Chicago Contrarian, The Podcast

Mayor Johnson rolled out his budget on Wednesday. What did it contain? Taxes, more taxes, and even more taxes, but no cuts. Over two years after gutting ShotSpotter, the mayor introduced a new pilot for a gunshot technology system. Aldermen had accused the mayor of slow-walking a replacement. Is the timing behind this move suspect? Mayor Johnson is, once again, raising the issue of "food deserts" in poorer neighborhoods. We'll discuss. 

In our latest installment of The Conversation, our host Jim Bosco and panelists held a discussion with Chicago attorney, Richard Porter. Our wide-ranging conversation covered Porter's career working with the Bush White House, practicing law in Chicago, and his thoughts on the U.S. Senate race.

Today, Contrarian's panel sat with GOP congressional candidate Christian Maxwell to discuss the campaign against Jonathan Jackson.

After decades of fiscal recklessness, aldermen in the City Council passed an ordinance raising the benchmark to approve borrowing. Will the mayor pass it? Chicago shells out $260M in police settlements. CPS enrollment dropped by another 11K. What drives this enrollment? We'll discuss.

Today, our host Jim Bosco, Paul Vallas, and I sat down with Don Tracy as he nears election day to discuss his campaign against Juliana Stratton.