Inside Chicago Government Podcast
1) 1/2/26: "Red Line exceptions, plus: We NITA transit redo"
In an audio interview, transit professional Britton Budd gives insights into challenges with CTA's Red Line Extension, and creation of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. Length 27.3 minutes.
2) 12/23/24: "Police workforce study: opacity, budget tricks, and clout"
In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben probed Ben probed Dave's ongoing investigation into police workforce allocation. In the standard and premium versions, Dave a...Show More
3) 9/11/24: "Cook County Assessor on Loop buildings: TIF tax gift makes a diff"
In an audio excerpt, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi revealed the impact of tax-increment financing on the sinking property assessments of Loop office buildings. Length 4.5 minutes.
9/11/24: "Cook County Assessor on Loop buildings: TIF tax gift makes a diff"
04:29 | Sep 11th, 2024
4) 9/11/24: "Cook County Assessor on Loop buildings: TIF tax gift makes a diff"
In an audio excerpt, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi revealed the impact of tax-increment financing on the sinking property assessments of Loop office buildings. Length 4.5 minutes.
9/11/24: "Cook County Assessor on Loop buildings: TIF tax gift makes a diff"
04:29 | Sep 11th, 2024
5) 4/28/24: "Sigcho-Lopez protest invests colleagues' blitzkrieg"
Fifteen City Council members called a special April 1 meeting to oust Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez as housing committee chair. In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben ana...Show More
6) 3/1/24: "Chief cop-watcher and top cop spar at Police Board meeting"
In this audio from a public meeting of the Chicago Police Board on Feb 22 2024, a clash took place between the heads of the Chicago Police Dept. and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Lengt...Show More
7) 2/3/24: "Top cop strongly defends Shotspotter at public meeting"
In this audio piece, Chicago Police Dept. Superintendent Larry Snelling lent support to the controversial Shotspotter system--which Mayor Brandon Johnson has opposed. The top cop's remarks came at a J...Show More
8) 12/28/23: "Chicago Police sergeant: district station crumbling, flooding, and unhealthy for years"
In this audio piece, a Chicago Police Dept. sergeant revealed unsafe and unhealthy conditions at the 11th District police station on the West Side. Length 9.1 minutes.
9) 12/4/23: "November council: sorrow, censure, and referenda"
In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben evaluated meetings of the Chicago City Council that took place in November of 2023. In the standard version, council members ...Show More
10) 10/6/23: "Sept. City Council takes shelter, chance on finance"
In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben probed audio from several meetings of the Chicago City Council in September, 2023. In the standard version, Mayor Brandon Joh...Show More