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CN March 1, 2012
Meribah Knight, Hunter Clauss and Rebecca Vevea were all accomplished reporters with the Chicago News Cooperative when it suddenly closed its doors last week. On today’s show, it’s an all-former-CNC-reporter panel. Meribah Knight, whose beat was the homeless, talks about … Continue reading
CN February 23, 2012
Karen Lewis, the President of the CTU, is our sole guest the week. The CPS Board’s unanimous decision yesterday to close or “turn around” 17 schools will result in contracts for the Academy of Urban School Leadership, which will be … Continue reading
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CN February 16, 2012
Your humble host begins today’s show with a lament – Shouldn’t an individual who has outstanding tickets with the City of Chicago have the right to refuse to pay, fully cognizant that he’s vulnerable to booting, towing, car impoundment, etc? … Continue reading
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Tagged David Kidwell, Matt Farmer, parking fines, Randi Belisomo
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CN February 9, 2012
It’s a one-on-one conversation with CPS CEO J.C. Brizard this week. We discuss the CTU, turnaround schools, Mayor Emanuel’s comments in the Juan Williams “documentary” about the Chicago school system, and lots more. Some selected quotes from today’s show are … Continue reading
CN February 2, 2012
Will Supt. McCarthy’s new command structure on the west and south sides – along with some new personnel and resources, make a dent in the rising murder rate in these heavily impacted communities? Frank Main, Pulitzer-Prize winning Sun-Times reporter, says … Continue reading
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CN January 26, 2012
The Sun-Times has a new editorial policy against endorsing political candidates, and Tom McNamee talks about it with us on today’s show. As the Editor of the editorial page, he says he’s on board with the new directive that’s being … Continue reading
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CN January 19, 2012
Well, we now have a new city council map. And some new ordinances governing how we’ll all behave while our NATO and G-8 guests are in town. So we invited Elizabeth Brackett from Chicago Tonight (WTTW) and Andrew Patner (Critical … Continue reading
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CN January 12, 2012
Thom Clark (Community Media Workshop) offers the observation on today’s show that the Emanuel administration is about to apply a usage fee to the First Amendment. The “sit down and shut up” ordinance, as it’s frequently being called, will require … Continue reading
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CN January 5, 2012
Does it make sense to stop making arrests for possession of small quantities of marijuana, possibly replacing arrests with tickets? It’s a hot topic right now, and we spend the entire half hour discussing it. The Chicago Police made 47,400 … Continue reading
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CN December 15, 2011
It’s our last new program in 2011, and we invited three accomplished bloggers to help us wrap up an eventful year. Don Washington (Mayoral Tutorial) argues passionately that the state’s bailout of CME and Sears was a mistake, both in … Continue reading
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