The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, and Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune. The Rascals kick things off this week talking about the delay in getting final results in the Democratic primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney. Is the delay causing an erosion of trust in the electoral process? Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez is coming under fire from fellow alders after he made a speech outside of City Hall while standing in front of a burnt American flag during a protest of President Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza. What do the Rascals make of the uproar? And what do the Rascals find more concerning than the flag burning? Ronna McDaniel, former RNC Chair, was hired and then fired from NBC News after pushback from other NBC personalities. What do the Rascals think of NBC’s reversal? It’s March Madness time and Eric explains how he chooses teams to root for when he doesn’t have a connection to a team that is playing.