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CN Sept 24, 2015

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Ken

Let’s not bury the lede. Here’s the presidential matchup for 2016. It’s Marco Rubio vs. Joe Biden. Who says so? Beyond the Beltway’s Bruce DuMont and Chicago Magazine’s Carol Felsenthal. Bruce DuMont said last week that Biden’s appearance on Stephen … Continue reading →

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CN July 23, 2015

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Ken

Blaine Elementary principal Troy LaRaviere is our sole guest this week. School budgets, charter schools,educational achievement and lots more.

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows, Uncategorized | Tagged Blain Elementary, charter schools, CPS budgets, Rahm Emanuel, Troy LaRaviere | Leave a comment

The Bloomingdale Trail in 2008

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Ken

Spent an absolutely charmed day today at the grand opening of the 606. About 7-1/2 years ago, I was asked by WBEZ to do a report on what was just emerging as a big idea- the Bloomingdale Trail. There were … Continue reading →

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CN May 28, 2015

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Ken

It all just seems so hopeless. Unfunded pensions are everywhere. A billion dollar hole here, a half-billion one there. A hundred-billion shortfall in Springfield. Junk bond ratings. There doesn’t seem any way out of it without giving up hard-earned … Continue reading →

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CN April 2, part 1

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Ken

It’s just days before the election results roll in and we know whether the people have elected Rahm or Chuy. So it’s only natural that, among political animals, attention turns to last-minute polls. And to early voting patterns. Polls have … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged charter schools, Chicago Sun-Times, Chuy Garcia, Enlace, Latino Policy Forum, Michael Madigan, Neil Stenberg, Rahm Emanuel, Sylvia Puente | Leave a comment

CN Feb. 26, 2015

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Ken

471,464 Chicagoans had their say this week. And what most of them said was they weren’t very happy with the status quo. And then there are the 949,968 registered voters who didn’t show up. What were they saying? It’s big news that … Continue reading →

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CN December 11, 2014

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Ken

There was a stark manifestation of the growing divide between haves and have-nots in Chicago recently when the CHA revealed the numbers of people who’d applied for its most-recent round of wait-list applications. “There were 282,000 or so households … Continue reading →

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CN Oct. 23, 2014

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Ken

http://youtu.be/SCiaV82boI0%5D You’ve probably heard that the Sun-Times endorsed Bruce Rauner last week. And maybe you also heard that Rauner’s campaign raised objections to a story that Dave McKinney wrote about some alleged bullying of a former executive at one of … Continue reading →

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CN Oct 9, 2014

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Ken

As the February municipal elections get closer, we ask our panel: Will Mayor Emanuel emphasize his accomplishments in education? Will he run on his record? We begin our conversation with the latest enrollment numbers, and they’re not looking good. Wendy … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows, Uncategorized | Tagged Ald. Marty Quinn, Barbara Byrd Bennett, Catalyst-Chicago, charter school enrollment, Chicago Sun-Times, CPS, CPS enrollment declines, Hancock high School, Lauren FitzPatrick, Rahm Emanuel, Raise Your Hand, Sarah Karp, student-based budgeting, Wendy Katten | Leave a comment

CN Sep 11, 2014

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Ken

Karen Lewis might run against Rahm Emanuel. In fact, some knowledgeable people are saying firmly that she will indeed run. She’s already committed $40,000 of her own money to the effort. You won’t be shocked to hear that Lewis didn’t announce … Continue reading →

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