Podcasts

3/19/21: "Ald. Andre Vasquez takes on gerrymandered, back-room ward remapping"

Published: March 20, 2021, 3:14 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 9 seconds

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3/11/21: "February City Council: Who CARES about COVID-19 police costs?"

Published: March 11, 2021, 9:01 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 21 seconds

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2/16/21: "Ward remap flap: Latino Caucus vs. Lightfoot"

Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 5:57 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 6 seconds

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2/9/21: "Crossing Metra on TIF, Council has tiffs on maps and carjacks"

Published: Feb. 10, 2021, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 12 seconds

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1/9/21: "Aldermen abrade mayor, corrade layers of failed raid"

Published: Jan. 9, 2021, 6:46 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds

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12/26/20: "Chicago inspector general: police reform hindered by key departures"

Published: Dec. 26, 2020, 11:30 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds

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12/16/20: "Chicago 2021 budget vote: mayor players and naysayers"

Published: Dec. 16, 2020, 7:46 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 26 seconds

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11/17/20: "Paul Vallas on Chicago's 2021 budget--and beyond"

Published: Nov. 18, 2020, 1:13 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 59 seconds

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10/17/20: "How to vote for Cook County judges"

Published: Oct. 25, 2020, 6:52 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 5 seconds

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10/24/20: "October City Council: aldermen pump brakes on contracting and TIF"

Published: Oct. 25, 2020, 3:40 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 46 seconds

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10/6/20: "Aldermen arise and compromise in late summer councils"

Published: Oct. 7, 2020, 4:55 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes

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9/23/20: "Ald. Anthony Beale: looting, Lightfoot, and attempts to 'silence our voice' "

Published: Sept. 21, 2020, 5:48 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 20 seconds

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8/5/20: "July City Council: landlords, landmarks, copwatch, and tribute"

Published: Aug. 5, 2020, 5:15 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 6 seconds

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7/4/20: "Aldermen trace race space in June council meeting"

Published: July 5, 2020, 1:45 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 24 seconds

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6/6/20: "Slippery slopes and mayoral tropes mark May City Council"

Published: June 6, 2020, 8:48 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 47 seconds

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5/6/20: "Lightfoot's council power push: beggars, blank checks, and speed bumps"

Published: May 6, 2020, 8:45 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 6 seconds

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3/27/20: "Fire of aldermen's ire distracts from dire times"

Published: March 27, 2020, 9:07 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 55 seconds

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3/3/20: "February City Council debate: how to lose a winner"

Published: March 3, 2020, 9:07 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes

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1/20/20: "City Council wrap-up: Lightfoot scold, aldermen fold"

Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 3:07 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 36 seconds

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12/20/19: "Aldermen proclaim principles in budget 'no' votes"

Published: Dec. 20, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 6 seconds

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12/11/19: "City budget for dummies with Council Office of Financial Analysis"

Published: Dec. 1, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds

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10/13/19: "Chicagoans advise and chastise Lightfoot at budget town halls"

Published: Oct. 14, 2019, 1:01 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 55 seconds

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8/11/19: "Secrets learned by--and kept from--newbie aldermen: La Spata's gotta grasp"

Published: Aug. 12, 2019, 1:50 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 4 seconds

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6/13/19: "Good-bye to Ben Joravsky interviews, but more to come"

Published: June 14, 2019, 3:50 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 48 seconds

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8/16/19: "Lightfoot administration defends Lincoln Yards TIF . . . why?"

Published: May 29, 2019, 9:23 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 48 seconds

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5/29/19: "Megadevelopments like Lincoln Yards could face light footing"

Published: May 29, 2019, 9:23 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 42 seconds

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4/11/19: "Cortland/Chicago River and Lincoln Yards TIF: final rules, duels, and reveals"

Published: April 12, 2019, 5:56 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 24 seconds

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2/23/19: "Flipping TIF myths with mayoral candidates"

Published: Feb. 23, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes

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11/6/18: "Mr Bike: Mayoral candidates transportation challenge"

Published: Jan. 22, 2019, 1:23 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 56 seconds

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1/21/19: "Why and how wealthy Dem donor fired Joravsky from WCPT radio"

Published: Jan. 22, 2019, 1:20 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

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12/18/18: "A reporter's view of the Cortland TIF and Lincoln Yards"

Published: Dec. 19, 2018, 5:20 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds

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10/22/18: "Ballot salad: Too many Chicago elections?"

Published: Oct. 30, 2018, 1:30 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes

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8/28/18: "TIF take: opaque, no brake"

Published: Aug. 29, 2018, 4:29 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 54 seconds

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5/9/18: "Ask Mr Bike: Biking while black, traffic law, Supreme Court nominees, and Barack Obama"

Published: Aug. 6, 2018, 12:20 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 11 seconds

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7/8/18: "Congress Theater TIF, term limits: sensible schemes?"

Published: July 9, 2018, 12:34 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 48 seconds

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6/20/18: "Public input on city budget is no oversight"

Published: June 20, 2018, 7:09 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 48 seconds

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5/9/18: "Mr Bike: Trains, planes, and cyclist pains"

Published: May 9, 2018, 4:01 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 24 seconds

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5/1/18: "Liberal and progressive: How do they differ?"

