Podcasts about Jane Byrne

Y'all, we got a good one today! If you're unfamiliar with the legacy of Harold Washington, this episode is for you. We won't hold you. Come learn with us!Send us a textSupport the showCheck out our weekly newsletter! Also, catch Dario on the new season of Netflix's "High On the Hog" here!!If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at ⁠media@77flavorschi.com⁠ WATCH US ON YOUTUBE ⁠HERE⁠! Visit our website ⁠https://www.77flavorschi.com⁠ Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago ⁠@77flavorschi⁠ Dario ⁠@i_be_snappin Sara @sarafaddah

Forrest Claypool has one of the most impressive and varied resumes in politics...early campaign and operative work with David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel, two-time Chief of Staff to the mayor of Chicago, opposing Barack Obama in mock debates in his 2004 Senate race, running the Chicago Park District, Chicago Transit Authority, and Chicago Board of Education, elected to the Cook County Board, intense races against the Chicago machine, and now author of the new book - The Daley Show - about the 20+ year tenure of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. In this conversation, Forrest talks his path from small town Southern, IL to breaking into politics to his time running major city departments to being an integral part of the Chicago machine before running against the machine a few years later and deep into the last 40+ years of Chicago politics through the impact of the mayoralty of Richard M. Daley. IN THIS EPISODE...Forrest's roots in Southern Illinois and the state politics of his youth in the 60s and 70s...Forrest connects with David Axelrod at the start of the Axelrod rise as a national media consultant...The x-factor that made Axelrod such an effective political consultant...One of Forrest's favorite races he worked on as a political consultant...Forrest plays the role of Alan Keyes in Barack Obama's 2004 debate prep...Forrest's initial impressions of the 1990s Barack Obama who started making the rounds in Chicago politics...Forrest remembers the Rahm Emanuel he first worked with in the mid-1980s...Of the numerous positions he held around Chicago and Cook County politics, which did Forrest find most exciting...Why Forrest turned down an almost sure-thing, safe seat in Congress...What he learned when he ran for Cook County office himself...The Forrest Claypool 101 on effectively running organizations...His evolution as a foot soldier of the Daley machine to a prominent machine critic and opponent...What made Forrest write his new book, The Daley Show, about the 20+ year mayoralty of Richard M. Daley...How the original Mayor Daley, Richard J. Daley, dominated Chicago politics for decades...The story of Richard M. Daley in the political wilderness after the death of his father, and how he rose to the mayor's office via an "outside game"...Details on how the Chicago mob controlled an entire city ward into the 1980s and 90s...The importance of "abandoned cars" in running a city...The most important accomplishment of the Mayor Richard M. Daley era...The biggest "missed opportunity" from Daley's time as Mayor...The "most brilliant ploy" Forrest saw from Mayor Daley during the 1990s wars over Chicago-area airports...The story from Forrest's first race in Cook County, with his opponent trying to convince voters that Forrest (who is white) was a Black candidate...How far one has to go back in Chicago politics to find election-counting interference...Forrest's take on why Chicago is no longer "a city that works"...Forrest's favorite story of the influential Chicago columnist, Mike Royko...Forrest's must-see recommendations around Chicago for political junkies...AND AKPD, Yasser Arafat, Thomas Barnes, Evan Bayh, Michael Bilandic, Rod Blagojevich, Jane Byrne, Jimmy Carter, council wars, Fred Cowan, Andrew Cuomo, John D'Arco, Richard Dennis, economic invalids, eye-glazing agencies, Paul Findley, Newt Gingrich, The Grateful Dead, iron-handed bravado, Brandon Johnson, Martin Kennelly, Martin Luther King, Lori Lightfoot, Machiavellian power plays, Ron Madison, Millennium Park, The Rolling Stones, John Stroger, Ed Vrdolyak, & more!

