For many, it was a sad end to a normally festive time. The last few days wrapped up a whole month of continued death and violence in Chicago, throughout the country and abroad. We’ve invited a group of esteemed journalists to edit the first draft of history that will go down in the book as November 2009. ESPN’s Lester Munson, WBEZ Chesterton reporter Michael Puente and WBEZ business and economy reporter Adriene Hill dissect the news of November.

Music Button: Ella Fitzgerald, “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”, from the CD Ella Wishes You A Swingin’ Christmas, (Verve records)