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, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The Rascals start the podcast this week talking about violence being down over Memorial Day weekend and crime in general being down in Chicago. Are Mayor Johnson’s policies working? The Rascals break down the statistics. Unfortunately, Jussie Smollett is back in the news for donating $50,000 to an arts center to settle Chicago’s lawsuit. Eric hopes this is the last time we’ll have to talk about Jussie Smollett. Next, the Rascals talk about the latest rounds of pardons by President Trump. Should there be a constitutional amendment to change the power of the pardon? President Trump has escalated his war on Harvard. The Rascals wonder why Harvard? A couple of airlines made news this week with Southwest beginning to charge for checked bags and Turkish aviation officials want to fine passengers that stand up after landing. What one change would the Rascals make to make air travel more comfortable? Also on the travel front, Cate gets everyone up to speed on the Red Line extension project. Why has the projected cost of the project gotten out of hand? Finally, it’s time for red light, yellow light, green light. What are the Rascals recommending (or not recommending) this week?