Let’s reload the news! Crain’s Assistant managing editor Cassie Walker Burke and WGN-TV reporter Randi Belisomo join Justin to recap the top stories that were making news this week including the letter sent out by the University of Chicago about “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces,” the renaming of U.S. Cellular Field to Guaranteed Rate Field, Donald Trump saying he can fix Chicago violence in a week, Hillary Clinton emails, the Earthquake in Italy, flooding in Louisiana, the Illinois Supreme Court blocking redistricting reform, the couple that moved out of Edgewater after one day, Ryan Lochte drama, the discovery of a new planet, Senator Kirk calling President Obama a “drug dealer-in-chief” and the harassment and hacking of SNL’s Leslie Jones.
The Download’s Week That Was

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What is really behind the labor dispute between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union?
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Roe Conn Full Show (10/23/19): Ryan Lochte returns to the Top Five@5, Chicago Ald. Reilly breaks down the Mayor’s budget, and more…
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A preview of WTTW’s FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence
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Jarrett Payton with a Chicago Bears season update!
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WGN’s Jarrett Payton: “Don’t count the Bears out just yet”
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Crain’s Daily Gist: How this late fintech pioneer shaped Chicago finance
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Wintrust Business Lunch 11/11/19: The “Keurig For Cocktails”, Financial Infidelity, & Walgreens Eyeing a Buyout
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Wintrust Business Lunch 10/18/19: Couples That Work, Hallmark Christmas Movies, & Marijuana Zoning Hold Ups
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The Mincing Rascals 09.12.19: Vaping, John Bolton, Justice Anne Burke, gun violence in Chicago
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Wintrust Business Lunch 11/18/19: VC Money All Over Chicago, ROI on Home Renovations, & Reinvesting In The Burbs
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City Club of Chicago: A Moral Imperative – Educational Equity in Chicago Public Schools
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Wintrust Business Lunch 11/4/19: The Wellness Drink Easing Minds, The Executive Shift, & Kroger Rebranding Mariano’s?
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How Chicago can step up on gun violence