CAN TV Program Archive

Ken Davis is joined by the Chicago Tribune‚Äôs investigative reporter Jason Grotto. They discuss Grotto‚Äôs multi-part series, a year in the reporting, about the inherent inequities in the Cook County property tax assessment system. Grotto describes situations in which homes in lower-income communities are most often assessed at higher values than sales numbers would indicate,… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by NBC5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern for a discussion about the Illinois Governor‚Äôs race, the possibility of an elected school board in Chicago and president Trump‚Äôs infrastructure plan. In the second half, Ken Davis is joined by Chicago Reader Music Editor Phillip Montoro and Chicago News Guild representative David Roeder…. View Article

Ken Davis is joined by Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown and Tribune City Hall reporter Hal Dardick. They discuss recent revelations that J.B. Pritzker had several conversations with Rod Blagojevich about his potential appointment to political office, including Barack Obama‚Äôs then-vacant Senate seat and what they thought might be a vacancy in the State Treasurer‚Äôs office…. View Article

Ken Davis is joined by media observers Thom Clark and Scott Smith. They discuss the Chicago media landscape, in particular the likely sale of the Sun-Times and Reader to Tronc, which already owns the Tribune, Chicago Magazine and dozens of other smaller publications. They also discuss the rise of other news sources in Chicago such… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for a conversation about the dramatic effect repeal of the Affordable Care Act would have on County health services. More than 480,000 individuals have obtained health insurance through the Act, or about ten percent of the county‚Äôs entire population. Replacing the services currently covered… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by urban policy writer Daniel Kay Hertz. They discuss the CTA‚Äôs plan to extend the Red Line to 130th street and an alternative Hertz proposed in the South Side Weekly to institute rapid-transit-style service on nearby Metra tracks. They also talk about seemingly-stalled efforts to build a Bus Rapid Transit line… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by three Chicago education reporters: Lauren FitzPatrick of the Sun-Times and WBEZ reporters Sarah Karp and Becky Vevea. They discuss Mayor Emanuel‚Äôs efforts to find money to keep the Chicago Public Schools open until the end of the school year, the new CPS high school application process, the likelihood that Education… View Article