Bill Cameron give an in-depth look into Rahm Emanuel's "Bad News Budget" that was unveiled this week. Then Bill Cameron along with Ray Long of The Chicago Tribune, Lynn Sweet of the Sun-Times, and Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business talk about John Boehner announcing his resignation, the increase in Chicago property taxes, and Rahm Emanuel being pressured to releases his calendar and work related emails. Finally Jennifer looks at the growing homeless problem and looks at the fight for state money to combat it.

Bill Cameron give an in-depth look into Rahm Emanuel's "Bad News Budget" that was unveiled this week. Then Bill Cameron along with Ray Long of The Chicago Tribune, Lynn Sweet of the Sun-Times, and Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business talk about John Boehner announcing his resignation, the increase in Chicago property taxes, and Rahm Emanuel being pressured to releases his calendar and work related emails. Finally Jennifer looks at the growing homeless problem and looks at the fight for state money to combat it.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool talks about changes being made to the system including ways to fill in the budget hole. He also talks about the ongoing hunger strikes and will they be negotiated with? And the Common Core standards and how they will be effective once fully implemented.

Bill Cameron along with Ray Long of The Chicago Tribune, Lynn Sweet of the Sun-Times, and Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business cover the possibility of a government shutdown, a new sex scandal, the second GOP debate, Jesse Jackson Jr.'s sentence coming to an end, Rahm's new budget, and the problems caused by no state budget.

Then John Dempsey goes into detail on the State budget impasse impact on social service agencies.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool talks about changes being made to the system including ways to fill in the budget hole. He also talks about the ongoing hunger strikes and will they be negotiated with? And the Common Core standards and how they will be effective once fully implemented.

Bill Cameron along with Ray Long of The Chicago Tribune, Lynn Sweet of the Sun-Times, and Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business cover the possibility of a government shutdown, a new sex scandal, the second GOP debate, Jesse Jackson Jr.'s sentence coming to an end, Rahm's new budget, and the problems caused by no state budget.

Then John Dempsey goes into detail on the State budget impasse impact on social service agencies.

September is Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month in Illinois. Jennifer Keiper talks to Janet Sutherland, of the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, who survived an aneurysm. She also talks about who is more likely to suffer one, what types there are, and what complications can accompany brain aneurysms.

September is Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month in Illinois. Jennifer Keiper talks to Janet Sutherland, of the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, who survived an aneurysm. She also talks about who is more likely to suffer one, what types there are, and what complications can accompany brain aneurysms.

Connected To Chicago - 09-06-15 - This week's newsmaker is Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, Garry McCarthy. He and Bill Cameron discuss the murders this week in the city, sentencing reform to keep the dangerous criminals off the streets, the mayor's town hall meetings, the tragedy this past week involving a suburban police officer, new policing equipment, and positioning more civilians to get more officers on the streets. In the roundtable Bill Cameron along with Ray Long of The Chicago Tribune, Lynn Sweet of the Sun-Times, and Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business cover Trump dedicating himself to the Republican Party and more news from 2016, Rahm Emanuel's budget proposal that includes a half billion dollar property tax hike, and ideas to generate more revenue for the city including garbage fees and sin taxes. Then Nick Gale talks to Bob Dolgin from the greater Chicago food pantry about efforts to keep kids fed during the summer and the fact that many kids want to go back to school because now they can get a meal. We also talk about Mark Kirk's bill that aims to help keep kids fed during the summer months. September is also hunger awareness month and we talked about some of the efforts to raise awareness.

Connected To Chicago - 09-06-15 - This week's newsmaker is Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, Garry McCarthy. He and Bill Cameron discuss the murders this week in the city, sentencing reform to keep the dangerous criminals off the streets, the mayor's town hall meetings, the tragedy this past week involving a suburban police officer, new policing equipment, and positioning more civilians to get more officers on the streets. In the roundtable Bill Cameron along with Ray Long of The Chicago Tribune, Lynn Sweet of the Sun-Times, and Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business cover Trump dedicating himself to the Republican Party and more news from 2016, Rahm Emanuel's budget proposal that includes a half billion dollar property tax hike, and ideas to generate more revenue for the city including garbage fees and sin taxes. Then Nick Gale talks to Bob Dolgin from the greater Chicago food pantry about efforts to keep kids fed during the summer and the fact that many kids want to go back to school because now they can get a meal. We also talk about Mark Kirk's bill that aims to help keep kids fed during the summer months. September is also hunger awareness month and we talked about some of the efforts to raise awareness.