Published: May 1, 2018, 9:24 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds

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3/21/18: "Dave and Ben dissect voting, transit, and development"

Published: March 22, 2018, 2:50 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

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3/16/18: "Primary lessons for voters and news media"

Published: March 16, 2018, 6:35 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 54 seconds

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2/14/18: "A tweet-level look at Cook County Board meetings"

Published: Feb. 14, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds

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12/25/17: "Mr Bike's winter tips and mayoral quips"

Published: Dec. 25, 2017, 6:01 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 31 seconds

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12/8/17: "Rahm fired up about--but not firing--Forrest Claypool"

Published: Dec. 8, 2017, 5 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 48 seconds

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11/5/17: "Ben Joravsky's guide to asking tough questions"

Published: Nov. 6, 2017, 1 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 6 seconds

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10/2/17: "The Reader's new owners: well-heeled, hands-off"

Published: Oct. 17, 2017, 2:43 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 42 seconds

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10/2/17: "Tips and politics around Chicago bicycling"

Published: Oct. 3, 2017, 3:56 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 36 seconds

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8/13/17: "Mr Bike: Transit assets bring biking boost"

Published: Aug. 14, 2017, 4:01 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

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7/11/17: "Strike-primed Reader staff ache over takeover"

Published: July 12, 2017, 3:11 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 6 seconds

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7/2/17: "Rauner's reforms: riff on Obama's form?"

Published: July 2, 2017, 4:11 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 31 seconds

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5/11/17: "Claypool, Kennedy, Axelrod: Can you believe 'em?"

Published: May 12, 2017, 6:20 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 48 seconds

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5/10/17: "Ben's new radio gig on WCPT-AM"

Published: May 10, 2017, 9:20 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 42 seconds

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4/11/17: "Do Chicago bike riders blindly support the mayor?"

Published: April 12, 2017, 5:14 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 10 seconds

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3/7/17: "School cash crisis tips Rauner's hand, marks Rahm's brand"

Published: March 7, 2017, 6:30 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes

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1/18/17: "Rich-guy Rahm comm"

Published: Jan. 18, 2017, 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 12 seconds

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11/17/16: "Trump and transit: Rahm railroads Red Line appeal"

Published: Nov. 28, 2016, 6:10 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 30 seconds

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10/10/16: "Reader staff goes public on contract talks"

Published: Oct. 11, 2016, 5:10 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes

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10/4/16: "Aldermen float, sink TIF school funding"

Published: Oct. 5, 2016, 2:53 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 42 seconds

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9/16/16: "Divvy and Fleet suck from the TIF teat"

Published: Sept. 16, 2016, 5:06 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds

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11/17/15: "2016 city budget raises taxes, fees, and questions"

Published: Sept. 14, 2016, 2:30 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 55 seconds

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7/27/16: "Building green: who profits from the city's latest development schemes"

Published: July 29, 2016, 4:29 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes

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5/17/16: "Lucas Museum narrative is a mixed art"

Published: May 17, 2016, 8:17 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 47 seconds

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4/1/16: "2016 primary election freaks out voters and pols"

Published: April 2, 2016, 4:38 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 31 seconds

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2/10/16: "Many on deck as public school ship sinks"

Published: Feb. 10, 2016, 6:05 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

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12/28/15: "Rahm cops to 'owning' McDonald fiasco--or does he?"

Published: Dec. 28, 2015, 6:50 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 6 seconds

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11/24/15: "Property taxes: who to blame and why to care"

Published: Nov. 25, 2015, 5:50 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 24 seconds

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9/21/15: "School start sees familiar class and cash chaos"

Published: Sept. 22, 2015, 1:22 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 54 seconds

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8/14/15: "Council, assembly, and school board: education funding tag team"

Published: Aug. 15, 2015, 1:04 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds

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7/23/15: "Putting taxes where they belong: traders vs. TIF"

Published: July 23, 2015, 5:45 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 48 seconds

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7/1/15: "Chicago's big, bad bonds: revenues or ruse?"

Published: July 1, 2015, 9:45 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 54 seconds

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6/19/15: "School choices: myths, charters, dollars, and fear"

Published: June 19, 2015, 5:58 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 48 seconds

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6/8/15: "Forecasting the 2015 city council: spines vs. stamps"

Published: June 9, 2015, 3:08 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 18 seconds

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5/5/15: "Refuting the rationale for closing schools"

Published: May 5, 2015, 5:13 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes

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4/26/15: "What the 2015 election tells us about Emanuel and voters"

Published: April 27, 2015, 2:08 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 54 seconds

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4/1/15: "Mayoral election endgame: what's on voters' minds"

Published: April 1, 2015, 9:07 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 55 seconds

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3/25/15: "How to arrest police secrecy streak"

Published: March 26, 2015, 6:15 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 18 seconds

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3/9/15: "What's missing from the mayoral election?"

Published: March 10, 2015, 5:09 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds

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2/22/15: "Why Obama won't vote for Rahm"

Published: Feb. 22, 2015, 11:39 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 48 seconds

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2/19/15: "2015 election: Some council incumbents are flush"

Published: Feb. 20, 2015, 3:39 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes

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2/12/15: "Mayoral election: Obama anoints, Rahm's on point"

Published: Feb. 12, 2015, 6:57 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 1 second

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1/15/15: "Investor-funded pre-K based on false premise, excluded kids"

Published: Feb. 2, 2015, 4:18 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds

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12/18/14: "Does social promotion pass the test?"

