Podcasts about change illinois

Today's guest include Giselle Balido, Political Editor at Floricua (Courier Newsroom) Dr. Dan McMillan, Author of "How Could This Happen" re: Holocaust Remembrance Day Ryan Tolley, new Executive Director of CHANGE Illinois and CHANGE Illinois Action Fund Bobby Kogan, Senior Director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, Texas immigration attorney

The Commonwealth Edison bribery case saw the 4 defendants convicted on all counts & the repercussions and fallout will be felt in many different aspects throughout Illinois. WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down with Madeleine Doubek, the Executive Director of CHANGE Illinois, & Alisa Kaplan, the Executive Director for Reform for Illinois, about what happens after the bribery case, what citizens can do & more. 

John Howell is joined by Madeleine Doubek, Executive Director for CHANGE Illinois. No one is addressing the underlying causes of corruption in Springfield, she says. There are structural changes Doubek believes need to be made in order to help prevent corruption from happening in the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Howell is joined by Madeleine Doubek, Executive Director for CHANGE Illinois. No one is addressing the underlying causes of corruption in Springfield, she says. There are structural changes Doubek believes need to be made in order to help prevent corruption from happening in the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*Madeleine Doubek of CHANGE Illinois looks at how ranked-choice voting and other election reforms are on the way in IL. *John receives listener feedback on a potential splitting of Illinois, and shares how Dennis Rodman has pulled a 180. *Steve Galanis, Co-Founder and CEO of Cameo discusses their new live video feature, allowing you extended chats with celebrities .*Mike Emanuel of Fox News tries to determine why the Biden Admin chose now to cancel student loan debt. *Plus, comedian Tom Dreesen gets a good laugh out of John while talking about his upcoming event in Glen Ellyn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*Madeleine Doubek of CHANGE Illinois looks at how ranked-choice voting and other election reforms are on the way in IL. *John receives listener feedback on a potential splitting of Illinois, and shares how Dennis Rodman has pulled a 180. *Steve Galanis, Co-Founder and CEO of Cameo discusses their new live video feature, allowing you extended chats with celebrities .*Mike Emanuel of Fox News tries to determine why the Biden Admin chose now to cancel student loan debt. *Plus, comedian Tom Dreesen gets a good laugh out of John while talking about his upcoming event in Glen Ellyn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of The Drew Mariani Show on 7-15-22 Sarah Turk tells us about a grassroots effort of prayer and fasting that a Pro-Life organization is calling on Illinoisans to change the heart of their state culture Drew waxes poetic on the power of fasting

*Alex Nitkin of The Daily Line breaks down the ward remap deal, and Chaundra Van Dyk of CHANGE Illinois talks about her disappointment in the final map. *Joe Ferullo, former EVP of Programming for CBS tells John why CNN will struggle as it attempts to shift back into "real news." *Steve Bernas of the BBB of Chicago and Northern Illinois informs you of the scams to be aware of surrounding moving and lawn care companies. *Professor Wilfred Reilly at Kentucky State University shares why people should debate Amy Wax rather than call for her firing. *Plus, John asks the crew how they are enjoying the warm weather before talking about the fallout from Richard Irvin's presser.

*Gery Chicago remembers the Great Chicago Flood, when he was Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Richard Daley. *In the wake of Dianne Feinstein's reported issues, John talks about the 'old' problem that faces a large portion of the Senate. *Mark Brown of the Sun-Times discusses why he believes that Ex-Alderman Danny Solis' deal with the feds was way too generous. *Retired WLS City Hall reporter Bill Cameron honors the life and legacy of Mayor Harold Washington on what would have been his 100th birthday. *Plus, Madeleine Doubak of Change Illinois shares the state of the ward remap battle and Jason Nathanson previews the final season of Better Call Saul.

*Madeleine Doubek of CHANGE Illinois tells John how holding candidates accountable is becoming more difficult as politicians are learning how to dodge reporters. *26th District Senator Dan McConchie describes how his Voter Empowerment Project would allow Illinois voters a more active role in the democratic process. *Caleb Silver, Editor in Chief at Investopedia takes a look at the markets as DOW dropped over 1,000 points today. *Salena Zito details how a high school football coach's decision to take a stand is headed to the Supreme Court. *Plus, John and Rick Wojcik of Dusty Groove record store remember jazz legend Ezell Cooper.

Officials from CHANGE Illinois and a member of Chicago Independent Redistricting Commission talk with Craig Dellimore about the continuing battle over redrawing the city's Ward boundaries…and the chances for “The People's Map” getting a true hearing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the beginning of the year, Illinois lawmakers have undertaken the once-a-decade task of drawing new political boundaries for the legislature, state Supreme Court and congressional districts. The legislative maps are facing a legal challenge and the congressional districts are forcing candidates to consider their options ahead of next year's filing deadline. On this episode of The CloutCast, reporter Joel Ebert discusses the year in redistricting with CHANGE Illinois executive director Madeleine Doubek and mapmaker Frank Calabrese, who reflect on the new political boundaries and the process that was used to get to them while looking ahead at the future of redistricting in Illinois.

