Chicago Newsroom 2.0
July 7, 2026
In this episode of Chicago Newsroom 2.0, co-hosts Dr. Suzet McKinney and Glenn Eden, joined by roundtable regulars Sufyan Sohel, Hugo Balta, and Jeffrey Beckham, examine the week’s biggest stories, including a banking milestone for Chicago’s underserved communities and proposed cuts to American healthcare. Chicago Public Schools Board President Sean Harden reflects on leading the hybrid school board and his decision to step back from the November election, First Independence Bank’s Dimitrius Hutcherson and Andrew Maychruk discuss the institution’s entry into the Chicago market, and Howard Brown Health CEO Dr. Travis Gayles warns of more than one trillion dollars in proposed healthcare cuts.