Published: Dec. 18, 2014, 8:17 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 54 seconds

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11/26/14: "Banksters not risk-adverse with city purse"

Published: Nov. 27, 2014, 2:52 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 24 seconds

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11/13/14: "What Rauner's election means for Chicago"

Published: Nov. 14, 2014, 4:30 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 18 seconds

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10/30/14: "State/county election brings choice insights"

Published: Oct. 30, 2014, 9:34 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 37 seconds

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10/2/14: "Reelection run means selective endowment"

Published: Oct. 10, 2014, 9:27 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 55 seconds

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10/2/14: "Emanuel's privatization: a clean sweep?"

Published: Oct. 2, 2014, 6:33 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds

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9/11/14: "Trumbull emblemizes lack of population planning"

Published: Sept. 16, 2014, 6:25 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds

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8/18/14: "Mayoral election: What Shaw and Emanuel bring to the table"

Published: Aug. 19, 2014, 5:25 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds

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7/19/14: "Municipal election preview: a signature event"

Published: July 19, 2014, 7:10 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

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7/9/14: "State governor campaign proves taxing"

Published: July 9, 2014, 12:05 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 35 seconds

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6/10/14: "A principled stand against the administration"

Published: June 11, 2014, 5:52 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 7 seconds

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5/19/14: "The resegregation of Chicago public schools"

Published: May 19, 2014, 10:05 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds

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5/2/14: "Pension 'crisis' could meet its match in TIFs"

Published: May 2, 2014, 9:14 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds

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4/8/14: "South Loop deal tells of TIF's twists"

Published: April 9, 2014, 10:47 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds

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3/24/14: "Digital manufacturing site: Olympics repeat, weapons mill, or both?"

Published: March 25, 2014, 2:30 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

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3/6/14: "State rep primaries: who's the real progressive?"

Published: March 7, 2014, 6:51 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 32 seconds

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1/27/14: "Council rules favor mayor"

Published: Jan. 28, 2014, 7:02 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 56 seconds

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1/17/14: "Charter schools: where does the money go?"

Published: Jan. 17, 2014, 10:20 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 18 seconds

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12/12/13: "Democracy elusive in Chicago public schools"

Published: Dec. 18, 2013, 8:10 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 18 seconds

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11/21/13: "Aldermen's tiff on TIF"

Published: Nov. 27, 2013, 3:17 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 6 seconds

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11/20/13: "The latest reminder of how Mayor Daley did business"

Published: Nov. 21, 2013, 6:16 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 18 seconds

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11/6/13: "A look at the mayor's 2014 budget proposal"

Published: Nov. 6, 2013, 8:57 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 38 seconds

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10/18/13: "Can anyone defeat Emanuel in 2015?"

Published: Oct. 18, 2013, 9:20 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 6 seconds

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9/26/13: "Alderman wants to know who benefited from charter school"

Published: Oct. 2, 2013, 4:20 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 1 second

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9/12/13: "Rahm with less chess, more Cermak TIFs"

Published: Sept. 23, 2013, 11:53 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds

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9/5/13: "A tour of the McCormick arena development area"

Published: Sept. 11, 2013, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 32 seconds

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8/29/13: "Mayor Emanuel: a tough leader for a tough city, or just an a-hole?"

Published: Sept. 6, 2013, 6:10 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 31 seconds

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8/15/13: "How I spent my summer break: firing teachers"

Published: Aug. 29, 2013, 7:41 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 30 seconds

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8/1/13: "There goes the Englewood neighborhood"

Published: Aug. 5, 2013, 5:25 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 56 seconds

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7/25/13: "Tracking TIF's tall tales"

Published: July 31, 2013, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds

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7/11/13: "As schools starve, Mayor Emanuel finds $5 million for hot dogs"

Published: July 18, 2013, 7:38 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 48 seconds

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6/27/13: "How Chicago's five-year school plan was dead on arrival"

Published: July 12, 2013, 12:40 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 29 seconds

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6/13/13: "The madness behind Mayor Emanuel's methods"

Published: June 18, 2013, 1:35 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 31 seconds

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6/6/13: "How Mayor Emanuel locked the parking meter deal in place"

Published: June 12, 2013, 8:34 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 24 seconds

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5/30/13: "Rahm's new TIF program looks a lot like the old TIF program"

Published: June 6, 2013, 8:10 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 11 seconds

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5/23/13: "Rahm's latest plan: close the schools, build an arena"

Published: May 30, 2013, 5:05 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds

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5/16/13: "Mayor Emanuel's FOIA policy: don't ask because we won't tell"

Published: May 22, 2013, 7:49 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds

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5/9/13: "The school model that's good enough for Pres. Obama and Mayor Emanuel"

Published: May 17, 2013, 10:33 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes

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5/2/13: "In the Chicago public schools, promises are made to be broken"

Published: May 8, 2013, 3:33 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 57 seconds

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4/25/13: "Welcome to U.S. Cellular Field, home of the sweetheart deal"

Published: May 7, 2013, 3:10 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 2 seconds

