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Spotlight Politics: Top Cop Ousted Weeks Before Retirement

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The mayor fires Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson just weeks before his retirement. Are Illinois Democrats revolting against House Speaker Michael Madigan? Our politics team of Amanda Vinicky and Carol Marin explores those stories and more in this week’s roundtable.

Aired: 12/02/19

Rating: NR

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