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Category Archives: Chicago Newsroom past shows
CN June 26, 2014
Kristen McQueary and Tom McNamee, Editorial Page Editor of the Chicago Sun-Times and Kristen McQueary of the Tribune Editorial Board are our guests this week. We discuss the Supreme Court ruling prohibiting police from searching electronic devices without a search … Continue reading
CN June 19, 2014
It’s a discussion about housing policy this week with Angela Caputo of the Chicago Reporter and Ethan Michaeli of We the People Media. How much does it cost the City of Chicago to rehab an abandoned house to get … Continue reading
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CN May 1, 2014
Did you watch Chicagoland on CNN, which just concluded its eighth and final episode last week? Well, if the ratings are to be believed, not too many people did. But the panel of journalists and bloggers we assembled this … Continue reading
CN April 24, 2014
If you’ve ever felt confused about how we all got into this pension mess and how the fixes will affect you, this show might help you understand it. Spoiler alert: you’ll pay more if you’re a taxpayer and you’ll … Continue reading
CN April 10, 2014
Those giant piles of black refinery ash, commonly know as petroleum coke or “pet-coke” that have been plaguing residents of Chicago’s southeast side apparently won’t be going away. At least not for a while. But it didn’t seem that … Continue reading
CN March 13, 2014
Marty Oberman didn’t know much about railroads before Mayor Emanuel asked him to serve on the Metra Board. But he was undaunted. “I’m a professional question asker,” he says, referring to his training as an attorney. “I’ve asked a … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Oreseno, freight trains, Martin Oberman, Metra, Metra Board, Rahm Emanuel, RTA
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CN March 6, 2014
Bruce Rauner is just nine months away from his inauguration as Governor of Illinois. Want to know how that happens? WLS-AM’s John Dempsey pulls out his scratch pad and runs the numbers. (For discussion purposes here, the panel essentially … Continue reading
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CN April 17, 2014
The Sun-Times made some news this week as it announced that it was, for the time being, shutting off its comment boards. Editor Craig Newman said that the boards at his own newspaper “too often turn into a morass … Continue reading →