Tag Archives: Richard J. Daley

CN March 15 2018

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Ken

Remember when Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley was quoted, exclaiming at a closed session of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee, “If a man can’t put his arms around his son, then what kind of world are we living in? I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Singer, City Council reform, Dawn Clark Netsch, Dick Simpson, Rahm Emanuel, Richard J. Daley, Richard M. Daley, Tom Keane | Leave a comment

CN Jan 28, 2016

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Ken

As we post this show we’re hearing that the CTU and CPS may have come to some sort of tentative agreement that could, among other things, avert a teachers’ strike. On today’s show we talked with CPS finance expert Rod … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Newsroom past shows | Tagged Access Chicago, Ben Joravsky, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Sun-Times, George Scmidt, John Cullerton, pension holidays, Rahm Emanuel, Richard J. Daley, Rod Estvan | Leave a comment

CN Jan 21, 2015

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Ken

Such a wonderful conversation today with Ethan Michaeli about his remarkable, sweeping history of the Chicago Defender (and of Chicago itself). It’s called, appropriately, The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America. It’s an hour long, without interruption, and there … Continue reading →