CAN TV Program Archive

Ken Davis is joined by the Chicago Rehab Network‚Äôs Kevin Jackson to discuss recent proposals to amend the City‚Äôs housing ordinance in an effort to build more affordable housing. The proposal is controversial, however, because some aldermen argue that the amendments do nothing to stem gentrification. Since 2000, according to CRN‚Äôs most recent report, one-half… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by The Chicago Reporter‚Äôs Jonah Newman, who has compiled an interactive web-based tracker of Chicago police reform efforts. The Department of Justice identified 99 items they believed needed reform at CPD, and the Reporter‚Äôs tracker lists each, describes it, and labels each as implemented, partially implemented, planned, not done or unclear…. View Article

Ken Davis is joined by AJ LaTrace, editor of Curbed Chicago. They react to Chicago‚Äôs bid for the new Amazon corporate headquarters, and assess the likelihood that Chicago will be chosen. They discuss several transformative development projects that are reshaping large portions of Chicago, including Wolf Point, the North Branch and the Obama Library. They… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by Chicago Tribune investigative reporter Michael Hawthorne, who writes extensively about Chicago environmental issues. They discuss Chicago’s readiness for extreme weather events, including how the City’s Deep Tunnel system would be able to handle large deluges of rain such as those that inundated Houston. They also discuss lead poisoning, including a… View Article