Forty-five years ago, between January 12-13 Chicago experienced a snow fall that not only inconvenienced residents but impacted an election.  Alyssa tells Risen Lady Heathen of Boomer Rex tonight about the blizzard of 1979. Outside conversations include Ivy League plagiarism. Other thoughts:  DeSantis sends migrants. Chicago sent snow.  Royko doxed Alderman. We also talk about Dibs.  Show Notes: Chicago Sun-Times Scrapbook WBEZ: The Great LSD Gridlock: Blizzard of 1979 redux? Chicago Tribune: 1979 blizzard was debacle Chicago Magazine: Snowpocalypse Then: How the Blizzard of 1979 Cost the Election for Michael Bilandic Storm Stories: "1979 Election Blizzard" - The Weather Channel Washington Post: The Snows of Yesteryear Return to Give the Mayor Another Boost Washington Post: The end of political snow plowing CBS News: Blizzard of 1979 WTTW: Chicago Blizzard of '79 ABC: Do Mayors' Political Fates Hang in the Outcome of Snowstorms? Encyclopedia of Chicago: Snow Removal DNA Info: Dear East Coast, Here's How To Survive A Snow Storm. Love, Chicago Washington Post: Weekend Snowstorm Cripples Chicago NPR: Political Lessons From Old Chicago Blizzard Still Linger Chicago Sun-Times: Classic Royko: Who won it for Jane Byrne? WBEZ: Towing The Line Chicago Magazine: 50 Moments the Shapes Chicago 1970-2020 Chicago Magazine: Blizzard of 1979: Thoughts from Michael Bilandic and Jane Byrne Chicago Tribune: All fingers point to snow NYT: Chicago, Paralyzed in Sub‐Zero Temperatures, Begins to Dig Out as Snow Continues Chicago Sun-Times Mike Royko "Mayor Big Snow Job" Royko: Shovelfull from City Hall Royko: Clout Plows Right On Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's up! We're talking about Chicago's first woman Mayor, Jane Byrne! If you don't know the history, y'all already ready know what we do. Find out about her in this episode! Also, we went to Tufano's Vernon Park Tap and had some amazing Italian food from this 93-year old restaurant. The service and food still hold true here! Come along with us for more Chicago history and food! If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at media@77flavorschi.com  WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our website https://www.77flavorschi.com Shop our gear from Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/shop/77flavorschi Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago @77flavorschi Dario @super_dario_bro Sara @TamarHindi.s --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/77-flavors-of-chicago/support

Hey, y'all! We return this week to part two of the Council Wars. In this episode, we talk about the first mayoral race of Harold Washington and the many mini-wars that followed.

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio's investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the opening of the Green Mill, Chris Farley invitation to join the Saturday Night Live cast, and Mayor Jane Byrne’s move to the Cabrini Green public housing project. Sponsored by UChicago Medicine

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat, lost her reelection bid to former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, who are headed to a runoff election on April 4 after no candidates received a majority of votes. Lightfoot is the first incumbent Chicago mayor to lose a reelection bid since 1983, when Jane Byrne, the city's first female mayor, lost her Democratic primary. DaQuawn Bruce, Executive Director of Concerned Communities for America, sits down with Larry Elder to discuss what cost Lightfoot the re-election. President Joe Biden has ordered federal officials to do door-to-door checks on families in East Palestine, Ohio, but said he has no immediate plans to visit the village where a train derailed three weeks ago, spilling toxic chemicals. Washington Examiner Opinion writer Chris Tremoglie joins Larry Elder to discuss the real reason for Biden's response or lack of response to the Ohio train derailment. The Larry Elder Show is sponsored by Birch Gold Group. Protect your IRA or 401(k) with precious metals today: http://larryforgold.com/ ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation's third-largest city.Vallas, a former schools CEO backed by the police union, and Johnson, a Cook County commissioner endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, advanced to the April 4 runoff after none of the nine candidates was able to secure over 50% of the vote on Tuesday to win outright.Lightfoot, the first Black woman and first openly gay person to lead the city, won her first term in 2019 after promising to end decades of corruption and backroom dealing at City Hall. But opponents blamed Lightfoot for an increase in crime that occured in cities across the U.S. during the pandemic and criticized her as being a divisive, overly contentious leader.She is the first elected Chicago mayor to lose a reelection bid since 1983, when Jane Byrne, the city's first female mayor, lost her Democratic primary.Speaking to supporters Tuesday night, Lightfoot called being Chicago's mayor “the honor of a lifetime.”Support the showSign Up For Exclusive Episodes At: https://reasonabletv.com/LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos every day. https://www.youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople