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4/11/13: "The lessons of Jane Byrne"

Published: April 16, 2013, 2:30 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 50 seconds

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4/4/13: "The crowded classroom approach to fixing schools"

Published: April 10, 2013, 5 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 8 seconds

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3/28/13: "Before the schools, Mayor Emanuel closed the clinics"

Published: April 1, 2013, 9:31 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 25 seconds

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3/21/13: "Chicago Public Schools officials offer a lesson in confiscating books"

Published: March 27, 2013, 6:11 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 29 seconds

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3/14/13: "Charities drowning in city water fees"

Published: March 19, 2013, 2:23 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 46 seconds

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3/7/13: "Waiting for the day of judgment from Mayor Emanuel"

Published: March 12, 2013, 7:48 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 12 seconds

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2/28/13: "Chicago's BFF's a legislator from Waukegan"

Published: March 6, 2013, 5:14 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 38 seconds

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2/21/13: "Where good legislation goes to die"

Published: Feb. 28, 2013, 1:48 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 18 seconds

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2/14/13: "Good luck finding the documents that explain CPS's longer school day"

Published: Feb. 19, 2013, 1:48 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 34 seconds

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1/31/13: "Mayor Emanuel swears he's not interested in running for president"

Published: Feb. 6, 2013, 12:37 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 2 seconds

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1/24/13: "The Chicago manual of school closings"

Published: Jan. 30, 2013, 4:27 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 46 seconds

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1/17/13: "The last of the independents"

Published: Jan. 23, 2013, 6:03 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 14 seconds

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1/10/13: "Keeping up with the Jones High School Plans"

Published: Jan. 17, 2013, 3:58 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 45 seconds

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1/3/13: "ICE, CME, and TIFs"

Published: Jan. 9, 2013, 11:27 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 17 seconds

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7/21/11: "Public schools, private budgets"

Published: Dec. 23, 2012, 10:24 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 35 seconds

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12/13/12: "Taxation by obfuscation"

Published: Dec. 15, 2012, 7:46 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 15 seconds

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12/6/12: "A Development in Sheep's Clothing"

Published: Dec. 11, 2012, 7:46 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 51 seconds

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11/29/12: "Rahm's Addition by Subtraction Approach to Jobs"

Published: Dec. 2, 2012, 7:28 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 9 seconds

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11/22/12: "United Generously Returns Taxpayer Subsidy It Was Required to Return Anyway"

Published: Nov. 29, 2012, 4:55 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 54 seconds

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11/8/12: "To Mayor Emanuel, Some Jobs Are Worth More than Others"

Published: Nov. 13, 2012, 7:03 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 15 seconds

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11/1/12: "The Public Weighs in While the Mayor Skips Out"

Published: Nov. 8, 2012, 12:45 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 47 seconds

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10/25/12: "Whatever Happened to Story Time?"

Published: Oct. 29, 2012, 3:29 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 32 seconds

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10/11/12: "How the Democrats Let Derrick Smith Shoot Them in the Foot"

Published: Oct. 21, 2012, 5:59 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 53 seconds

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10/4/12: "Today's Lesson: Charters Do Not Outperform Unionized Schools"

Published: Oct. 7, 2012, 4:20 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 9 seconds

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9/20/12: "The Last Democracy in Chicago?"

Published: Oct. 1, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 31 seconds

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9/13/12: "Why Chicago Teachers Hate Rahm"

Published: Sept. 19, 2012, 8:25 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 14 seconds

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9/6/12: "With Democrats Like These, Who Needs Republicans?"

Published: Sept. 9, 2012, 9:05 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 1 second

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8/30/12: "Akins in Our Midst"

Published: Sept. 6, 2012, 4:29 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 55 seconds

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8/16/12: "Prentice Preservationists Put Rahm in a Bind"

Published: Sept. 5, 2012, 5:16 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 11 seconds

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8/9/12: "The Grow House Next Door"

Published: Aug. 22, 2012, 5:39 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 32 seconds

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8/2/12: "Say It Ain't So, Joe"

Published: Aug. 7, 2012, 9:05 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 46 seconds

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7/19/12: "As the Slush Fund Shrinks, the Mayor Dips In Anyway"

Published: July 25, 2012, 6:46 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 16 seconds

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7/5/12: "How Chicago Said Yes to Pot"

Published: July 19, 2012, 4:01 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes

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7/5/12: "The Rahmney Plan for Schools"

Published: July 16, 2012, 3:26 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 30 seconds

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6/28/12: "The Mayor's Millionaire Club, Part II"

Published: July 9, 2012, 6:08 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 30 seconds

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6/7/12: "It's No Foxie Brown: Mayor Emanuel Makes a TIF Movie"

Published: June 7, 2012, 3:06 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 48 seconds

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5/24/12: "Summits Come and Go, but the Mayor's Handouts Never End"

Published: May 31, 2012, 5:09 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 42 seconds

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5/10/12: "Mayor Emanuel's Dumping Ground?"

