Month in Review: A look at the news occupied October headlines

Oct. 31, 2011
It was October 31, which meant that it was Halloween and time for Month in Review. October was a busy month in the world of news, so Eight Forty-Eight welcomed guest host Steve Edwards and three experts to help make sense of the headlines: Rick Pearson, political reporter at the

Checking the political pulse of voters the morning before the municipal election

Feb. 21, 2011
Some five months after Richard M. Daley’s announcement to step down as mayor, it is almost time for Chicago to move on.

Emanuel back on the ballot hours before latest mayoral debate

Jan. 28, 2011
The top four mayoral candidates gathered to debate Thursday night. Mere hours before the event, Rahm Emanuel’s candidacy was still in question. But late Thursday the Illinois Supreme Court settled the matter.