Connected To Chicago - 08-30-15 - This week's newsmaker is Congressman Bill Foster. He discusses his background in physics including how it influences his view on the Iran deal. He also talks about who he supports for 2016, guns in the hands of dangerous people, and the need for more mental health services. 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 where the votes are on the Iran deal, Biden vs. Hillary, the missing lottery payouts due to lack of a state budget, and could there be a government shutdown in Washington? Finally John Dempsey on the city Star Scholarship program, which offers financial aid to City College grads to attend UIC, if they maintain a 3.0 GPA.

Connected To Chicago - 08-30-15 - This week's newsmaker is Congressman Bill Foster. He discusses his background in physics including how it influences his view on the Iran deal. He also talks about who he supports for 2016, guns in the hands of dangerous people, and the need for more mental health services. 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 where the votes are on the Iran deal, Biden vs. Hillary, the missing lottery payouts due to lack of a state budget, and could there be a government shutdown in Washington? Finally John Dempsey on the city Star Scholarship program, which offers financial aid to City College grads to attend UIC, if they maintain a 3.0 GPA.

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Connected To Chicago - 08-02-15 This week's newsmaker is Northwest side alderman John Arena. He discusses the noise problem plaguing communities surrounding O'hare as well as future changes to solve it. Also he gives his proposed solutions to avoid increases in property taxes. Then Bill Cameron is joined by Ray Long of the Chicago Tribune, Lynn Sweet of the Sun-Times, and Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business in the roundtable. They discuss Mark Kirk's public image, Donald Trump, and the newly released city budget issue. How Ford is making the assembly line more ergonomic using digital capturing and input from workers and management. The technology is used to cut down on workplace injuries and tackle any problems that come up *before* assembly line structure changes are made, thus, saving money down the road. The technology transfers to plants across the country, including Ford's plants here in Chicago.

Connected To Chicago - 08-02-15 This week's newsmaker is Northwest side alderman John Arena. He discusses the noise problem plaguing communities surrounding O'hare as well as future changes to solve it. Also he gives his proposed solutions to avoid increases in property taxes. Then Bill Cameron is joined by Ray Long of the Chicago Tribune, Lynn Sweet of the Sun-Times, and Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business in the roundtable. They discuss Mark Kirk's public image, Donald Trump, and the newly released city budget issue. How Ford is making the assembly line more ergonomic using digital capturing and input from workers and management. The technology is used to cut down on workplace injuries and tackle any problems that come up *before* assembly line structure changes are made, thus, saving money down the road. The technology transfers to plants across the country, including Ford's plants here in Chicago.