A new Florida law amounts to a state takeover of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the government body that has given Disney unique powers in Central Florida for more than half a century. It allows the governor to replace the district's existing board – mostly people with ties to Disney – with a five-member body that he hand-picks. “Today, the corporate kingdom finally comes to an end,” DeSantis said Monday at a Reedy Creek fire station in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. “There's a new sheriff in town and accountability will be the order of the day.” Bill Gates has acquired a minority stake in Heineken Holding NV, the controlling shareholder of the world's second-largest brewer, for about $902 million. Chicago Mayor Lightfoot becomes the first Chicago mayor to lose a bid for reelection in 40 years, when former mayor Jane Byrne was ousted in 1983. Lightfoot's loss sets up former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas (D) and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson (D) for a head to head faceoff in the runoff election on April 4.

You know David Axlerod...the chief strategist for President Obama, CNN commentator, and founder of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. The Obama years come up a bit in this conversation, but we focus mostly on his 20+ years as a working political media consultant before connecting professionally with then-State Senator Obama. We talk cutting his teeth in NYC, how the appeal of Chicago politics drew him to the Windy City, why he made the jump from political journalist to political operative, & stories, lessons, and insights from his 40+ years in and around politics.(To donate to support The Pro Politics Podcast, you may use this venmo link or inquire by email at mccrary.zachary@gmail.com) IN THIS EPISODE….David's early political memories growing up in NYC…The political appeal that drew David to Chicago for college…David tells the story of Chicago machine politics through 3 influential figures…What made David make the jump from journalism to become a political operative…The story behind David's first campaign working for Congressman Paul Simon…The Axelrod approach to political ads…David talks his time working for iconic Chicago Mayor Harold Washington…The historic 1992 Illinois Senate race that might not have happened without Axelrod agitation…How the 1992 Illinois Senate race foretold the 2004 rise of Senator Barack Obama…David's take on the “self doubt” present among many who work in politics… AND Jill Abramson, Paul Begala, Jessie Berry, Madison Brown, bullshit meters, Jane Byrne, Mike Calabrese, James Carville, cashing in stamps, the Chicago Tribune, chiseling, civilian review panels, Forrest Claypool, Cardiss Collins, George Collins, colorful Chicago lore, the Commissioner of Rodent Control, Rich Daley, Richard J. Daley, Bill Dawson, Alan Dixon, David Doak, Lloyd Doggett, dopes, Stephen Douglas, Rahm Emanuel, Carter Eskew, Jerry Finkelstein, Erwin France, gambling syndicates, Newt Gingrich, golfing with Dan Quayle, hammer-and-tong battles, Fred Hampton, Henry Henderson, Anita Hill, Al Hofeld, homespun wisdom, Hyde Park, impostor syndrome, Ben Lewis, John Lindsay, luminescent figures, JFK, RFK, the Jewish Kennedys, Vince Larkin, Jerry Liebner, Jim Ross Lightfoot, Abraham Lincoln, Little Rock, machine cogs, Jane Mayer, Mark McKinnon, Ralph Metcalfe, Kiki Moore, Carol Moseley Braun, Mike Murphy, Dr. Odom, Jesse Owens, PS 40, Deval Patrick, pastry and cash, Charles Percy, quixotic races, the Reagan Revolution, realpolitik, Republican golden boys, Dan Rostenkowski, Joe Rostenkowski, Mrs. Roth, secret sauces, Bill Singer, slate-making, Bob Squier, Andrew Stein, Stuyvesant Town, Tammany Hall, Clarence Thomas, unerring noses, the University of Chicago, Tom Vilsack, ward bosses, the wheel of history, David Wilhelm, the Wigwam, the Wizard of Oz Syndrome & more!

