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616 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: A time for reflection

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.

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616 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: A time for reflection

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604 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Still no compassion from the media or politicians for a father’s loss

Mon, 19 Jan 2026
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Mon, 12 Jan 2026
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Tue, 30 Dec 2025
600 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: O Holy Night

Wed, 24 Dec 2025
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Fri, 19 Dec 2025
598 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: A funeral for a friend and the city’s finances

Mon, 15 Dec 2025
597 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Why Pastor Brooks has zero confidence in Mayor Johnson

Mon, 08 Dec 2025
596 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Retired police chief talks SAFE-T Act reforms, Reed case

Mon, 01 Dec 2025
595 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: A Thanksgiving need for a warm cup of Midwestern common sense

Mon, 24 Nov 2025
594 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Who can heal the basket case city?

Mon, 17 Nov 2025
593 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: A recipe for compromise

Tue, 11 Nov 2025
592 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: A smile to bring down a city

Mon, 03 Nov 2025
591 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Revolutionary times

Mon, 27 Oct 2025
590 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: ‘No Kings’ rallies and Pritzker’s gambling habits

Mon, 20 Oct 2025
589 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Chaos reigns over local LEO/FED interactions, almost by design

Mon, 13 Oct 2025
588 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: An origin story

Mon, 06 Oct 2025
587 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: A retired judge on how a bad apple can spoil the bunch

Mon, 29 Sep 2025
586 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: What the FCC’s Carr got wrong about Jimmy Kimmel

Mon, 22 Sep 2025
585 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Where do we go from here?

Mon, 15 Sep 2025
584 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Illinois voters have a clear choice for their future

Mon, 08 Sep 2025
583 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Over 50 shot this weekend, but we don’t need help

Tue, 02 Sep 2025
582 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: When IL Dems play Russian roulette with our children

Mon, 25 Aug 2025
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025
580 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Obama, Pritzker, and the stories they tell

Mon, 11 Aug 2025
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Mon, 04 Aug 2025
578 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Dead people voting, flooded basements, and The Nice Man

Mon, 28 Jul 2025
577 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: A wake-up call for NYC from the Windy City

Mon, 21 Jul 2025
576 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Freedom rings

Mon, 07 Jul 2025
575 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: On the road at the Sicilian Summer Block Party

Mon, 30 Jun 2025
574 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Business as usual means someone else’s hand in you pocket

Mon, 23 Jun 2025
573 - Chicago Way w/John Kass: Straight from the butcher’s mouth

Mon, 16 Jun 2025
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Mon, 09 Jun 2025
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Mon, 02 Jun 2025
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Tue, 27 May 2025
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Mon, 19 May 2025
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