Tag Archives: Carol Felsenthal
CN March 22 2018
Not that many people voted in Tuesday’s Illinois primary – about a couple of million statewide – but they made some very important decisions, including throwing out Joe Berrios, the powerful, connected Cook County Assessor, and unseating two of Toni … Continue reading
CN Jan 14, 2016
Our guest today is Donna More, the candidate for Cook County State’s Attorney. She appeared on the program about an hour after the Cook County Democrats met to endorse her opponent, Kim Foxx. She told us that she … Continue reading
CN Feb. 26, 2015
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
CN Sep.18, 2014
Just how much do you know about Bruce Rauner? Can you imagine him busily “fixing Illinois”? Does he have the skill-set to manage a sprawling state government and get its staggering budget shortfalls under control? Carol Felsenthal spent months … Continue reading
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
CN Sep 5, 2013
Ed Koch famously stopped New Yorkers to ask “so how’m I doin’?” Our mayor doesn’t do that, but we thought we’d do it for him, as a public service. We started by discussing Fran Spielman’s recent critique of the Mayor … Continue reading
CN February 28, 2013
The National Rifle Association was not cowering in fear in its underground bunker complex because Robin Kelly won the second Congressional District primary on Tuesday. That’s the general sentiment of our panelists this week, Carol Felsenthal (Chicago Magazine and The … Continue reading
CN August 16, 2012
Young people, according to Carol Felsenthal (Chicago Magazine, The Hill) may be the surprise in the November election, finding Paul Ryan attractive for his youth and fresh ideas about the economy. But that will be more than offset, she predicts, … Continue reading