In this 353rd episode of “Elton Jim” Turano's “CAPTAIN POD-TASTIC,” Jim Turano explains why political “outsiders” like Jimmy Carter, Jane Byrne, Donald Trump, and others rarely succeed in office or get re-elected.

0:00 - Remembering Mike Leach   15:18 - Angelica Ford, owner of Fueled by AF & Kevin Bastuga, from Signature Bank, celebrate Angelica's victory in our Business Boost contest. For more on Fueled by AF, the health and fitness company that provides accessible, quality healthy snacks and facilities for all, regardless of ability, visit fueledbyafsnacks.com   22:25 - The rent is too damn high and his credit score is too damn low   27:12 - Dan & Amy have updates on the York HS incident   01:01:59 - Kevin E. Stuart, assistant professor of political science at the University of St. Thomas and a founding member of Strong Families of Taylor, tells the story of  A Small Texas City Gets a Drag-Queen Parade for Christmas 01:14:19 - Noted economist Stephen Moore “tips his cap” to the Biden admin for lowering inflation to 7.1%... still the highest interest in 35 years    01:30:04 - Jane Byrne interchange scheduled to wrap up!!! & Sports & Politics: World Cup Controversies  01:41:39 - Eugene Volokh, co-founder of the Volokh Conspiracy blog and a law professor at UCLA, explains how New York State Wants to Conscript Me to Violate the Constitution. You can check out the Volokh Conspiracy blog at volokh.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Also in the news: Former Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson released from federal prison; Video shows Elmhurst student with disabilities bullied by other students; North Side baseball and softball program looking to get lights for night games and more.

Also in the news: Former Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson released from federal prison; Video shows Elmhurst student with disabilities bullied by other students; North Side baseball and softball program looking to get lights for night games and more.

Also in the news: Former Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson released from federal prison; Video shows Elmhurst student with disabilities bullied by other students; North Side baseball and softball program looking to get lights for night games and more.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 597, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Also A Baseball Team 1: Raphael, Michael, Gabriel and Uriel. angels. 2: Don Quixote thought the windmills were these. giants. 3: Numbers like 1, 2 and 7012. cardinals. 4: Split zygotes. twins. 5: Icterus galbula songbirds. orioles. Round 2. Category: "Black" And "White" 1: This Bing Crosby hit is the best-selling record of all time. White Christmas. 2: It's the more familiar name for Ursus americanus. Black bear. 3: 1 oz Kahlua, 2 oz. vodka and some milk or cream. White Russian. 4: It's another name for a termite. white ant. 5: The fastest-moving land snake is believed to be this venomous snake. black mamba. Round 3. Category: Little Birdies 1: Snoopy's best little buddy, in the comics he talks in "scratches". Woodstock. 2: These little yellow birds were once carried into coal mines because of their sensitivity to poisonous gas. Canaries. 3: A wise parrot named Polynesia taught him how to talk to the animals. Dr. Dolittle. 4: A clock invented in the Black Forest around 1775 introduced this little birdie to timekeeping. Cuckoo. 5: It's the symbol of happiness Shirley Temple went looking for in a 1940 film. Bluebird. Round 4. Category: 1979 1: Acronym used to refer to the treaty signed by Brezhnev and Carter in Vienna in June. SALT II. 2: 1,000 Chinese protested the privileges of high officials in this square, more famous 10 years later. Tiananmen Square. 3: This Boston outfielder became the first American League player to get both 3,000 hits and 400 home runs. Carl Yastrzemski. 4: No longer a Sex Pistol, he was facing murder charges when he died in February. Sid Vicious. 5: On April 3 she was elected mayor of Chicago with 82.5% of the vote. Jane Byrne. Round 5. Category: Adam Sandler 1: In the new movie "Click" I have a slight disagreement with this actor who gained fame as a lifeguard on the TV. David Hasselhoff. 2: In "Happy Gilmore", I had enough and decked this long-time CBS game show host--you up for the sequel, Alex?. Bob Barker. 3: In the new movie "Click", this "Deer Hunter" actor plays Morty; he also was The Continental on "SNL" many times. Christopher Walken. 4: I had a recurring role as Theo's friend Smitty in this 1980s No. 1-rated sitcom"What was it?". The Cosby Show. 5: I played tackling machine and H2O enthusiast in this 1998 film. The Waterboy. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

