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CN March 7, 2013
“Many people are trying to profit from the social failures of others, says Salim Muwakkil, noted author and WVON radio host, on this week’s show. “You see that where these profit-making prisons are popping up. And the charter school situation … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Caputo, budget address, Chateau Hotel, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Reporter, Chicago State University, CPS school closings, Garry McCarthy, Heroin Highway, Hot Zones, Jamsd CAppleman, Million Dollar Blocks, murder rate, Pat Quinn, Rahm Emanuel, salim Muwakkil, state pensions, Wayne Watson, WVON
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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 February 14, 2013
Chicago’s gun violence is slow-motion mass killing. Today’s the 5th anniversary of the horrific slaughter at Northern Illinois University. Five people died and 21 were hurt. In 2012 at Harper High School 21 students were wounded and eight others were … Continue reading
CN February 7, 2013
“One way or another, we have to pay, as a society, for the fact that people don’t have enough money to subsist,” says Mayoral Tutorial’s Don Washington in reaction to Governor Quinn’s call for a $10.00 minimum wage. “Either we … 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
CN January 24, 2013
Here’s an interesting mind-game. Imagine for a minute that Chicago didn’t have the vast network of Fire Department ambulances and life-support equipped fire engines, along with the incredibly effective trauma staffs at area hospitals. Now take into consideration the 1,893 … Continue reading
CN Dec. 27, 2012
In our final show for 2012, we sit down with labor historian Bob Bruno of the University of Illinois. It’s been a tumultuous year for organized labor in Chicago, in Illinois and in the nation as a whole. We began … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Bruno, CPS, CTU, labor history, O'Hare janitors, privatization, Rahm Emanuel, University of Illinois
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CN December 12, 2012
The National Rifle Association has conferred its “Expert Rating” on Andrew Patner for his shooting expertise, so who better to weigh in on the Concealed Carry flap? Well, he did get his rating at Camp Minocqua in 1973, and has … Continue reading
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