Chicago Way w/John Kass (10/02/23): This week, John Kass & Jeff Carlin catch up with former Chicago Alderman Roderick Sawyer (6th – parts of Chatham, Englewood, and West Englewood) to better understand why Chicago is a sanctuary city and how the large influx of migrants/immigrants/refugees to city are creating pressure on scarce resources that residents […]

Chicago Way w/John Kass: Why the city’s Black community always gets stuck holding the door

Mild mannered Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass and WGN Radio's Jeff Carlin explore the week in news, politics and other thngs done the Chicago Way in this WGN Plus podcast from WGN Radio in Chicago.

News & Politics

Chicago Way w/John Kass (05/03/24): This week, the Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago, Charles Lipson, joins John Kass and Jeff Carlin to react to violent protests across the country on college campuses, the path to the White House for Joe Biden & Donald Trump, and what happens […]

Chicago Way w/John Kass: Runaway Mayor and Chaos on Campus with Charles Lipson

Chicago Way w/John Kass (04/26/24): On this episode, Ted Dabrowski of Wirepoints.com joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to discuss the proposed $5 billion lakefront stadium project proposed by the Chicago Bears & Mayor Brandon Johnson. Plus, Kasso reviews Civil War and how it compares to what we know from history. Check out more from […]

Chicago Way w/John Kass: Can Mayor Johnson draft support for a $5B stadium?

Chicago Way w/John Kass (04/19/24): Joining the discussion with John Kass & Jeff Carlin is author & director of medical intensive care at Cook County Hospital in Chicago for over 25 years, Dr. Cory Franklin, to talk about his interesting new book, “THE COVID DIARIES: 2020-2024: Anatomy of a Contagion As It Happened”. Plus, Kasso […]

Chicago Way w/John Kass: COVID Diaries and the implosion of NPR

Chicago Way w/John Kass (04/15/24): John Kass is back for a discussion on the moment in time when O.J. Simpson was acquitted in the deaths of Nicole Brown & Ron Goldman, what happens next in the Dexter Reed Case, and what it was like standing before the eclipse in totality. Plus, Kass remembers a classic […]

Chicago Way w/John Kass: An icon, the eclipse, and Dexter Reed

Chicago Way w/John Kass (04/05/24): This week, an update from Kass on his health and Jeff Carlin tags in Rick DiMaio, longtime meteorologist and adjunct professor of Aviation Meteorology at Lewis University, to celebrate the total eclipse on April, 8th and the outlook for cloud cover or clear skies. Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNews.com or […]

Chicago Way w/John Kass: Why the city’s Black community always gets stuck holding the door

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