WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Feb. 28, 2025

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to borrow $830 million squeezed through the City Council Wednesday. Meanwhile, two high-profile trials are underway in Chicago and a near-miss at Midway Airport had Chicagoans questioning the safety of air travel. Reset checks in on those stories and other big local news of the week in our Weekly News Recap with WBEZ’s Patrick Smith, Tessa Weinberg and Alden Loury. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.