Category Archives: Chicago Newsroom past shows

CN Feb. 27, 2014

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Ken

Were you a little confused by the mega-announcements this week that Chicago was about to became a major tech innovation-hub, whatever that means? Well, Tribune business columnist Melissa Harris explains some of it. The biggest chunk of cash-on-the-barrelhead is $70 … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged charter school expulsions, Chicago drug trade, Chicago Tribune, Chip Mitchell, CPS, CTU, El Chapo Guzman, Goose Island, Melissa Harris, Rahm Emanuel, teacher pensions, tech hub, UIC strike, WBEZ | Leave a comment

CN Feb 20, 2014

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Ken

More than a thousand full-time tenured and non-tenured faculty members staged a 2-day strike at UIC this week to demand salary increases and other workplace improvements. Although the issues seemed to play well in the media, DNAInfo Chicago’s Ted Cox … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Catalyst-Chicago, Cellphone kill-switch, charter school suspensions, CPS discipline, CTU, DNAInfo Chicago, kindergarten suspensions, pre-K suspensions, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp, Ted Cox, UIC strike | Leave a comment

CN Feb. 13, 2014

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Ken

Dan Rutherford has some explainin’ to do. He’s obviously correct in stating that he hasn’t been found guilty of any wrongdoing, and the charges of sexual and business misconduct brought forth by a subordinate remain only charges. But the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Bruce Rauner, Chicago Reader, concealed, concealed carry, Dan Rutherford, Gerald Vernon, gun control, Intitute of Politics, Mick Dumke, Pat Quinn, Paul Vallas, Steve Edwards, University of Chicago | Leave a comment

CN Feb 6, 2014

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Ken

According to Chris Fusco of the Sun-Times, the current Republican race for Governor is “one of the goofier political races we’ve ever observed. “ And WBEZ’s Tony Arnold had a front-row seat for one of the more bizarre chapters this week at … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Bruce Rauner, Chicago Sun-Times, Chris Fusco, Dan Rutherford, Dan Webb, DCFS, Koschman case, Pat Quinn, primary election, Tony Arnold, WBEZ | Leave a comment

CN Jan 30, 2014

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ken

Is the Internet a public asset? Is it something like Lake Michigan, that we long go decided should be “forever open, clear and free”? If it is, how do we deal with the private companies that bring us that … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Chicago Tribune, Crain's Chicago Business, Demond Drummer, Frank Sennett, Net Neutrality, Netflix, Phil Rosenthal, Teamwork Englewood, YouTube | Leave a comment

CN Jan 23, 2014

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Ken

When the court-ordered six-thousand page “document dump” related to the Chicago Archdiocese priest sex abuse scandal happened earlier this week, Sun-Times reporter Art Golab set about reading them. His share was well over 1,000 pages. “From what I learned after … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Archdiocese of Chicago, Art Golab, charter schools, Chicago Sun-Times, CPS, Harris v. Quinn, Matt Farmer, priest sex abuse | Leave a comment

CN Jan 16, 2014

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Ken

“It’s the quintessential Chicago story. They used political connections to grow into one of the largest, most powerful organizations in the city.” That’s how Andrew Schroedter sums up The Rise and Fall of Juan Rangel, the Patron of Chicago’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Andrew Schroedter, Arne Duncan, Barbara Byrd Bennett, Cassie Walker Burke, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Public Schools, Dan Mihalopoulos, Juan Rangel, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, UNO, UNO Charter School Network | Leave a comment

CN Jan 9, 2013

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Ken

As 2014 settles into its groove, the economy, jobs and wages continue to the the major topics for so many Chicagoans. In the last few days we saw Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner opine that the minimum wage … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged As 2014 dawns, Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, Community Media Workshop, Lynn Sweet, minimum wage, Sun-Times, Thom Clark, unemployment insurance extension | Leave a comment

Dec. 19, 2013

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Ken

Some questions we kicked around on this week’s Chicago Newsroom with Education expert and consultant Paul Goren an Chicago Reader Senior Writer (and 2014 Studs Terkel Award winner) Steve Bogira: Could CPS schools be significantly improved if, taking their gross … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged CASEL, charter schools, Chicago Reader, CPS, magnet school, Paul Goren, poverty, racial segregation, Steve Bogira, triage, University of Chicago | Leave a comment

CN Dec. 12, 2013

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Ken

Looks like, with pension legislation having been passed and signed in Springfield, Chicago is next in line for “reform”. But WBEZ’s political reporter Alex Keefe just dug into the history of Chicago’s funds and discovered what he calls “a uniquely … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged ADM, Alex Keefe, Chicago Sun-Times, Don Washington, Illinois Supreme Court, Mike Madigan, minimum wage, Office Depot, pensions, Tom McNamee, WBEZ. Mayoral Tutorial | Leave a comment