The Chicago Way by WGN Plus

Mild mannered Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass and WGN Radio's Jeff Carlin explore the week in news, politics and other thngs done the Chicago Way in this WGN Plus podcast from WGN Radio in Chicago.

Radio: WGN Radio 720 AM

Category: News & Politics

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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Mollie Hemingway says the 2020 election was ‘Rigged’ and she has the receipts

Sun, 23 Jan 2022
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: RCP’s Tom Bevan looks at the ‘Thelma and Louise’ scenario facing Democrats in ’22

Mon, 17 Jan 2022
374
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Megyn Kelly on her time in Chicago

Fri, 07 Jan 2022
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: A Christmas column tradition

Tue, 21 Dec 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Prof. Glenn Loury explores how woke policies are driving violent crime in urban America and crushing Black America

Fri, 17 Dec 2021
371
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: What is citizenship?

Thu, 09 Dec 2021
370
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Former prosecutor Robert Milan unpacks the bad policies driving surging violent crime

Wed, 01 Dec 2021
369
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: A Thanksgiving lesson in tradition from a pheasant hunt

Tue, 23 Nov 2021
368
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Chicago’s former Inspector General draws back the curtain on City Hall to reveal the truth

Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: How Democracy dies in darkness when no one turns on the light

Mon, 08 Nov 2021
366
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Ald. Ray Lopez calls Mayor Lightfoot a ‘liar’ over CPD labor rift

Sat, 23 Oct 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Mayor Lightfoot unmasked and Prof. Charles Lipson on the demise of free thought

Mon, 18 Oct 2021
364
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: We’re all mutual combatants in Chicago’s Thunderdome

Tue, 12 Oct 2021
363
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Matt Rosenberg is a Chicago native son who can’t believe what he’s seeing

Tue, 05 Oct 2021
362
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Border? What border?

Wed, 29 Sep 2021
361
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Ald. Reilly on why crime is the key to re-election, the lack of decorum at City Hall, and the racially charged remap process

Thu, 23 Sep 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: The legend, Ed O’Bradovich gears up for another season of Bears football

Mon, 13 Sep 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Mike ‘Houli’ Houlihan- ‘Irishman of the Year,’ honoring first responders and a basket for love

Mon, 06 Sep 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Kristen McQueary pulls at threads while John washes bottles

Tue, 31 Aug 2021
357
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: When the talking heads chatter, politicians change the subject

Mon, 23 Aug 2021
356
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: A City Unmoored

Sat, 14 Aug 2021
355
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: David Marcus dives into the ‘Charade’ of NY politics

Sat, 07 Aug 2021
354
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: While Lolla rages in the park, anarchy takes hold of the streets

Fri, 30 Jul 2021
353
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: The story of ‘Slim the Legman’ and the VP Pinata

Thu, 15 Jul 2021
352
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: How to catch wild pigs for Independence Day

Sat, 03 Jul 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: American diplomat (ret.) Nicholas Kass on lessons from history for the U.S.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: On to the next adventure…

Sun, 20 Jun 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Let’s see what happens…

Fri, 11 Jun 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Paul Vallas worries it’s amateur hour in Chicago politics

Mon, 07 Jun 2021
347
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: When the levee of violence breaks, who will be left to pick up the pieces?

Fri, 28 May 2021
346
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Are wheels coming off the Lightfoot bus? Plus, when cancel culture comes for you, recovery can be impossible

Thu, 20 May 2021
345
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Why is Illinois’ population dwindling while surrounding states are seeing large growth?

Wed, 05 May 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Don’t bury the lede – Charles Lipson on media without context in a time of chaos

Sat, 01 May 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: No training prepares you for the impossible task of cleaning up Chicago’s violence

Mon, 19 Apr 2021
342
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Gone Fishing…

Fri, 09 Apr 2021
341
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Looking to reopen Michelin-starred ‘Brindille,’ Chef Carrie Nahabedian needs some help

Mon, 29 Mar 2021
340
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: What happens when the ‘Land of Lincoln’ tears down Lincoln from the land?

Tue, 09 Mar 2021
339
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: How little blue pills brought down the ‘Velvet Hammer’ of Illinois

Tue, 02 Mar 2021
338
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: David Marcus previews CPAC and the future of the GOP

Thu, 25 Feb 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: The political calculus behind the Trump impeachment, as Illinois hyenas laugh at news about the U.S. Attorney in Chicago

Wed, 10 Feb 2021
336
- The Chicago Way with John Kass: NFL Hall of Fame writer Dan Pompei on his early days reporting with Kasso

Wed, 03 Feb 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Eddie Johnson on his fall from grace, historic crime rates, and Mayor Lightfoot’s control of the city

Mon, 25 Jan 2021
334
- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: What will the media do now that Trump has left the White House?

Fri, 22 Jan 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: When violence from the cities reaches the Capitol, who picks up the pieces?

Tue, 12 Jan 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: A year we’ll never forget

Sat, 02 Jan 2021
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: A Christmas column

Mon, 21 Dec 2020
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Listen so that you may see…

Sat, 12 Dec 2020
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Prof. Charles Lipson, the COVID rulers’ lament, and a breakfast with ‘Fast Eddie’

Sat, 05 Dec 2020
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Rust emerges on the Iron Triangle of IL politics

Sat, 21 Nov 2020
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- The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Ex-Trib editorial board editor John McCormick looks at the future of journalism

Sat, 14 Nov 2020

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