The Mincing Rascals are John Williams and Steve Bertrand of WGN Radio, Heather Cherone of The Daily Line, Austin Berg of Illinois Policy Institute and Eric Zorn of Chicago Tribune. The Rascals begin by reflecting on President Trump’s commutation of Former Governor Rod Blagojevich’s sentence, and on Blagojevich’s freedom press conference. The debate then transitions to Wednesday’s Democratic debate and the holes that got deeper. Plus, back  to stateside, the Rascals discuss taxing power.  

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The Mincing Rascals are John Williams, Steve Bertrand and Justin Kaufmann of WGN Radio, and Eric Zorn and Lisa Donovan of Chicago Tribune. They begin by discussing the Chicago Sun-Times’ endorsement of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. The group then goes on to briefly go over the Gas Station Attendant Act, proposed by Oak Park State Representative Camille Lilly. The Rascals move on to robberies on the CTA and the recent uptick in crime on public transit that they’ve […]

The Mincing Rascals are John Williams and Steve Bertrand of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune, Heather Cherone of The Daily Line and Austin Berg of Illinois Policy Institute. They begin by reflecting on President Trump’s post-acquittal remarks of the morning, in which he characterized the investigation as an expletive. Plus, the Rascals judge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s tearing of the State of the Union speech. The Rascals go on to discuss Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s social media use. […]

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The Mincing Rascals are John Williams and Steve Bertrand of WGN Radio, Lisa Donovan and Eric Zorn of Chicago Tribune and Austin Berg of Illinois Policy Institute. The rascals cover a lot of topics this week but they begin by coving the Kobe Bryant story. Then, the Rascals take a dive into how corrupt officials are making money off of red light cameras. Next, the gang wants to know what the point is in digging up every lie former Chicago […]

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The Mincing Rascals are John Williams, Steve Bertrand and Justin Kaufmann of WGN Radio, and Heather Cherone of The Daily Line, and Eric Zorn of Chicago Tribune. They begin by debating the credibility of those involved with the Senate impeachment trial. Then, the Rascals shed light on what the acquisition of the Chicago Tribune could bring. The group then weighs in on John’s show guest, Tio Hardiman, who is pushing to secure peddler’s licenses for cannabis retail. And, should cats […]