times’ Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman and WBEZ’s Dave McKinney, Dan Mihalopoulos and Mariah Woelfel to discuss the latest on county, state and federal races on June 23, 2022.

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Our host, Lynn Sweet, was joined by the Sun-Times’ Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman and WBEZ’s Dave McKinney, Dan Mihalopoulos and Mariah Woelfel for a special At The Table Primary Election Preview on June 23.

Guests discusses the latest on county, state and federal races leading up to the Illinois primary election, including Ken Griffin’s moving of Citadel from Chicago to Miami and the Chicago Mayoral race.

Re-watch their conversation, broadcast on June 23, 2022, and stay tuned for next month’s show!

Lynn Sweet was also joined by Illinois’ 1st Congressional District Democratic nominee, Jonathan Jackson, for a post-election special, where he discussed what ideas he’ll bring to Congress if elected, his opponent and Republican nominee Eric Carlson and the fitness of Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey. 

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