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CN May 23 2019

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Ken

Three of our great friends drop by for a final chat on our second-to-last show. Hal Dardick, who during much of Chi Newsroom’s run was city hall reporter for the Tribune and is now an investigative reporter there, joins us … Continue reading →

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CN February 28 2019

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Ken

Here’s our election wrap-up with talk host and political analyst Bruce DuMont and political activist Jacky Grimshaw, who was an advisor to Mayor Harold Washington. The journalists on our panel are two of Chicago’s most respected reporters – The Daily … Continue reading →

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CN February 7 2019

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Ken

Our guest this week is Mayoral contender Bob Fioretti, the former alderman of the second Ward. Here are some highlights from our conversation: On the role Danny Solis played in carving up the second Ward, moving Fioretti’s Ward away from … Continue reading →

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CN November 15 2018

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Ken

  Kevin Jackson, the Executive Director of the Chicago Rehab Network, returns to our show for an update on Chicago’s multi-faceted plans to provide low-income housing for thousands of income-challenged citizens. “It’s essentially structural racism that’s at the heart of the … Continue reading →

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CN August 16 2018

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Ken

  Ja’Mal Green is the youngest candidate in the February Mayoral election.  “Because it’s time,” he says, for younger people to lead. “I don’t believe we need another career politician or someone who has been a part of the establishment. … Continue reading →

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CN March 15 2018

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Ken

  Remember when Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley was quoted, exclaiming at a closed session of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee, “If a man can’t put his arms around his son, then what kind of world are we living in? I … Continue reading →

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Feb 8 2018 A.D. Quig

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Ken

  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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CN Jan 18 2018 (ProPublica)

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Ken

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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CN December 14 2017 Kurth/Ewing

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Ken

When a Republican gets beaten in Alabama by a pro-choice Democrat, when Garry McCarthy may launch a mayoral run, when the #MeToo movement is proclaimed an “era” by the New York Times, and when thousands of women are lining up … Continue reading →

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CN October 26 2017

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Ken

  Today on Chicago Newsroom Guest Host Kitty Kurth is joined by two guests who know an awful lot about gun violence and present some interesting and innovative ways to address the scourge that it has become. Kathleen Sances from … Continue reading →

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