Oh, What a Week—Mendoza Makes Her Move

About this episode

Ben and Dr D discuss the latest developments in Chicago politics and sports.

Ben interrupts his road trip and Dr D puts down his newborn baby long enough to tell you what’s going on. Firstly…no one believes the Bears are going to Hammond and no one cares if they do. Susana Mendoza outflanks Vallas and Willie Wilson, locking up the MAGA vote in the mayor’s race. And Mayor Rahm breaks from bike riding in New Hampshire to watch his beloved Knicks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Ben Joravsky

Guest: Dr D

Topics covered

• mayoral race
• politics
• sports
• local news
• Chicago

Keywords

• Susana Mendoza
• mayor
• Bears
• Knicks
• Rahm
• Vallas
• Willie Wilson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bears, Knicks

Places: Hammond, New Hampshire

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