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CN March 1 2018
Thousands of people in and around Chicago are signed up for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA. But with President Trump’s insistence that he can’t support the program’s continuation without a number of concessions, the program has become a … Continue reading
CN Feb 22 2018
Three great friends, who haven’t been on the show for a while, visit to kick around the week’s news. The students of Douglas High School in Florida have captured our attention, especially after last night’s CNN Town Hall. There’s also … Continue reading
CN February 15 2018
Susana Mendoza, our state’s Comptroller, has emerged as one of Bruce Rauner’s most vocal opponents. And she wasn’t impressed with yesterday’s budget speech. She also tells us that she’s still strongly in JB’s corner, and she thinks the Quinn/Hampton mess … Continue reading
CN Feb 8 2018 Ed Zotti
On Monday, the City accepted four proposals from consortiums of companies interested in building a transit link between downtown Chicago and O’Hare airport. Mayor Emanuel expressed great pleasure about the amount of interest shown in the proposed project, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amtrak, Chicago Central Area Committee, CTA, CTA ridership declines, Ed Zotti, Elon Musk, Metra, O'Hare, the "L"
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Feb 8 2018 A.D. Quig
Will Fritz Kaegi’s challenge to Andrea Raila’s petitions succeed, knocking her off the ballot for Cook County tax assessor? If not, will her presence on the ballot mean that the challengers will split the anti- Joe Berrios vote, and … Continue reading
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Tagged A.D. Quig, Andrea Raila, Joe Berrios, The Daily Line, Tom Dart, Toni Preckwinkle
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CN Feb 1 2018
Robert Reed is a business columnist for the Chicago Tribune. He’s written on a broad range of topics from Net Neutrality to McDonald’s plastic cold drink cups, and he came to the table this week for a free-ranging conversation … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Chicago Tribune, CVS, McDonald's, Net Neutrality, retail, Robert Reed, Sears, Walgreen's
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CN Jan 25 2018
About a third of a million Americans work today in the solar energy field. They’re making solar panels, wire, inverters, conduits, roof support racks and hundreds of other products. They’re working in offices designing custom installations, since every roof is … Continue reading
CN Jan 18 2018 (ProPublica)
Guest host Craig Newman is joined by ProPublica Illinois’ Editor in Chief Louise Kiernan and reporter Jason Grotto. They discuss being the first regional publishing operation of ProPublica, their reporting around Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios, and their revelation that … Continue reading
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Tagged Jason Grotto, Joe Berrios, Louise Kiernan, ProPublica
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CN Jan 18 2018 (Education)
Guest host Craig Newman welcomes the Chicago Reporter’s Kalyn Belsha and Sun-Times eduction reporter Lauren FitzPatrick for a conversation about he state of education in Chicago and the future of CPS under new CEO Janice Jackson. Belsha also discusses her … Continue reading
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Tagged CPS, CPSJanice Jackson, CTU, declining enrollment, Kalyn Belsha, Lauren FitzPatrick
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CN Jan 11 2018 Michael Wasney
Over the past decade, the Chicago Police (and, for that matter, other urban police departments) have come to rely more and more heavily on technology, apps and database management to supplement their police work. Some might fear it’s slowly supplanting … Continue reading
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