Mar 25, 2023
Mike Stephen learns about a new report documenting extreme conditions inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center from Injustice Watch reporters Carlos Ballesteros and Kelly Garcia and revisits a conversation about race on the justice system from...
Mar 18, 2023
Mike Stephen discusses the impact of TIF districts across Illinois with Tom Tresser of the CivicLab and the TIF Illumination Project, learns about an upcoming book exploring Black history called Our Black History in Fifty States from its author Zaylore Stout, and discovers the Secret History of blues and soul singer...
Mar 11, 2023
Mike Stephen explores the impact of property taxes on certain Chicago neighborhoods with Geoff Smith of the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University, discusses the environmental legislative agenda of Illinois with Jennifer Walling, executive director of the Illinois Environmental Council, and gets an update on...
Mar 4, 2023
Mike Stephen discusses an analysis about the substance of Chicago City Hall meetings with Better Government Association policy analyst Geoffrey Cubbage, talks to local musician Joe Rian about his new tunes, and discovers the Secret History of blues and soul singer G.L....