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CN June 1 2017
Here’s what Natasha Korecki said in this morning’s Illinois Playbook: This is a day you’ll want to buy hard copies of the Sun-Times and the Tribune, sit down with a large cup of coffee, and read. There’s that much … Continue reading
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CN May 25 2017
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
CN May 18 2017
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
CN May 11 2017
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
CN April 27 2017
Two of Chicago’s most important journalists and researchers join our panel this week. Mick Dumke and Alden Loury worked together years ago at the Chicago Reporter. (Investigating Race and Poverty Since 1972). Alden went on to become the Reporter’s … Continue reading
CN April 13, 2017
“Lenient judges” and weak laws governing “repeat gun offenders” have been two of the reasons most often cited by Mayor Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson for Chicago’s appalling street crime and homicide rate. They’ve called repeatedly for stronger … Continue reading
CN April 6 2017
Will Rahm Emanuel follow through with his promise to implement significant police reform in Chicago despite the utter lack of interest from the Trump administration? Would an increase in the level of punishment for getting caught a second time with … Continue reading
CN March 23 2017
What does it say about a society when its elected representatives decide that access to an inexpensive, quality university education is no longer a priority? That’s what’s been happening in Illinois since at least 2000. According to the Center for … Continue reading
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