Published: May 12, 2012, 5:23 a.m.
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4/26/12: "The Stand-Up Guy"

Published: April 30, 2012, 1:58 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 22 seconds

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4/12/12: "The Mayor Has Big Plans for the City's Infrastructure"

Published: April 18, 2012, 6:21 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 23 seconds

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3/29/12: "How Rahm Emanuel Can 'Save' the Schools"

Published: April 4, 2012, 1:17 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 39 seconds

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3/15/12: "What's Really Going On in the Primary Elections"

Published: March 19, 2012, 8:50 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes

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3/1/12: "My Property Tax Bill Is Defective--I Want a Refund"

Published: March 7, 2012, 6:27 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 3 seconds

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2/23/12: "The Reader Goes to Charter School"

Published: Feb. 29, 2012, 10 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds

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2/16/12: "Your NATO/G8 Primer"

Published: Feb. 27, 2012, 11:12 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds

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2/2/12: "With Library Cuts, Emanuel Turns the Page Backward"

Published: Feb. 7, 2012, 7:57 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 24 seconds

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1/19/12: "State Tax Break for the Merc Is More Laughable with Each Passing Day"

Published: Jan. 25, 2012, 3:49 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 27 seconds

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10/27/11: "The Mayor's Millionaire Club"

Published: Jan. 20, 2012, 5:15 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 17 seconds

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12/29/11: "And the Reward for Achievement in Local Politics Goes To . . ."

Published: Jan. 9, 2012, 9:47 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 53 seconds

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12/15/11: "All I Want for Christmas Is a City Council with a Backbone"

Published: Dec. 20, 2011, 1:29 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 38 seconds

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12/8/11: "How Clout Raised an Uptown TIF Deal From the Dead"

Published: Dec. 12, 2011, 5:43 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 38 seconds

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12/1/11: "The Politics of Pot"

Published: Dec. 9, 2011, 6:13 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 16 seconds

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11/24/11: "As Mayor Emanuel Cuts, His Hometown Shows How to Invest in a Library"

Published: Dec. 6, 2011, 6:12 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 57 seconds

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11/17/11: "Senator Kirk Claims That Chicago's Top High Schools Are Charters, but That Doesn't Mean It's True"

Published: Nov. 21, 2011, 3:21 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 30 seconds

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11/10/11: "Water + Sewers = Slush Fund"

Published: Nov. 13, 2011, 7:26 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 27 seconds

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9/29/11: "Wake Up, Chicago Teachers Union"

Published: Nov. 11, 2011, 4:28 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 12 seconds

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10/27/11: "What to Tell an Alderman Who Fibs to You About TIFs"

Published: Nov. 5, 2011, 4:11 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 34 seconds

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9/2/11: "Mayor Emanuel's Guide to Union Busting: Just Do it for the Kids"

Published: Oct. 15, 2011, 1:10 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 12 seconds

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9/8/11: "Mayor Emanuel May Be Breaking Budget Promises, but at Least He's Not Mayor What's-His-Name"

Published: Sept. 13, 2011, 4:03 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 56 seconds

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9/1/11: "Wrigley Funding Scheme Is Another Cub Loser"

Published: Sept. 10, 2011, 2:12 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 21 seconds

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8/18/11: "The Teacher Who Was Punished Indefinitely for Being Laid Off Once"

Published: Aug. 31, 2011, 5:28 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 4 seconds

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8/4/11: "Mayor Emanuel Does the TIF Reform Dance"

Published: Aug. 11, 2011, 6:27 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 59 seconds

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7/28/11: "Blogger Crusades Against Education 'Reformers'"

Published: Aug. 4, 2011, 5:39 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 29 seconds

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7/14/11: "Mayoral Progress Report: There's Room for Improvement"

Published: July 18, 2011, 7:32 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 39 seconds

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7/7/11: "The Grass Gap"

Published: July 8, 2011, 9:01 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 35 seconds

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6/30/11: "How a CPS Teacher Went from 'Excellent' to 'Do-Not-Hire' in One Year"

Published: July 1, 2011, 11:53 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 32 seconds

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6/16/11: "Uptown Turns Down a TIF Deal--For the Moment"

Published: June 17, 2011, 9:56 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 15 seconds

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6/9/11: "As Daley Cashes In, Ousted Teacher Gets Cut Off"

Published: June 11, 2011, 1:38 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 41 seconds

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6/2/11: "Charter School Fights Teacher Organizing-and 'Public School' Label"

Published: June 4, 2011, 9:47 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 29 seconds

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5/26/11: "The 20 Months That Made Mayor Emanuel"

Published: May 28, 2011, 5:47 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 42 seconds

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5/12/11: "Twilight Zoning in the 43rd Ward"

Published: May 21, 2011, 11 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 27 seconds

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5/5/11: "An Open Letter to Our Next Schools Chief"

Published: May 6, 2011, 8:40 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 19 seconds

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4/28/11: "TIF Gifts Just Keep on Giving"

Published: May 2, 2011, 7:29 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 21 seconds

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4/14/11: "Stacking the Odds in Favor of Charter Schools"

Published: April 18, 2011, 5:53 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 32 seconds

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4/7/11: "Racial Migration in the Strangest Locations"

Published: April 11, 2011, 5:22 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 23 seconds

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3/31/11: "Ben Joravsky's Guide to the Aldermanic Runoffs"

Published: April 2, 2011, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 58 seconds

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3/17/11: "Getting Along Without Him Now"

Published: March 18, 2011, 10:18 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 47 seconds

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3/10/11: "Rickey Hendon: A Loud Act to Follow"

Published: March 13, 2011, 4:09 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 52 seconds

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3/3/11: "From the Alley to the Council"

Published: March 5, 2011, 4:28 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds

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2/24/11: "Carving Time Approaches"

Published: Feb. 27, 2011, 9:09 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 58 seconds

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2/17/11: "Aldermania!"

