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    Chicago Newsroom

    June 29, 2017
    Ken Davis is joined by the BGA‚Äôs Madeleine Doubek. They discuss the current dysfunction in Springfield and the stunning backlog of unpaid bills faced by the Rauner administration. They also talk about the upcoming 2018 governor‚Äôs race, Mayor Emanuel‚Äôs record on police reform and the collapsing Illinois higher education system. This program was produced by… View Article
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    Chicago Newsroom

    June 22, 2017
    Ken Davis talks with the Daily Line‚Äôs Claudia Morell about two mayoral programs intended to help local businesses. But there‚Äôs little public accountability for the programs, and in one case, a loosely associated package of tax incentives intended as a way to attract and retain jobs in Chicago has resulted in more than 90 million… View Article
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    Chicago Newsroom

    June 22, 2017
    Ken Davis is joined by the Chicago Tribune‚Äôs Bill Ruthhart, who discusses his recent writing about the status of police reform in Chicago. They cover Mayor Emanuel‚Äôs apparent change of tactic, since he seems willing to move forward with police reform strategies that may not have the level of authority that community leaders and reform… View Article
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    Chicago Newsroom

    June 15, 2017
    Ken Davis is joined by the Chicago Tribune‚Äôs investigative reporter Jason Grotto. They discuss Grotto‚Äôs multi-part series, a year in the reporting, about the inherent inequities in the Cook County property tax assessment system. Grotto describes situations in which homes in lower-income communities are most often assessed at higher values than sales numbers would indicate,… View Article
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    Chicago Newsroom

    June 8, 2017
    Ken Davis is joined by NBC5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern for a discussion about the Illinois Governor‚Äôs race, the possibility of an elected school board in Chicago and president Trump‚Äôs infrastructure plan. In the second half, Ken Davis is joined by Chicago Reader Music Editor Phillip Montoro and Chicago News Guild representative David Roeder…. View Article
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    Chicago Newsroom

    June 1, 2017
    Ken Davis is joined by Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown and Tribune City Hall reporter Hal Dardick. They discuss recent revelations that J.B. Pritzker had several conversations with Rod Blagojevich about his potential appointment to political office, including Barack Obama‚Äôs then-vacant Senate seat and what they thought might be a vacancy in the State Treasurer‚Äôs office…. View Article
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    Chicago Newsroom

    May 25, 2017
    Ken Davis is joined by media observers Thom Clark and Scott Smith. They discuss the Chicago media landscape, in particular the likely sale of the Sun-Times and Reader to Tronc, which already owns the Tribune, Chicago Magazine and dozens of other smaller publications. They also discuss the rise of other news sources in Chicago such… View Article
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    Chicago Newsroom

    May 18, 2017
    Ken Davis is joined by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for a conversation about the dramatic effect repeal of the Affordable Care Act would have on County health services. More than 480,000 individuals have obtained health insurance through the Act, or about ten percent of the county‚Äôs entire population. Replacing the services currently covered… View Article
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    Chicago Newsroom

    May 11, 2017
    Ken Davis is joined by urban policy writer Daniel Kay Hertz. They discuss the CTA‚Äôs plan to extend the Red Line to 130th street and an alternative Hertz proposed in the South Side Weekly to institute rapid-transit-style service on nearby Metra tracks. They also talk about seemingly-stalled efforts to build a Bus Rapid Transit line… View Article
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