Tag Archives: DNAInfo Chicago
CN Nov 9 2017 Bettina Chang and Darryl Holliday
Rest in peace, DNAInfo Chicago. Chicago without the late, great DNAinfo just doesn’t seem the same. They enterprised unexpected neighborhood stories that nobody else in this town was covering. They reported on fun happenings like bar and restaurant openings. And let’s not … Continue reading
CN Feb 20, 2014
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
Dec 5, 2013
“Is anybody surprised in Illinois when Michael Madigan can put a deal together in less than six hours?” That’s the reaction blogger/activist Fred Klonsky had when he learned that a new pension bill – one that would strip him … Continue reading
CN Sep 19, 2013
Governor Quinn got some great news this week – he pretty much has the Democratic primary to himself. It isn’t clear that Bill Daley would have beaten Quinn, but the Tribune’s Hal Dardick says things have really fallen Quinn’s … 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 January 31, 2013
Hadiya Pendleton’s murder this week seemed to somehow change the way Chicago perceived the rash of violence that claimed 42 lives in January alone. Wendell Hutson (DNAInfo Chicago) and Chip Mitchell (WBEZ) cover some of Chicago’s most troubled communities in … Continue reading