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- Extended Cut: Chad the Bird
A digital exclusive - extended interview with Chad the Bird and the man behind the puppet.
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8 min - 'The Rise of the Strongman Presidency' author, more teen curfew debate at city hall and Chad the Bird enlightens us
Tonight: The rise of the strongman presidency — a local presidential scholar’s new book warning about President Trump’s rapid consolidation of power, and the twilight of democracy. This on the day Trump pushes Republicans to “nationalize elections.”
An 11th hour attempt at instituting a time and place curfew in the city of Chicago — City Council takes up the measure once again this week.
And Chicago political commentary that’s — for the birds. Actually — it’s by a bird. The great Chad the Bird gives us the scoop.
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28 min - Governor hopeful Ted Dabrowski, CPS enrollment still declining, and why 5 Calls is going viral
Tonight: J.B. Pritzker has launched his reelection campaign — we meet one of the Republicans hoping to unseat him.
CPS is losing students at an alarming rate — and could look vastly different in ten years. Will more schools have to shutter?And how you can personally have a political impact — the nonprofit organization coaching voters on how to call and demand things from their elected representatives.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 min - City council expands sanctuary law, President Trump's message to gun owners and we speak to the reporter behind "Becoming Bovino"
Tonight: Chicago leaders propose to strengthen the sanctuary law in the wake of the killing in Minneapolis.
President Trump takes a turn against guns, partially blaming Alex Pretti's concealed carry for Saturday's tragedy — how gun rights groups are reacting.
And Commander Bovino, we hardly knew ye. The controversial and blustery border patrol officer is sidelined — will he return, as he's vowed?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 min - Panel debates whether or not ICE is violating the Constitution, plus Fox's Mike Tobin on his Mt. Everest trek
Trump’s deportation operations unraveling in the Twin Cities. The President makes big changes after this weekend’s shocking killing of local ICU nurse Alex Pretti – can the city get back to normal?
And a local Fox News reporter on his harrowing journey to the peak of Mt. Everest – and why he did 20 pushups when he got to the top.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 min - Experts on Year One of Trump's second term and bad timing for funding cuts for the unhoused
Tonight: A year that might feel like multiple years to some — President Trump marks his first anniversary in office for term two — and once again threatens to take away funding from Illinois.
Chicago facing big cuts to funding for the homeless — just as the deep freeze settles in. What some advocates want to do about it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 min - The Hemp ban and more City Hall drama, progressives look to "melt" ICE and Bret explains the problem with data on the unhoused
Hemp, curfews, and city salaries — Chicago City Council plows through a laundry list of business that could have huge impacts for years to com.
A Chicago-area congresswoman proposes to abolish ICE — but not all Democrats are on board.
Plus, the data discrepancies when it comes to the unhoused.
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27 min - Another Bears bid, Jack Smith testifies, and Bally's construction delays
Tonight — Indiana’s legislature makes more moves to lure the Bears across state lines — we tour the likeliest Hoosier State site with the mayor of Hammond.
Special counsel Jack Smith tells Congress he believed he had evidence to convict Donald Trump for January 6th beyond a reasonable doubt.Bally’s casino playing an empty hand — its new building is behind schedule and its lease in a temporary downtown site runs out — so where will the company put its chips?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 min - What's up with Greenland, Lincoln Yards news, rumors about Chicago's parking meter deal and new details in the death of Officer Krystal Rivera
Tonight: President Trump rips European countries that won’t support his desires to have the U.S. take control of Greenland — could this be a death knell for NATO?
New developments in the bizarre case of a CPD officer who shot and killed his partner — the officer in question had a long disciplinary record.
And could the city buy back its parking meters — sold in a fiasco nearly two decades ago?
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27 min - The Insurrection Act, Trump backs off on Iran, how to spot AI misinformation and Republican Senate Candidate Jeannie Evans
Tonight: The president threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act once again amid escalating tension in Minneapolis.
Inside the uprising in Iran — will it lead to regime change?We meet a GOP candidate for Illinois Senate.And AI misinformation is taking over social media on big stories like the Minneapolis shooting and the sacking of Maduro — how to spot the fakery.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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About The Chicago Report
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The Chicago Report cuts through the headlines and political spin to uncover the real Chicago — its people, its stories, and the issues that matter most. From City Hall to neighborhoods across the…
city, we take you beyond the noise and into the heart of Chicago. It's more than politics — it's The Chicago Report.