Published: Feb. 23, 2011, 6:49 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 7 seconds

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2/3/11: "Sic 'Em"

Published: Feb. 3, 2011, 10:15 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 45 seconds

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1/27/11: "Mr. Nice Guy"

Published: Jan. 30, 2011, 11:42 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 57 seconds

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1/20/11: "Chico and the Man"

Published: Jan. 21, 2011, 1:06 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 45 seconds

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12/16/10: "How Did We Get to 12,500?"

Published: Dec. 16, 2010, 11:28 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 11 seconds

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12/2/10: "The Merc's Manual"

Published: Dec. 3, 2010, 3:07 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 54 seconds

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11/25/10: "Do the Math"

Published: Nov. 29, 2010, 3:53 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 8 seconds

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11/18/10: "The Poor Pay Again"

Published: Nov. 19, 2010, 3:12 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 47 seconds

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11/11/10: "Whittier: What Fanned the Flames"

Published: Nov. 12, 2010, 12:50 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 2 seconds

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10/28/10: "The Practical Party"

Published: Oct. 30, 2010, 10:57 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds

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10/21/10: "Post-Stroger Politics"

Published: Oct. 22, 2010, 4:07 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 29 seconds

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10/14/10: "No White Knight, No Silver Bullet"

Published: Oct. 14, 2010, 8:20 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 29 seconds

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10/7/10: "Mayoral Mayhem"

Published: Oct. 8, 2010, 4:02 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds

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9/30/10: "The Hot New Issue"

Published: Sept. 30, 2010, 9:19 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 48 seconds

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9/23/10: "Filed Away?"

Published: Sept. 28, 2010, 8:36 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 9 seconds

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9/16/10: "Me and My Mayor"

Published: Sept. 16, 2010, 10:35 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 58 seconds

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9/2/10: "Define 'Redefinition'"

Published: Sept. 3, 2010, 10:47 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 4 seconds

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8/19/10: "Go on, Smash It"

Published: Aug. 24, 2010, 4:53 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 23 seconds

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8/12/10: "The Vanishing Beat Cop"

Published: Aug. 12, 2010, 10:01 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 59 seconds

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7/29/10: "The Picture Police"

Published: July 30, 2010, 1:01 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 33 seconds

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7/22/10: "The Head Cheerleaders"

Published: July 24, 2010, 2:28 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 52 seconds

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7/15/10: "A TIF Under a Microscope"

Published: July 15, 2010, 10:02 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 47 seconds

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7/8/10: "Huberman's Miracle"

Published: July 9, 2010, 3:17 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 4 seconds

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7/1/10: "Chicago Reader Fires Long-Time Editor Alison True"

Published: July 6, 2010, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds

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6/17/10: "The Armies Are Gathering"

Published: June 22, 2010, 1:33 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 7 seconds

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6/10/10: "The Battle Before the War"

Published: June 12, 2010, 10:40 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 24 seconds

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6/3/10: "Less Is More at CPS"

Published: June 3, 2010, 10:40 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 44 seconds

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5/27/10: "Less Is More at CPS"

Published: May 28, 2010, 2:50 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 55 seconds

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5/20/10: "Who Wins in Daley's TIF Game"

Published: May 24, 2010, 4:10 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 28 seconds

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5/6/10: "Check the Thermostat in Hell"

Published: May 6, 2010, 10:41 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 35 seconds

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4/29/10: "He Doesn't Have to Outrun the Bear"

Published: April 30, 2010, 7:10 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 32 seconds

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4/15/10: "A Raise by Any Other Name"

Published: April 20, 2010, 4:23 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 17 seconds

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4/1/10: "Do As We Say, Not As We Do"

Published: April 2, 2010, 4:15 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 39 seconds

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3/18/10: "The Untouchables"

Published: March 22, 2010, 4:57 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 55 seconds

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3/11/10: "Taking the New Yorker for a Ride"

Published: March 12, 2010, 4:52 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 25 seconds

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3/4/10: "An Island in the Swamp"

Published: March 8, 2010, 10:19 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 50 seconds

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2/25/10: "Off Track"

Published: Feb. 26, 2010, 4:47 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 41 seconds

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2/18/10: "It Pays to Have an Alderman in Your Pocket"

Published: Feb. 19, 2010, 11:15 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 5 seconds

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2/4/10: "Harold and the Hyneses"

Published: Feb. 5, 2010, 2:09 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 35 seconds

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1/28/10: "Election Follies"

Published: Jan. 29, 2010, 8:58 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 20 seconds

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1/21/10: "Cook County Needs Cojones"

Published: Jan. 25, 2010, 5:26 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds

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1/14/10: "Who'll Keep Your Rent Down Now?"

Published: Jan. 15, 2010, 8:50 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 23 seconds

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1/7/10: "Independent of What?"

Published: Jan. 8, 2010, 8:46 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 7 seconds

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12/31/09: "Who Deserves to Be Disqualified?"

Published: Jan. 6, 2010, 3:40 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes

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12/17/09: "It Doesn't Take Much to Be a Maverick"

Published: Dec. 18, 2009, 9:53 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 58 seconds

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12/10/09: "Shedding Light on the Shadow Budget"

Published: Dec. 11, 2009, 1:49 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 16 seconds

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11/26/09: "The Insider"

Published: Nov. 29, 2009, 10:47 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes

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11/19/09: "Transparency in Action"

Published: Nov. 20, 2009, 2:16 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 2 seconds

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11/5/09: "October Surprise"

Published: Nov. 5, 2009, 10:12 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 16 seconds

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10/29/09: "Clout on the Calumet River"

Published: Oct. 29, 2009, 9:35 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 37 seconds

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10/22/09: "The Shadow Budget"

Published: Oct. 28, 2009, 7:23 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 10 seconds

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10/15/09: "Who'll Decide How Much You'll Pay?"

Published: Oct. 16, 2009, 4:54 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 12 seconds

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10/8/09: "Lessons from the Olympic Bid"

Published: Oct. 9, 2009, 5:18 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 58 seconds

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10/1/09: "Dear International Olympic Committee"

Published: Oct. 3, 2009, 4:37 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 41 seconds

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9/17/09: "Ben Joravsky, Tool of the Man"

Published: Sept. 18, 2009, 3:49 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 8 seconds

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9/10/09: "Funds and Games: Chicago 2016's 'Stewardship Report'"

Published: Sept. 14, 2009, 7:25 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 30 seconds

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9/3/09: "Ready, Set, Hike"

Published: Sept. 9, 2009, 10:46 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 21 seconds

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8/20/09: "The Real Estate King of the City Council"

Published: Sept. 8, 2009, 9:58 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 9 seconds

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8/13/09: "Who'll Be the Bad Guy Now?"

Published: Aug. 14, 2009, 4:38 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 14 seconds

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8/6/09: "Mr. Big Spender"

Published: Aug. 6, 2009, 9:05 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 16 seconds

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7/30/09: "Michael Reese Hospital: The First Sacrificial Lamb"

Published: July 30, 2009, 10:18 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 8 seconds

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7/23/09: "Wanna Buy an Olympics?"

Published: July 23, 2009, 9:13 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 27 seconds

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7/16/09: "Still No Property Tax Bill for the Park Grill"

Published: July 18, 2009, 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 11 seconds

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7/9/09: "Unsolved Mysteries"

Published: July 9, 2009, 9:38 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 24 seconds

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6/25/09: "The Grand Old Party's Last Stand"

Published: July 7, 2009, 5:51 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 24 seconds

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7/2/09: "On the Hook"

Published: July 3, 2009, 3:30 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 14 seconds

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6/18/09: "The Insiders"

Published: June 22, 2009, 1:35 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 47 seconds

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6/4/09: "What TIFs Giveth, the Olympics Taketh Away"

Published: June 11, 2009, 8:52 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 20 seconds

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5/28/09: "University Village: The Story's Not Finished"

Published: May 28, 2009, 9:24 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 50 seconds

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5/15/09: "Fail Part II"

Published: May 18, 2009, 9:30 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 20 seconds

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5/7/09: "Taking Advantage of TIF Ignorance"

Published: May 7, 2009, 9:49 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 15 seconds

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4/30/09: "Midterm Examination"

Published: May 1, 2009, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds

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4/16/09: "Ben Javorsky for Mayor!"

Published: April 17, 2009, 11:18 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 12 seconds

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4/2/09: "An Open Letter to the IOC"

Published: April 2, 2009, 9:35 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 24 seconds

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3/26/09: "Stimulus, Chicago Style"

Published: March 27, 2009, 2:50 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 53 seconds

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3/19/09: "Show Me the Money"

Published: March 20, 2009, 2:38 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 19 seconds

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3/12/09: "Money for Nothing"

Published: March 12, 2009, 10:22 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 35 seconds

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3/5/09: "The Straw Man"

Published: March 5, 2009, 10:58 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 49 seconds

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2/26/09: "The $10.5 Million Mascot"

Published: Feb. 27, 2009, 12:41 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 15 seconds

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2/19/09: "The Race to Replace Rahm"

Published: Feb. 20, 2009, 8:34 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 38 seconds

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2/5/09: "MVP or Mope?"

Published: Feb. 6, 2009, 6:04 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 12 seconds

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1/29/09: "The Hack Who Pissed Off Harold"

Published: Jan. 29, 2009, 11:10 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 14 seconds

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1/22/09: "City for Sale"

Published: Jan. 22, 2009, 10:09 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 37 seconds

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1/15/09: "Taking the Fifth"

Published: Jan. 15, 2009, 11:09 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 20 seconds

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1/8/09: "Would You Vote for Roland Burris?"

