This week, the Mincing Rascals are Chicago Tribune’s Eric Zorn, Scott Stantis and Kristen McQueary, and WGN Radio’s Steve Bertrand. Steve fills John’s host seat. The Rascals deliberate over possible excuses for the Illinois House’s inability to pass a budget. Having just returned from Springfield, Kristen has a lot to say. Then, could there be anything incriminating in that wiretapped evidence of J.B. Pritzker’s interest in buying the Illinois Treasurer’s seat from former Governor Rod Blagojevich? James Comey has decided […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are WGN Radio’s John Williams and Steve Bertrand, joined by Chicago Tribune’s Kristen McQueary. Former FBI Director Robert Mueller positions himself to continue the Russia probe that recently dismissed FBI Director James Comey begun. The Rascals weigh the positives of a special counsel. Kristen drops a Trump scrutiny statistic, following his speech at the Coast Guard commencement, in which he pitied himself. Then, they explore the legacy left behind by the late Roger Ailes, a […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are WGN Radio’s John Williams and Steve Bertrand, joined by Chicago Tribune’s Kristen McQueary. Former FBI Director Robert Mueller positions himself to continue the Russia probe that recently dismissed FBI Director James Comey begun. The Rascals weigh the positives of a special counsel. Kristen drops a Trump scrutiny statistic, following his speech at the Coast Guard commencement, in which he pitied himself. Then, they explore the legacy left behind by the late Roger Ailes, a […]

The Mincing Rascals are WGN Radio’s John Williams and Steve Bertrand, and Chicago Tribune’s Eric Zorn this week. They speculate over possible reasons President Trump fired now-former FBI Director James Comey. They ponder the meaning behind Alderman Raymond Lopez’s (15th) comment regarding gang warfare and collateral damage. The Rascals debate whether or not the abortion bill will earn the signature of one Governor Rauner. And, finally, what is Iowan First District Congressman Rod Blum hiding? Steve recommends the “Genius” series […]

The Mincing Rascals are WGN Radio’s John Williams and Steve Bertrand, and Chicago Tribune’s Eric Zorn this week. They speculate over possible reasons President Trump fired now-former FBI Director James Comey. They ponder the meaning behind Alderman Raymond Lopez’s (15th) comment regarding gang warfare and collateral damage. The Rascals debate whether or not the abortion bill will earn the signature of one Governor Rauner. And, finally, what is Iowan First District Congressman Rod Blum hiding? Steve recommends the “Genius” series […]

This week’s rascals are Eric Zorn and Kristen McQueary of the Chicago Tribune and John Williams and Rob Martier of WGN Radio. They mince about whether President Trump ought to be credited for his tax cut proposal, and whether or not to keep Americans’ hopes up. Then, as the president teeters on funding for the Southern Border wall, the government is at risk of shutting down. The rascals debate what that wall actually signifies. Alderman David Moore of the 17th […]

This week’s rascals are Eric Zorn and Kristen McQueary of the Chicago Tribune and John Williams and Rob Martier of WGN Radio. They mince about whether President Trump ought to be credited for his tax cut proposal, and whether or not to keep Americans’ hopes up. Then, as the president teeters on funding for the Southern Border wall, the government is at risk of shutting down. The rascals debate what that wall actually signifies. Alderman David Moore of the 17th […]

On today’s edition of “The Mincing Rascals,” Chicago Tribune Cartoonist Scott Stantis and Columnist Eric Zorn join John Williams. The rascals mince over Bill O’Reilly’s removal from Fox News following various settlements on his behalf. Then, they ponder the worst part about the USS Carl Vinson’s route towards North Korea. They debate whether or not employees of the Cubs should be allowed to sell their rings upon acquisition, and the uses of Mayor Emanuel’s private e-mail account. Finally, they decide […]

On today’s edition of “The Mincing Rascals,” Chicago Tribune Cartoonist Scott Stantis and Columnist Eric Zorn join John Williams. The rascals mince over Bill O’Reilly’s removal from Fox News following various settlements on his behalf. Then, they ponder the worst part about the USS Carl Vinson’s route towards North Korea. They debate whether or not employees of the Cubs should be allowed to sell their rings upon acquisition, and the uses of Mayor Emanuel’s private e-mail account. Finally, they decide […]

Today’s rascals are WGN Radio’s John Williams and Steve Bertrand, and Chicago Tribune’s Eric Zorn and Kristen McQueary. They debate the meaning of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s effort to enforce a rule that Chicago Public Schools students must be accepted into some sort of higher education to graduate. They then move on to mince about House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes’s self-removal from the Russia-US investigation. And they wonder what can be done next to prevent attacks like that in Idlib […]