Author Archives: Ken

There’s been a lot of concern about the amount – and the source – of campaign money that’s finding its way into the fourteen aldermanic runoff races currently underway in Chicago. Both Rahm Emanuel and Ed Burke have stated their … Continue reading →

There’s an emphasis on education on this week’s show, and to help us sort through the challenges facing the incoming Emanuel administration, we have two experts from Catalyst Magazine – Editor in Chief Lorraine Forte and Deputy Editor Sarah Karp. … Continue reading →

We have fourteen aldermanic runoff races to follow in the next few weeks, so we get started with a special one-hour edition of the Newsroom this week.  It’s a high-powered panel of political operatives, journalists and experts, and we take … Continue reading →

Lou Ransom is Exectutive Editor of the Chicago Defender, and his paper endorsed Carol Moseley-Braun for Mayor immediately before this appearance. The mold, he said, is Richard M. Daley. The Defender asked – do we want another Richard Daley or … Continue reading →

Dick Kay and Sam Hudzik join us for this week’s discussion.  Dick was political editor for 38 years at Channel 5, and today he holds forth every Saturday afternoon with “Back on the Beat” on WCPT radio. Sam is the … Continue reading →

We’ve assembled a powerhouse panel this week to discuss the Rahm Emanuael Residency Question.  It happens that we finished taping the show a few hours before the unanimous Supreme Court decision returning Emanuel to the ballot. But the show’s still … Continue reading →

We’re pleased to have Chicago Reporter Editor Kimbriell Kelly and Sun Times Columnist Mark Brown in the Chicago Newsroom this week.  Mark admits that he actually spent some time reading the entire Office Of Federal Housing Enterprise Authority Dec. 2003 Report … Continue reading →

Andrew Patner (critic-at-large for WFMT and Sun-Times classical music critic) is our distinguished solo guest on today’s show. We talk about the death penalty in Illinois, the mayoral election and the fallout from the Tucson shootings. But we spend the … Continue reading →

It’s our first really detailed look at Chicago’s Ward races on this week’s show. Ten of the Council’s fifty seats have no incumbent this time, and at least another ten seats are so strongly contested that some experts believe forty … Continue reading →

It’s our year-end program, and we enjoy a relaxed conversation with Chicago Reader columnist and author Ben Joravsky. We talk about the state of education in Chicago and the legacy of Mayor Daley. Tax Increment Financing, the CHA and President … Continue reading →