There are few more historic political figures than former Senator & Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun - the first Black womzn elected to the US Senate and the first ever Black Democratic Senator. In this conversation, she talks growing up on Chicago's South Side, marching with Martin Luther King at age 16, memories of figures like Richard J. Daley and Harold Washington, the start of her own political career, her history-making underdog Senate win in 1992, memorable moments and lessons learned during her time in the Senate, her tenure as Ambassador to New Zealand, & much more from a truly iconic political life.IN THIS EPISODE…Memories of growing up on Chicago's South Side…Early memories of Chicago politics and the local labor movement…Growing up in the Chicago of Richard J. Daley…A 16-year-old Carol Moseley Braun marches next to Martin Luther King Jr…Memories of her long relationship with the iconic Harold Washington…How Harold Washington “saved” her political career…The college classmate (and now DC uber lobbyist) who jumpstarted her first political race…Recollections of the Illinois legislature of the 1970s and 80s…How being the target of the Chicago Machine actually helped her career…The amazing story of her history-making underdog US Senate race in 1992…Surprises and difficulties in the early days after being elected to the US Senate…The Senators who served as her mentors…The story of facing down Jesse Helms over the Confederate Flag…Her relationship with then-Senator Joe Biden…Her proudest accomplishment in the Senate…Memories of her tenure as Ambassador to New Zealand…The definitive Carol Moseley Braun advice for visitors to Chicago…AND 98-2, the Action Party, Al the Pal, apolitical medical technicians, Bob Bennett, the Black Belt, Barbara Boxer, brickbats, Brown vs Board, George HW Bush, Robert Byrd, Jane Byrne, carveouts, the civil rights imperative, Bill Clinton, Michael Corleone, cumulative voting, the Cutback Amendment, the Daley Machine, demigods, dirty tricks, Alan Dixon, the Dream Team, the DuSable Museum of African American History, Diane Feinstein, Gage Park, Hansberry vs Lee, Howell Heflin, Anita Hill, Independent Democrats, Nancy Kassebaum, Ted Kennedy, Kiwis, Celinda Lake, Landslide Washington, Pat Leahy, Thurgood Marshall, John McCain, Pat Moynihan, Dick Neuhaus, nuclear submarines, Barack Obama, old bulls, Claiborne Pell, Tony Podesta, Michael Shakman, semi-humans, Paul Simon, Clarence Thomas, Transcendentalists, welfare reform, the WWI Memorial, the Willard Hotel, the Year of the Woman… & more!

