City officials and service providers say they are preparing for as many as 25,000 asylum-seekers to be sent to Chicago from Republican-led states ahead of next month’s Democratic National Convention. Professor Arionne Nettles and Block Club Chicago’s Atavia Reed join host Jacoby Cochran to discuss the latest including Gov. Pritzker’s potential new role at the convention. Plus, the South Side is welcoming a new health care facility in Englewood, a tech hub and training center in Greater Grand Crossing, and a state-of-the-art Chicago Sky practice facility in Bedford Park.

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