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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center and author of the The Last Ward on Substack, and award-winning journalist and political pundit Marj Halperin. The Rascals start the podcast talking about some sports related boners, both old and new. Moving on to the news, the Rascals discuss President Donald Trump banning media outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Is this a big deal or just another one of the weekly distractions from the administration? Locally, Chicago mayoral candidate Bill Quinlan is suing Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley and Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas for running for mayor while also for running for reelection in their current offices. What to the Rascals think of the lawsuit? The Rascals also make the argument that the city of Chicago should move on from having a municipal election in February. Also this week, JB Pritzker came out publicly about his weight loss journey and his use of GLP-1’s. How do the Rascals feel about Pritzker going public with this information? Also making news locally is the Chicago School Board election. Austin gets us up to speed on everything we should know. Austin also tells us how the CPS operates 158 schools that are at least half empty. And finally, it’s time for red light, yellow light, green light! What are the Rascals recommending (or not recommending) this week?
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8683030/9-23-26_Mincing_Rascals_Trump_White_House_media_ban_suing_mayoral_candidates_JB_weight_loss_Chicago_School_Board_election_2026-09-23-223830.64kmono.mp3
