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  • At Issue 5-19-2013

    May 19, 2013

    This weeks At Issue focuses on safety, privacy, and security after the Boston bombing events.
  • At Issue - Senior Citizens

    May 13, 2013

    Getting older is undoubtedly a good thing, considering the alternative. But Senior Citizens in Illinois are sometimes finding growing challenges in day-to-day living. I’m Political Editor Craig Dellimore, and this weekend on our AT ISSUE program we’ll talk about age discrimination, health care, politics, fraud against seniors and what government can and can’
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    May 5, 2013

    WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth and Republican Congressman Peter Roskam about different issues facing our nation today including Immigration and bi-partisan tax reform.
  • At Issue - IL Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck

    May 1, 2013

    This week on "At Issue" WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore is joined by the Director of Illinois Public Health, Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck.
  • At Issue - CTU President Karen Lewis

    April 30, 2013

    This week on "At Issue" WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore is joined by CTU President Karen Lewis.
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    April 14, 2013

    WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd Bennett about the upcoming the plans to close and consolidate school buildings and programs and what effect it will have on teachers and parents.
  • At Issue Title

    April 7, 2013

    Senator Mark Kirk's comeback as well as Mayor Rahm Emanuel's influential roots
  • At Issue: Forrest Claypool

    April 1, 2013

    WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore talks with CTA President Forrest Claypool about the agencies' top initiatives.
  • At Issue: Rosemont Mayor Bradley Stephens

    March 26, 2013

    WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore talks with Rosemont Mayor Bradley Stephens about his offer to the Cubs and the village's recent growth.
  • At Issue 3-17-13

    March 18, 2013

    WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore talks with Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon about his role and the expansion of the citywide book club.
  • At Issue (3/10/13)

    March 10, 2013

    WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore discusses the politics of climate change with three experts.
  • At Issue - Lake County State's Attorney

    March 5, 2013

    This week on "At Issue" WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore talks with the new Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim.
  • At Issue - Special Primary Race

    February 25, 2013

    This week on "At Issue" WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore talks with the three Democratic front-runners in the special primary race to fill the 2nd Congressional seat vacated by Jessie Jackson Jr.
  • At Issue - Adoption Challenges

    February 19, 2013

    This week on "At Issue" WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore examines the challenges of adoptions, both international and domestic.
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    February 10, 2013

    WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with Tuyet Le (Executive Director of the Asian American Institute), Lawrence Benito (CEO of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refuge Rights) and Syliva Puente (Director of the Latino Policy Institute) about Immigration Reform.
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    February 3, 2013

    WBBM's Mike Krauser speaks with Pastor Corey Brooks of New Beginnings Church in the Woodlawn neighborhood and Phillip Jackson, the Executive Director of The Blackstar Project about gun violence and what it will take to end these tragedies.
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    January 27, 2013

    WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with leading gun rights advocate Richard Pearson about new gun safety measures and the opinions of law-abiding gun owners.
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    January 20, 2013

    WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with Illinois Senator Dick Durbin about expanding gun control, education and the Chicago Bears.
  • At Issue

    January 14, 2013

    This week on At Issue WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore looks at the tasks ahead for the Illinois General Assembly.
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    January 6, 2013

    WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle about many issues including taxes, pensions, health care, gun violence and the prison system.
  • At Issue 12-30

    December 31, 2012

    This week on At Issue WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with Better Government Association CEO Andy Shaw.
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    December 23, 2012

    WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy on the process of preventing violent rampages like the one in Newtown, Connecticut.
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    December 17, 2012

    WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez about the manslaughter case against a nephew of former Mayor Richard Daley.
  • At Issue 12-9

    December 11, 2012

    This week on At Issue outgoing Congresswoman Judy Biggert joins WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore to discuss campaigns, politics and government.
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    December 3, 2012

    WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Federal Energy Secretary Steven Chu and University of Chicago President Bob Zimmer about the future of the batteries in your cellphones, laptops, vehicles and more at Argonne Laboratory.
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis discusses the union's plans to increase political activity, including seeking candidates to support in the race for mayor and alderman in 2015. (Credit: CBS)

Lewis: Emanuel, CPS Can’t Be Trusted On School Closing Promises

As the plan to close more than 50 Chicago Public Schools moves forward, the head of the Chicago Teachers Union said she has numerous examples of what can go wrong, and has gone wrong with previous school closings and consolidations.

