CAN TV Program Archive

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

Ken Davis is joined by the Metropolitan Planning Council‚Äôs Alden Loury and Sun-Times reporter Mick Dumke. They discuss a recent Dumke story about the spike in Chicago Police arrests of parolees for unlawful contact with people the police identify as gang members. They also discuss an MPC report that quantifies the cost of segregation in… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-13) to discuss the recent passage of his Safe Neighborhoods Reform Act in the Illinois Senate. Consideration in the House should begin shortly. Raul‚Äôs bill calls for more stringent penalties for individuals caught carrying an illegal firearm for the second time, although the bill also provides… View Article