Monthly Archives: May 2017

CN May 25 2017

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Ken

What will a tronc-absorbed Sun-Times and Reader look like? Does anybody believe the claims that tronc will allow both to operate their own newsrooms independently? With Sun-Times circulation dropping below 130,000 per day, there are more people watching the ten-o’clock … Continue reading →

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

CN May 18 2017

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Ken

  As  a direct result of Obamacare,  lots of people in Illinois have health insurance who never had it before. “I’m very grateful to President Obama for making healthcare part of his public legacy. Almost half a million people, 480,000 … Continue reading →

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

CN May 11 2017

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Ken

  When Mayor Richard J. Daley opened the new el line in the Dan Ryan Expressway median in September 1969, he promised the 95th station wouldn’t be the end of the line for long. The line would soon reach all the … Continue reading →

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

CN May 4 2017

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Ken

CPS is enduring yet another of its “how-can-we keep-going-without-a-huge cash-infusion crises, except that, instead of its usual fall timing, this is a separate crisis just to figure out how it’ll finish the school year. The total amount needed this time? … Continue reading →

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