Tag Archives: Harold Washington

CN November 16 2017

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Ken

Mayor Harold Washington died in office thirty years ago this Thanksgiving. It was November 25, 1987, and for those of us who knew him in some way we’ll always associate the day before Thanksgiving with his sudden death while … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged And. Patrick O'Connor, Cheryl Corley, Harold Washington, Jacky Grimshaw, Jess "Chuy' Garcia, Judge Charles Norgle, WBEZ | Leave a comment

CN March 26, 2015, Part 1

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Ken

What happens when you fill the table with panelists who’ve been around a while? veterans of the Harold Washington years? These are people who love and breathe politics, and you get a surprisingly balanced view. Right off the bat: Can … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Beyond the Beltway, black-brown coalition, Bruce DuMont, Chuy Garcia, Harold Washington, Jacky Grimshaw, Maria De Los Angeles Torres, Mike Madigan, murder rate, property tax increse, Rahm Emanuel, UIC | Leave a comment

CN July 24, 2014

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Ken

On today’s show – a bit of a history lesson, largely from a few decades ago. You’ve probably entertained this thought yourself – why is it, a hundred years after slavery, that black America still seems so far behind? In … Continue reading →