Chicago Legend, Jerry Bryant started JBTV 38 years ago and hasn't slowed down. Jerry stops by the Mason Paine Show to speak about what made him start JBTV and what he envisions the future for the show. For the latest information about JBTV visit: JBTVMusic.comFollow JBTV on Twitter at: Twitter.com/JBTVLike JBTV on Facebook at: Facebook.com/JBTVMusicLike and Follow JBTV on Instagram at: Instagram.com/JBTVStudio https://masonverapaine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19.-Jerry-Bryant-JBTV-Future.mp3 Interview Transcription Mason Paine: JBTV's Jerry Bryant is here to speak about the history of JBTV and what plans he has for the future for his show. Thanks for joining me, Jerry. Mason Paine: I just have a couple of questions for you. What did you do before you started JBTV? Jerry Bryant: Oh, wow. You know, I'm an old man now. So, I started out in 1968 with a company called studio 68 that was involved with helping teenagers get into radio. Jerry Bryant: And that was in Milwaukee at, W O K Y and at WISN. And, I did workshops with a high school. 'cause, you know, I was a high school kid graduating . Wasn't with new, with junior achievement. So I got involved with that end WTMJ, TV. We did a TV show and I fell in love with TV. As soon as I got into the STV studio, I just loved television since I was a kid. Mason Paine: Why didn't you go into a traditional TV, actually joined a TV station. I mean, you just made your own. Jerry Bryant: Well TV, even back then, there was only three channels, you know, in Milwaukee and even here in Chicago, you know, then four or five, if you can, you know, put the educational stations in there, WTTW. Jerry Bryant: Everything was very corporate, very big. But I started wanting to do my own thing. I loved music. And I did commercials for many years for like 300 radio stations, with a company called super spots. We did imaging. I worked with Joe Kelly, who is a famous voiceover guy and I was the production guy. Jerry Bryant: We did all like ELO pink, Floyd, all those, you know, REO, Speedwagon, all those big concerts back in the day. Pink Floyd was the big one we did in the Milwaukee, one of the first open air concert. And, then I moved to Chicago like in 1979. Mason Paine: Wow. So you were doing a lot of the background work. When did you decide to just start your own station JBTV? Jerry Bryant: JBTV, came out of, literally it was a hobby cause we would do these radio stations spots, and they would have like Madonna and I'd have a one inch video tape. And on that video tape would be like Peter Murphy and a lot of these other bands. And I go. There's no. Cause you know, Jane Byrne was the you know, was our mayor at the time we didn't have cable in Chicago. Jerry Bryant: So I got involved with doing production for, W G V O channel 66 back when it was a real, ethnic Gar Spanish TV station. And, they had like guns smokes. So I did the promos and in exchange. For the production like Gunsmoke tonight at nine, you know, that kind of stuff. I would do. I want to do JBTV, don't pay me. Jerry Bryant: I just played music videos, and that's how I got started. Along with, I was also, I first started actually in 1984 with a, CAN TV 19, which is the public access channel, which a lot of Chicago famous people were on there. You know, they got their first start there because, there wasn't the same kind of, you know, anybody can get on public access TV, which is so cool that we have that in Chicago and it's still exists. Right now. Mason Paine: Wow. I didn't know. It still existed. I remember watching it when some guy wanted to help you with your math homework and I would call up and be like, could you help me with my math homework? That was like, besides JBTV. That was the only other one I knew about. But when it comes to the concept of the show, you said you wanted to do music in general. I mean, what, what drove you to that? You could have done anything.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 444, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "B"Eople 1: On June 1, 2000 this governor stayed an execution for the first time; he had let over 130 go off normally. George W. Bush (when he was governor of Texas). 2: He joined "60 Minutes" during the 1981-'82 season. Ed Bradley. 3: Former NFL great Esiason. Boomer. 4: Seen here, he's a Democrat and the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Joe Biden. 5: With 82% of the vote, she was elected Chicago's first female mayor in 1979 and led the city for 4 years. Jane Byrne. Round 2. Category: "Short" Stuff 1: Raspberry Tart, Apple Dumplin' and Lemon Meringue are characters in this line of dolls. Strawberry Shortcake. 2: "Hams" broadcast via this. shortwave radio. 3: In this 1995 film in which John Travolta played mob enforcer Chili Palmer, the real Palmer had a cameo. Get Shorty. 4: Myopic. short-sighted. 5: In 1927 court reporter Martin Dupraw used this to take testimony at the rate of 282 words per minute. shorthand. Round 3. Category: Iowans 1: Born in Iowa in 1907, he starred in "Rio Lobo", "Rio Bravo" and "Rio Grande". John Wayne. 2: Prior to marrying Roseanne, this man from Ottumwa worked as a ham packer at a Hormel plant. Tom Arnold. 3: Des Moines' Marilyn Maye sang 76 times, more than anyone else on the talk show of this man born in Corning. Johnny Carson. 4: Iowan Meredith Willson wrote this 1957 musical set in River City, Iowa. The Music Man. 5: Burlingtonian best remembered for playing TV's Fred Mertz. William "Bub" Frawley. Round 4. Category: If You're Going To Do It... 1: As a Swiss Guard, today you are responsible for the safety of this one person. John Paul II (the Pope). 2: To score 2 points at once in pro football the offense has a 2-point conversion and the defense has this. a safety. 3: To know the truth of the Matrix, take this color pill. the red pill. 4: You mix, then heat, lime, silica, alumina and iron oxide with gypsum to create the Portland type of this. cement. 5: To read the Mahabharata in its original language you have to know this one. Sanskrit. Round 5. Category: Say It "Aint" So 1: To lose consciousness abruptly is to do this. Faint. 2: It covers the walls. Paint. 3: An extremely virtuous person, especially after canonization. Saint. 4: To contaminate or morally corrupt is to do this. Taint. 5: In other words, odd in an old-fashioned sort of way. Quaint. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Last week, dignitaries from across the city and state celebrated the late Mayor Harold Washington, whose 100th birthday would have been April 15. Top Washington aides like Jacky Grimshaw and Josie Childs; contemporaries like Congressmen "Chuy" Garcia, Bobby Rush and former Congressman Luis Gutierrez, Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans and the Rev. Jesse Jackson; and top elected officials like Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, and current Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot all celebrated Washington's life and legacy at his namesake library downtown. Hanging over all of it? Politics, of course. Mayor Lori Lightfoot has yet to officially declare her reelection bid, but is raising money, staffing up her campaign, and so far, playing defense. Other candidates to become Chicago's next mayor in 2023 are already lining up. Businessman Willie Wilson and current Ald. Ray Lopez are both running. Congressman Mike Quigley is polling. Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and state Rep. Kam Buckner both say they're contemplating a run. Any number of spoilers could jump in over the coming months. On this week's show, we're talking lessons in tough campaigns and leadership with Marilyn Katz. She was a media consultant for Harold Washington's historic run in 1983. A progressive activist throughout the late '60s, she joined the rainbow coalition of Washington backers, helping deliver captivating ads that brought him over the finish line in the 1983 primary against Jane Byrne and Richard M. Daley, and then the general election against Republican Bernie Epton. She'll share her memories of that campaign and Washington's leadership style when he took over the 5th floor at City Hall, and what lessons Lightfoot might take from him to hold on to her seat.

