Monthly Archives: January 2013

CN January 24, 2013

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Ken

Here’s an interesting mind-game. Imagine for a minute that Chicago didn’t have the vast network of Fire Department ambulances and life-support equipped fire engines, along with the incredibly effective trauma staffs at area hospitals. Now take into consideration the 1,893 … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

CN January 17, 2013

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Ken

Guns and gun regulation policy dominated this week’s news, both nationally and locally. And Steve Edwards was in the middle of Chicago’s discussion, in his new capacity with the Institute for Politics at the University of Chicago.  The Institute held … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

CN January 10, 2013

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Ken

Well, that fragile thread of hope that the Illinois General Assembly might, in its waning hours, find the courage to enact some meaningful pension reforms – that hope vanished pretty quickly, didn’t it?  And nowhere was the criticism more withering … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

CN January 3, 2013

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Ken

For more than 20 years, David Scheiner was Barack Obama’s doctor. The relationship lasted until Obama got a new job in Washington, DC, and could no longer visit Scheiner in his cramped little office in Hyde Park. But during those … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment