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Feb 25, 2018

Mike Stephen grabs a coffee in Little Village with Democratic congressional candidate (IL-4) Sol Flores, drops into the Skylark bar in Bridgeport for this week's stop on the #WinterTavernTour, and  connects with operations coordinator for Oshkosh Media and WOCT-LP Jake Timm in Oshkosh, WI, for another installment of Low...


Feb 18, 2018

Mike Stephen sifts through the economic realities and possible long road to Illinois' fiscal solvency with co-director of the Fiscal Futures project David Merriman, visits the Friendly Tap for the second stop on the OTL Winter Tavern Tour, and drops in on Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) to learn about the...


Feb 11, 2018

Mike Stephen embarks on the first stop of our 2018 Winter Tavern Tour to Guthries Tavern in Wrigleyville, chats with former DNA Info Chicago editor Shamus Toomey about the new hyper-local reporting venture Block Club Chicago, and discusses the upcoming Chicago Volunteer Expo. This week's local music is powered by Black...


Feb 4, 2018

Mike Stephen discusses rent control and affordable housing in Illinois with Miguel Jimenez of the Metropolitan Tenants Organization, visits Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) to learn about the Secret History of Chicago Blues musician Mary Lane, and discusses the applications of new technology in the classroom with...