Published: Jan. 9, 2009, 6:33 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 8 seconds

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12/18/08: "Out the Window"

Published: Dec. 22, 2008, 7:17 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 32 seconds

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12/11/08: "The Right Fight"

Published: Dec. 10, 2008, 10:30 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 1 second

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12/4/08: "More Olympic Games"

Published: Dec. 5, 2008, 1:41 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 37 seconds

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11/27/08: "Hot Seat"

Published: Nov. 28, 2008, 9:02 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 17 seconds

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11/20/08: "The Chickens Outfox the Foxes"

Published: Nov. 20, 2008, 9:43 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 21 seconds

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11/13/08: "Yes, He Can"

Published: Nov. 19, 2008, 10:04 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds

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11/6/08: "When the Slush Dries Up"

Published: Nov. 12, 2008, 1:34 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 3 seconds

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10/30/08: "The Back-Door Plan"

Published: Nov. 2, 2008, 2:40 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 55 seconds

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10/23/08: "The Mark of Madigan?"

Published: Oct. 27, 2008, 9:20 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 37 seconds

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10/16/08: "Easy Money"

Published: Oct. 18, 2008, 1:38 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 51 seconds

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10/9/08: "October Surprise"

Published: Oct. 13, 2008, 7:29 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 4 seconds

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10/2/08: "Get Off the Pot"

Published: Oct. 3, 2008, 9:53 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 29 seconds

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9/25/08: "The Endangered Watchdog"

Published: Sept. 29, 2008, 8:40 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 46 seconds

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9/18/08: "Daley Doesn't Need Him"

Published: Sept. 19, 2008, 9:55 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 36 seconds

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9/11/08: "It's Not Illegal to Be Obnoxious"

Published: Sept. 13, 2008, 5:50 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 54 seconds

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9/4/08: "Here's a Tip for the Defense: TIFs"

Published: Sept. 6, 2008, 4:50 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 51 seconds

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8/28/08: "It's the Mayor, Stupid"

Published: Sept. 4, 2008, 9:20 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 4 seconds

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8/14/08: "An Artificial Battle"

Published: Aug. 18, 2008, 8:20 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 32 seconds

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8/7/08: "Three Million Lawsuits Oughta Do It"

Published: Aug. 8, 2008, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 6 seconds

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7/31/08: "Endless War"

Published: Aug. 1, 2008, 11:18 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 46 seconds

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7/24/08: "Magic Beans"

Published: July 25, 2008, 8:18 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 6 seconds

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7/10/08: "Seize the Moment"

Published: July 15, 2008, 3:50 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 4 seconds

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7/3/08: "The Dead Zone"

Published: July 11, 2008, 5:50 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 56 seconds

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6/19/08: "The Road to 2016"

Published: June 24, 2008, 9:05 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 21 seconds

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6/12/08: "Is Obama a Chicago Politician?"

Published: June 17, 2008, 1:40 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 57 seconds

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6/5/08: "The TIF That Keeps On Taking"

Published: June 12, 2008, 1:20 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 52 seconds

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5/29/08: "The Mystery of the Construction Obstructionist "

Published: June 2, 2008, 4:46 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 11 seconds

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5/15/08: "A Commission of Puppets"

Published: May 21, 2008, 2:01 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes

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4/24/08: "Worse Than We Thought"

Published: April 28, 2008, 4:49 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 13 seconds

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4/17/08: "A City Off Track"

Published: April 21, 2008, 9:45 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 7 seconds

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4/10/08: "Apparently Money Does Grow on Trees"

Published: April 11, 2008, 10 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 11 seconds

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4/3/08: "It's All About the Olympics"

Published: April 9, 2008, 1 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 45 seconds

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3/13/08: "An Independent Streak"

Published: March 16, 2008, 2 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes

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3/6/08: "A New Twist on an Old Trick"

Published: March 11, 2008, 6:10 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 15 seconds

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2/28/08: "We Might Take Your House"

Published: March 4, 2008, 1:40 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 45 seconds

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2/21/08: "Just Stupid Enough to Be True"

Published: Feb. 26, 2008, 4:35 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds

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2/14/08: "The Mayor in the Mirror"

Published: Feb. 18, 2008, 10:55 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 10 seconds

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2/7/08: "The New School Shuffle"

Published: Feb. 10, 2008, 10:45 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 45 seconds

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1/31/08: "The Pot and the Kettle"

Published: Feb. 5, 2008, 1:40 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 10 seconds

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1/31/08: "A True Outsider"

Published: Feb. 4, 2008, 7:15 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 3 seconds

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1/24/08: "Mell Family Politics"

Published: Jan. 31, 2008, 1:01 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 21 seconds

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1/17/08: "A Good Day for the Rainmakers"

Published: Jan. 22, 2008, 4:15 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 18 seconds

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1/10/08: "Hear Ye, Hear Ye: King Daley issues his self-serving proclamations for '08"

Published: Jan. 14, 2008, 5:07 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 33 seconds

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1/3/08: "A Zell of a Deal"

Published: Jan. 9, 2008, 4:53 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 20 seconds

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12/27/07: "Staff Cuts at the Chicago Reader"

Published: Dec. 28, 2007, 7:21 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 45 seconds

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12/13/07: "Freshman Follies"

Published: Dec. 14, 2007, 5:01 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 20 seconds

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11/29/07: "The Madigan Effect"

Published: Nov. 30, 2007, 4:09 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 48 seconds

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11/22/07: "The True TIF Tally"

Published: Nov. 23, 2007, 6:01 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 54 seconds

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11/1/07: "TIFs for Dummies"

Published: Nov. 2, 2007, 4:01 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 48 seconds

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