Program Overview
In this episode of Chicago Newsroom 2.0, host Andy Zopp leads a vital conversation focused on the race to replace Senator Dick Durbin and the city’s 2026 budget preparations with roundtable regulars Sufyan Sohel, Francia Garcia Hernandez, and Adrian Segura. Chicago Public Library Commissioner Chris Brown, and American Library Association’s Deborah Caldwell-Stone join the conversation to amplify the Trump administration’s latest efforts to undermine public libraries and museums. Plus, conversations with Injustice Watch reporter Kelly Garcia and authors Veronica Appleton, James Morris, Jr., and Kaylin Searles.