The Mincing Rascals this week are Jon Hansen of WGN Radio, Block Club Chicago and WCIU, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU. This week, the Rascals talk about State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announcing she will not see another term. Were the Rascals surprised about the […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are….no one. Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel is here to share the sad news that there will not be a new Mincing Rascals podcast this week. Our fearless leader, John Williams of WGN Radio, is out of town and the man who puts it all together, Producer Pete […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. The Rascals discuss the DNC picking Chicago to host the Democratic National Convention. Will the convention be good for Chicago? Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson didn’t announce his transition team until today. Why is that a […]

The Mincing Rascals are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU. The Rascals today are also joined by Alice Yin, City Hall reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Today, the Rascals discuss the results of the mayoral election as […]

The Mincing Rascals are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. We are now less than one week away from Election Day and the Rascals chat about the mayoral race and the latest polling. What do the latest round of endorsements mean for the […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Mark Jacob, freelance writer and former Metro editor at the Tribune, and longtime freelance journalist Mark Guarino. This week the Rascals break down last night’s mayoral debate between Paul Vallas and Commissioner Brandon Johnson. What were the biggest takeaways from the debate and […]

The Mincing Rascals are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU. Today, the Rascals talk about the mayoral race and break down yesterday’s public safety debate that was moderated by Eric and sometime Mincing Rascal Laura Washington. What […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU. A lot to discuss on the episode this week including the upcoming NCAA tournament (It’s March!). Unfortunately, many of the Rascals favorite teams are unlikely […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. Today, the Rascals break down the results of the Chicago mayoral election and offer their insights on what we can expect from a Paul Vallas v. Brandon Johnson runoff. Also, ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams is […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn of The Picayune Sentinel and The Daily Herald, Mark Jacob, freelance writer and former Metro editor at the Tribune, and longtime freelance journalist Mark Guarino. This week the Rascals break down the mayoral race as we are less than one week away from the election. What candidates are most […]