WBBM Newsradio–2013/04/19

File Photo (Ian Waldie/ Getty Images)

CPS Boss: Special Needs Students Will Keep Teachers After School Closings

The head of the Chicago Public School system has been trying to reassure parents of students with special needs that they won’t suffer if their current schools are consolidated or closed.

WBBM Newsradio–2013/04/11

Cover of Isabel Wilkerson's Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Warmth of Other Suns" (Supplied by Chicago Public Library)

Chicago Library’s ‘One Book, One Chicago’ Program To Go Year-Round

The city’s popular “One Book, One Chicago” book club at the Chicago Public Libraries will expand its slate of programs, but will focus on one book a year instead of two.

WBBM Newsradio–2013/03/15

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Scientists: Severity Of Recent Storms More Proof Of Climate Change

Scientists in the Chicago area said Friday the kind of tumultuous weather we’ve been having is just more evidence of global warming, and a reason to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

WBBM Newsradio–2013/03/08

U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.)

Biggert: Political Posturing Stalling Compromise To Avoid ‘Fiscal Cliff’

Outgoing suburban Congresswoman Judy Biggert said she’s very concerned that efforts to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff” of mandated tax hikes and program cuts are falling prey to partisan bickering.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/12/07

Barbara Byrd-Bennett discusses her appointment as chief executive officer of the Chicago Public Schools, replacing Jean-Claude Brizard. (Credit: CBS)

CPS To Ask For Extension On Deadline For School Closing List

The head of the Chicago Public School system said Friday that the District needs more time to decide how many schools might have to close next school year, and to get the public involved in making the decisions.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/11/02

Prentice Women's Hospital

Fight Over Future Of Prentice Women’s Hospital Still Simmering

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks is expected to soon weigh in on whether to demolish the distinctive concrete cloverleaf building that once housed Prentice Women’s Hospital.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/10/26

Brian Woodworth (clockwise from right), Marcus Lewis and Rev. Anthony Williams are all running against U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (not pictured) in the 2nd Congressional District. (Credit: Craig Dellimore/Newsradio)

Jackson’s Opponents Agree: Even If He Weren’t Sick, He’d Need To Go

The three candidates running against ailing Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. agree he would need to be replaced even if he were not being treated for bipolar disorder, but they differ over almost everything else.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/10/19

Robert Grant, special agent-in-charge of the FBI's Chicago office. (FBI)

Grant: Organized Crime Alive And Well In Chicago

Organized crime wears a new face in Chicago — and the retiring special-agent-in-charge of the area’s FBI office says many times, it speaks a foreign language.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/12

A surveillance camera at a CTA train station. (Credit: CBS)

CTA Boss: Surveillance Cameras Could Help Deter Mob Attacks

The head of the Chicago Transit Authority said he hopes surveillance cameras aboard CTA trains and at CTA stations will act as a deterrent to more mob attacks like the ones that occurred this past weekend.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/06/14

Chicago Public Schools

CPS To Phase In P.E. At High Schools Again; Recess To Return For Grade Schools

As part of its plans for a longer school day at the Chicago Public Schools, physical education classes will be phased back in for all high school juniors and seniors.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/11/10

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Medical Society: Plan Now For Possible Medical Crisis

The Illinois State Medical Society is urging healthy people—and others—to start planning now for what happens if you get seriously ill, or die.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/08/19

CTA Train Car

New ‘L’ Cars To Help Reduce Crowding On CTA

Relief is just up the track for CTA riders who are unable to squeeze aboard their trains.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/07/10

Parking Meter Pay Box

“Dock” Walls Offers Way To Ease Parking Meter Woes

One of the lesser-known candidates for Mayor has come up with one novel way to bypass some of the City’s problems with its parking meter privatization.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/01/07

Photo Of Toni Preckwinkle. (cookcountytransition.com Photo)

Preckwinkle: Some County Cuts To Go Deeper Than Others

‘At Issue’ guest Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says some of the county departments under her control may not face budget cuts as deep as the 21 percent she is demanding from other elected officials.

WBBM Newsradio–2010/12/10

Casino Gambling

Chamber Of Commerce Boss Pushing For Chicago Casino

A top Chicago business leader says now is the time for approval of casino gambling for the City of Chicago.

2010/11/20

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