CAN TV Program Archive

Ken Davis is joined by the Chicago Reader‚Äôs housing and criminal justice columnist Maya Dukmasova. They discuss a lawsuit being brought against the city by a developer who claims that the ago-old tradition of aldermanic prerogative is not lawful and should be declared illegal. The dispute stems from a plan to build a 300-unit apartment… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by Chicago Sun-Times Editor-in-Chief Chris Fusco. They discuss the radical redesign of the printed paper, the company‚Äôs digital presence and its public imaging, all of which went live on March 28. Fusco also talks about the challenge every news organization faces as newspapers, magazines, television stations and radio stations begin to… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by Lori Lightfoot, Chair of the Chicago Police Board. They discuss a recent memorandum of agreement between the city, the Illinois Attorney General‚Äôs Office, a coalition of community and legal activists and the Chicago Police Department to jointly seek a consent decree that will outline an action plan for reform of… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by Tribune investigative reporter Michael Hawthorne for a discussion about environmental issues in Chicago. They discuss recent efforts to regulate the storage of manganese in Chicago, and the recognition that, despite its ability to hold almost five billion gallons of storm-water, the Deep Tunnel and McCook Reservoir can be filled to… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by three expert political journalists ‚Äì WGN- TV‚Äôs Tahman Bradley, Chicago Magazine‚Äôs Carol Felsenthal and WBEZ‚Äôs Dave McKinney ‚Äì to dissect the results of Tuesday‚Äôs Illinois primary. The panel discusses the near-loss for Bruce Rauner, the overwhelming win for JB Pritzker, Chuy Garcia‚Äôs rapidly-growing political influence in Chicago politics and the… View Article