Aldermanic
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Aldermanic is a weekly show about Chicago's city council and Chicago ward politics. Will we cover policy? Check. Will we discuss officials and candidates? Check. How about scandal and corruption? Check so big it'll get you a driveway permit. Hosted by James Frommeyer with regular co-host Connie Mixon, Director of Urban Studies and Associate Professor at Elmhurst College.

Interview with Renato Mariotti

Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti stops by to discuss the case against Alderman Ed Burke. A Brief History of Burke & Case (1:05), how much tro...
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Interview with Andre Vasquez

40th Ward Alderman-elect Andre Vasquez (and his chief of staff Jessica Peters) join me in studio. We cover his journey to city hall, reducing the numb...
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Breakfast at TIF Unease

6 is scared of the 7 because The 78 900 million or whatever, Lincoln Yards, a little on how TIFs work, Ed Burke quotes the bible, and President Rahm?
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Interview with Scott Kennedy

There's a new mayor-elect, Houston barely qualifies as a village, DSA rages against the machine, and an interview with Illinois Election Data's Scott ...
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The 51st Star

The Patronage Family, the great state of Chicago, Dolores Umbridge would fund the Special Olympics, and our last round of mayoral race stuff.
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Interview with John Greenfield

Toni is subtracting ads, dog whistles, Facebook isn't the best place for news, and an interview with Chicago Reader columnist John Greenfield about tr...
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Rank Choices

The low turnout that wasn't (but was), ranked choice voting personally attacks David Fincher, the mayoral race, and a rundown of key wards.
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