John Howell has a fresh episode of Essential Cuts to add to your weekend programming: *Julius L. Jones describes the new City on Fire: Chicago 1871 exhibit opening at the Chicago History Museum. *Ryan Tolley, Policy Director at CHANGE Illinois talks about his lone testimony at the Illinois House Redistricting meeting. *Daniella Pereira with Openlands shares why Chicago's ash trees are worth saving despite the high cost. *The Chicago Tribune's Josh Noel details the circumstances that led to a failed unionization of the employees at Goose Island. *Professor Dorian Abbot at the University of Chicago recounts how the college cancel culture hit him personally. *Plus, the carjacking problem in Chicago is somehow even worse than you thought.

Officials with the reform group CHANGE Illinois and a member of the Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission talk with Craig Dellimore about the often contentious process of redrawing legislative districts in Illinois...and Ward boundaries in Chicago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Stephen discusses the impact of mass incarceration in Illinois with Meredith Nnoka of IL Humanities, learns about community participation in redrawing ward maps from Chaundra Van Dyk of CHANGE Illinois, and gets the lowdown on some new rock and roll from the local band The Footlight District with vocalist and songwriter Sarah Scarbrough. And Mike waxes poetic about local dive bars, even if they might not be the cleanest places...or the most structurally sound.

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Every ten years, the city has to redraw the boundaries of the city's 50 wards. Alderpeople are supposed to use census data of who lives in the community areas, but there's also self-interest seeped into the process. After all, the ward boundaries help determine if they'll get re-elected. Alders tend to create these maps behind closed doors in a way that serves them. But a good government group is trying to change the process. CHANGE Illinois is behind the Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission, made up of 13 members who represent Chicago's diversity. The commission hosted community meetings all summer, livestreamed their boundary-drawing sessions, and now they have a map. Commissioner Chris Kanich explains why these aren't just arbitrary lines on a map and why it's critical to ensure your alderperson is representing your community's needs. Guest: Chris Kanich — Commissioner, Chicago Advisory Redistricting Commission At 1 p.m. Wednesday, the City Council his hosting a public hearing on redistricting.  Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm

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Brad McMillan is the Executive Director of the Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service at Bradley University. He is also the co-chairman of CHANGE Illinois, which advocates for fair redistricting processes at the state level. We discuss his work in these areas, including his idea of a “moderate majority”.  Jeremy Kelley co-hosts Theme song by Wildermore

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It's that time. Every ten years, the Illinois legislature has to redraw the boundaries that make up legislative districts. And we got a peek this week of what they could look like. These are the maps lawmakers draw up to essentially determine who voters vote for. And the process is not so transparent. It's literally done behind closed doors, which creates some tension between Republicans and Democrats. WTTW Channel 11 correspondent Amanda Vinicky is at the State Capitol in Springfield, and she tells Jacoby how the re-mapping process is going and what other issues need to get done by the end of the session Monday. Guest: Amanda Vinicky, Correspondent, WTTW Channel 11 (@AmandaVinicky) See the draft House map: https://bit.ly/2R0f99a And the draft Senate map: https://bit.ly/2SDieMY Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm

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Illinois is losing a seat in the U.S. House as a result of the 2020 Census. But that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to redistricting and political power. In addition to Congressional districts, officials are also redrawing state legislative districts and Chicago's wards this year. Advocates like Syamala Krishnamsetty are pushing for redistricting reform, so people have more say in redrawing these political maps. Guest: Syamala Krishnamsetty, Advocacy Director, CHANGE Illinois (@syamalak) Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm [More possible notes]

Liliana Scales works for Change Illinois which is working to make Illinois' government more ethical and efficient by fighting for equitable redistricting.

Get ready for a relentless and deep dive into the core of our democracy.  The mapping of districts. In this episode of The Crisis Cast, Madeleine Doubek leans in on a critical point.  When it comes to elections, politicians should NOT get to choose their voters.  You guessed it, Lissa and Thom are unpacking the age old practice of gerrymandering with the Executive Director of Change Illinois.

The start of 2021 officially kicks off the beginning of a months-long redistricting process that will lead to the redrawing of boundaries for Illinois' congressional seats, Chicago's 50 wards, Cook County's 17 districts, 59 state Senate and 118 state House seats. To understand redistricting and all that it entails, we sit down with Madeleine Doubek, executive director of CHANGE Illinois, who breaks down the process and efforts to reform it. You'll also hear from Chicago Ald. Brian Hopkins (2) and Ald. Scott Waguespack (32) about the 2010 redistricting process and the creation of their wards and the aftermath of the choices made a decade ago.

Demanding higher standards in government has fueled the work of Andy Shaw for decades.  As a revered Chicago journalist, Andy leaned hard on the facts to force accountability.  In this episode of the Crisis Cast, Lissa & Thom learn how Andy's passionate reporting prepared him to lead the Better Government Association, and continue his 'watchdog career' with Change Illinois.

"I want to believe, at the end of my life, that I had tried to do everything I could to fix things." Democracy Reform leader Madeleine Doubek talks about why she's dedicated to reforming and improving Illinois government. The head of CHANGE ILLINOIS, Doubek breaks down the fight for voting rights, gerrymandering reform, balot initiatives and fairness in taking the 2020 US Census. Listen to a pure leader!