Eight Forty-Eight 7.13.11

Eight Forty-Eight 7.13.11
A new report raises some troubling questions in the death of former Chicago school board president Michael Scott. AP/file
Eight Forty-Eight 7.13.11
A new report raises some troubling questions in the death of former Chicago school board president Michael Scott. AP/file

Eight Forty-Eight 7.13.11

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David Bernstein, a senior editor at Chicago magazine, joins host Alison Cuddy to talk about his report on new details surrounding the death of former Chicago school board president Michael Scott. Eight Forty-Eight speaks with the John Howard Association‘s Chris Bernard about a new report assessing living conditions at the youth prison in St. Charles, Illinois. Then for Front and Center, Lynette Kalsnes reports on how fishermen are adapting to warmer climate at Madeline Island, where the ice bridge they rely on to fish is melting. And the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Karen Hobbs joins Eight Forty-Eight to talk about a new report on climate change in the Great Lakes region.