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This week, Bill talks with author and journalist Steven Brill whose new book, "The Death of Truth: How Social Media and the Internet Gave Snake Oil Salesmen and Demagogues the Weapons They Needed to Destroy Trust and Polarize the World--And Wha
This week, Bill is joined by 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins. He talks about Chicago preparing for the Democratic National Convention and if the city is ready for a safe and secure convention. Hopkins does not agree with the mayor's decision to
This week, Bill talks with the President and CEO of the Civic Federation, Joe Ferguson. He was also the inspector general for the City of Chicago from 2009 to 2021. They discuss Donald Trump being convicted of all 34 counts in New York. Also, w
This week Bill dug into the ShotSpotter debate in the Chicago City Council. Brandon Johnson has said it's going away after the Democratic National Convention in August but the City Council voted this week to keep it by a 34-14 vote. And Northwe
This week Bill is joined by Democratic Congresswoman Robin Kelly. She represents Illinois's 2nd District which includes part of the south side of Chicago, much of the southern suburbs and into Central Illinois along the Indiana border. They dis
This week, Bill talks with Chaz Ebert, the CEO of Ebert Digital which runs RogerEbert.com. Chaz is the wife of the great late movie critic Roger Ebert. She has a new book out now call "It's Time to Give a FECK: Elevating Humanity Through Forgiv
This week, Bill played testimony from a current US Supreme Court case involving the former mayor of Portage, Indiana, James Snyder. He was convicted of corruption. The Supreme Court could rule in favor of Snyder and that could affect the trial
This week, Bill is joined by Stacy Davis Gates, the President of the Chicago Teachers Union. The CTU contract expires on June 30th, what are she and the teachers asking for in negotiations? The reporter roundtable with Greg Hinz, Heather Cheron
Former Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley turns 82 on Wednesday, April 24th. Bill plays audio highlights of Daley's funniest and most memorable moments in office. The reporter roundtable with Heather Cherone, Dave Stewart, Ray Long and Greg Hinz
This week Bill is joined by Chicago Tribune reporter Gregory Royal Pratt, whose new book, "The City Is Up for Grabs: How Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Led and Lost a City in Crisis", is out now. They discuss Lightfoot's rocky relationship with t
Illinois' senior Senator Dick Durbin is Bill's guest this week on Take 1. Durbin talks about Donald Trump, what Israel has to change in their war with Hamas and why updating O'Hare Airport is essential. He also discusses the Bears and White Sox
This week, Bill talks with sports reporter Cheryl Raye-Stout about Chicago's sports teams and why they are so bad right now. Cheryl is a little more optimistic about the Bears, Blackhawks and Cubs. Also, are the taxpayers willing to pay up to h
Bill Cameron talks to Mike Quigley, the U.S. representative for Illinois's 5th congressional district. Congressman Quigley updates us on world issues including the wars in Ukraine, and Gaza. While election results from the primaries are not c
Last week Bill talked with Clayton Harris III, this week he interviews Harris's opponent for the Democratic nomination for Cook County State's Attorney in the Illinois Primary, Eileen O'Neill Burke. She talks about why she is the best candidate
This week Bill was joined by Clayton Harris III who is a Democrat running for Cook County State's Attorney in the Illinois Primary Election on March 19th. He is taking on Eileen O'Neill Burke, who will be Bill's next week on Take 1. Harris talk
This week Bill Cameron talks with former Chicago Mayoral candidate, Chicago Public Schools CEO, and Mayor Daley's Budget Director. Vallas currently serves as an advisor to the Illinois Policy Institute. It's been almost a year since Brandon J
This week Bill Cameron talks with Patrick Wohl, author of the new book Down Ballot: How a Local Campaign Became a National Referendum on Abortion. In the book, Patrick details a 1990, suburban Chicago race for the Republican Party nomination f
It was February 18th, 2018, that former President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. So Bill decided to go into his audio archives and play the best quotes from Blago's time as Illinois Gov
You always hear what Illinois Democrats are up to since they run Springfield, so this week on Take 1, you get a chance to listen to the top Republican in the Illinois Senate. Bill Cameron spoke with John Curran, the minority leader in the State
This week, Bill is joined by Emma Tai from the Bring Chicago Home Campaign. They are aiming to put a referendum on the March Primary Ballot that would increase the real estate transfer tax for properties worth more than $1 million. That money w
Saturday, January 27 is Holocaust Remembrance Day and this week Bill plays some archival audio from the late Fritzie Fritzshall, a Holocaust survivor from Skokie, Illinois. Also hear from the US Holocaust Museum Director and another story of a
This week, Bill is joined by the Better Government Association President and CEO David Greising. Now that Ed Burke and the "ComEd 4" have been convicted of corruption, will politicians stop stealing? Well, probably not according to David Greisi
This week Bill is joined by McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally. He is also the new president of the Illinois States Attorney’s Association. Kenneally talked about how the SAFE-T Act has negatively effected McHenry County. Also, i
This week, Bill Cameron talks with Beth Brown, Pastor of Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church and interim commissioner of the City of Chicago Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability. They discuss the current immigrant crisis whic
The first Mayor Daley, Richard J. Daley, died 47 years ago on December 20th. Bill Cameron went into his archives to find the best audio of one of the most powerful political figures in the 20th century from Bill's time covering Daley. Hear his
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