Monthly Archives: April 2014

CN April 24, 2014

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Ken

If you’ve ever felt confused about how we all got into this pension mess and how the fixes will affect you, this show might help you understand it. Spoiler alert: you’ll pay more if you’re a taxpayer and you’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Governor Pat Quinn, Greg Hinz, John Byrne, Mark Brown, Obama library, Public service pensions, Rahm Emanuel, Toni Preckwinkle | Leave a comment

CN April 17, 2014

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Ken

The Sun-Times made some news this week as it announced that it was, for the time being, shutting off its comment boards. Editor Craig Newman said that the boards at his own newspaper “too often turn into a morass … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Andrew Schroedter, AOL, BGA, Cheryl Corley, Community Media Workshop, DNAInfo, FEMA, NPR, Patch, Sun-Times comment boards, Thom Clark | Leave a comment

CN April 10, 204

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Ken

Those giant piles of black refinery ash, commonly know as petroleum coke or “pet-coke” that have been plaguing residents of Chicago’s southeast side apparently won’t be going away. At least not for a while. But it didn’t seem that … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged BP Amoco, BP oil spill, Chicago Tribune, coal gassification plant, fracking in Illinois, Kari Lydersen, Keystone XL, Michael Hawthorne Henry Henderson, NRDC, Pet-coke, Whiting refinery | Leave a comment

CN April 3, 2014

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Ken

Remember when something called “the Internet” began ripping the newspaper business model to shreds? Well, there’s reason to believe that mobile platforms, and their associated smart-devices, are about to give broadcast radio its turn in the buzz saw. In-dash … Continue reading →

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