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Chicago Newsroom
February 18, 2016
Ken Davis is joined by George Schmidt, publisher of Substance News and current member of the CTU House of Delegates. They discuss Governor Rauner‚Äôs budget address, in which he made it clear that he doesn‚Äôt favor giving CPS schools a higher proportion of the budget, and about what was going on behind the scenes as… View Article
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Chicago Newsroom
February 11, 2016
Ken Davis is joined by Peter Cunningham, a long-time consultant and communications specialist associated with the Chicago Public Schools and the national self-described school reform movement. They discuss the recent rejection of a tentative offer by the CTU, the role of charter schools in Chicago‚Äôs inner city, relief from toxic swap financing, elected school boards… View Article
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Chicago Newsroom
February 4, 2016
Ken Davis is joined by Chicago Tribune investigative reporter David Kidwell. They discuss the dozens of stories Kidwell has authored over more than four years about the deployment and operation of Chicago‚Äôs red-light and speed camera system, and the massive bribes for which its principle coordinator, John Bills, was recently convicted. This program was produced… View Article
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Chicago Newsroom
January 29, 2016
Ken Davis is joined by Rod Estvan, Policy Director at Access Living Chicago. They discuss financing for the Chicago Public Schools from a historical perspective, along with present-day issues such as yesterday‚Äôs postponement of an $875-million bond issue, a possible cash infusion from surplus TIF money, a legislative initiative to restructure the way all Illinois… View Article
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Chicago Newsroom
January 21, 2016
Ken Davis is joined by Ethan Michaeli, author of The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America. They share stories from his new book about Robert Abbott‚Äôs founding of the paper on his landlady‚Äôs dining room table, through John Sengstake‚Äôs remarkable 57-year leadership of the paper, and the Defender‚Äôs crucial role in chronicling and… View Article
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Chicago Newsroom
January 14, 2016
Ken Davis is joined by Cook County State‚Äôs Attorney candidate Donna More. They discuss today‚Äôs slating session, in which The County Democrats endorsed her opponent Kimberly Foxx. They also talk about the LaQuan McDonald case, the police code of silence, and her conviction that she would be a politically independent prosecutor. This program was produced… View Article
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Chicago Newsroom
January 7, 2016
Ken is joined by Sun-Times investigative reporter Mick Dumke. They discuss the City’s recent release of police dispatch audio recordings and more than a thousand emails related to the Laquan McDonald case. They also talk about Mayor Emanuel’s decision to increase the availability of Tasers in the CPD, the role of chief lawyer Steve Patton,… View Article
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Chicago Newsroom
December 17, 2015
Ken Davis is joined by Phillip Jackson, The Black Star Project. They discuss the origins of the youth-led protests that have played a prominent role since the release of the Laquan McDonald shooting video. Jackson also decries the state of Chicago‚Äôs education system and calls for a new spirit of entrepreneurialism in Chicago‚Äôs minority communities…. View Article
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Chicago Newsroom
December 10, 2015
Ken Davis is joined by Mike Fourcher, Aldertrack. They discuss Mayor Emanuel‚Äôs address to the City Council about the Laquan McDonald scandal, the impact on the Council‚Äôs African-American aldermen, the youth movement leading Chicago‚Äôs street protests and various calls for reform, including an aldermanic demand that Chicago Police stop shooting people in the back. This… View Article
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Chicago Newsroom
December 4, 2015
Ken Davis is joined by Glenn Reedus of DePriest Voter Chronicles. They discuss the fallout from the Laquan McDonald dash-cam videos, including the firing of Superintendent McCarthy, the Magnificent Mile protests on Black Friday, the calls for Mayor Emanuel‚Äôs resignation, and the role of State‚Äôs Attorney Anita Alvarez. This program was produced by Chicago Access… View Article
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