Tag Archives: Chicago Sun-Times

CN July 20 2017

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Ken

Well, Illinois has a budget. But the schools don’t. Chicago Public Schools, for the third year in a row, presented to its principals a budget for their individual schools that’s based on state money that has been promised – sorta … Continue reading →

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CN June 1 2017

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Ken

Here’s what Natasha Korecki said in this morning’s Illinois Playbook: This is a day you’ll want to buy hard copies of the Sun-Times and the Tribune, sit down with a large cup of coffee, and read. There’s that much … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged 2016 Olympics, Andy Manar, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Chris Kennedy, elected school board, Hal Dardick, Illinois budget, J.B. Pritzker, Jefferson Park, Joe Ferguson, John Arena, Mark Brown, Police conract, prevailing wage, Rahm Emanuel, Rod Blagojevich, Schools funding | Leave a comment

CN May 25 2017

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Ken

What will a tronc-absorbed Sun-Times and Reader look like? Does anybody believe the claims that tronc will allow both to operate their own newsrooms independently? With Sun-Times circulation dropping below 130,000 per day, there are more people watching the ten-o’clock … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Capitol Fax, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Scott Smith, The BGA, The Chicago Reader, The Daily Line, Thom Clark | Leave a comment

CN May 4 2017

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Ken

CPS is enduring yet another of its “how-can-we keep-going-without-a-huge cash-infusion crises, except that, instead of its usual fall timing, this is a separate crisis just to figure out how it’ll finish the school year. The total amount needed this time? … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Barbara Byrd Bennett, Becky Vevea, Betsy DeVos, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Sun-Times, CPS deficit, dropping enrollment, Forrest Claypool, Lauren FitzPatrick, Pension reform, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp, single high school application, vouchers, WBEZ | Leave a comment

CN September 29 2016

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Ken

Wanna know a big reason why people are shooting their fellow citizens on Chicago’s streets? Because they can. Because there are few, if any, consequences. “95% of the time if you shoot somebody and they survive you’re going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Chicago Sun-Times, Chris Fusco, de-escalation, Eddie Johnson, Frank Main, Kwame Raoul, mandatory minimum sentencing, Rahm Emanuel | Leave a comment

CN September 8 2016

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Ken

Chicago, sadly, is right at the 3,000-people-shot-this-year mark. We talk about it today with the Reader’s Sarah Macaraeg, who co-wrote, along with Allison Flowers, the deeply-researched article Charged With Murder, but They Didn’t Kill Anyone, Police Did. Legendary Chicago journalist … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Chicago Police Dept, Chicago Reader, Chicago Sun-Times, Felony Murder Rule, Laura Washington, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Macaraeg, Supt. Eddie Johnson | Leave a comment

CN September 1 2016

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Ken

Troy LaRaviere resigned this week from his position as principal at Blaine Elementary. That’s not big news, since he had already won election as the president of the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association. But his resignation cleared the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Ben Joravsky, charter schools, Chicago Reader, Chicago Sun-Times, CPS, CPS budget, CTU, Ethan Michaeli, Forrest Claypool, Fred Klonsky, Karen Lewis, Rahm Emanuel, Troy LaRaviere, WBEZ | Leave a comment

CN July 7 2016

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Ken

Something truly unusual happened in Springfield last week. How can you tell? For the first time in memory, Forrest Claypool appeared in public…smiling. More than smiling, he had a huge grin on his face, matched by the Mayoral smile … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Bruce Rauner, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, CPS budget, Eddie Johnson, Forrest Claypool, Garry McCarthy, John Byrne, John Dempsey, Mike Madigan, Rahm Emanuel | Leave a comment

CN June 9 2016

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Ken

How to make sense out of the catastrophic mess in Springfield. Well, the Tribune’s Kim Geiger takes a stab at it. She tells us, shockingly, that it’s politics. “This is a Democratic presidential year,” she reminds us. “Down- ballot … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Bruce Rauner, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, CPS, CPS budget, CTU, Forrest Claypool, John Cullerton, Karen Lewis, Kim Geiger, Lauren FitzPatrick, Mike Madigan, Rahm Emanuel | Leave a comment

CN March 24, 2016

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Ken

Steve Rhodes, reacting to the decision by the Illinois Supreme Court this morning calling Mayor Emanuel’s pension plan for City workers unconstitutional, tells us -“Now there’s no wiggle room whatsoever. Now there’s no negotiation that can take place.” The … Continue reading →