For 21 years, from the mid-1950s to the mid '70s, mayor Richard j. Daly ran the city of Chicago. And I mean he ran the city. One member of Daley's cabinet was a woman named Jane Byrne, who was Chicago's Commissioner of Consumer Sales. Not long after Mayor Daley's death in 1976 Byrne left her city job, and ran for mayor herself in 1979. And against the odds, Byrne won. She became not only Chicago's first female mayor, but the first woman to be elected mayor of any major U.S. city. But 4 years later, when she ran for reelection, the tide that had swept her into office swept her back out again.

In 1979, the late Jane Byrne was elected as mayor of Chicago. She was the first female mayor of a major U.S. city, and the 50th mayor in Chicago’s history. Jane’s daughter, Kathy, joined Bob Sirott to share details about the new season of WTTW’s ‘Chicago Stories’. She also talked about how her mother dealt […]

She worked on John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, was guided through Chicago politics by Richard J. Daley, and became the first female mayor of Chicago. Today we're discussing Jane Byrne, whose story is part of the upcoming season of Chicago Stories on WTTW. With me to discuss Byrne is the producer and writer of the episode, Rachel Pikelny, and the executive producer of Chicago Stories, Dan Protess.For the cost of a cup of coffee, you can help support the show:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryUp your cocktail game with Portland craft syrups!https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1kAmazon Affiliate Links (anything you buy - not just this stuff - through these links helps benefit the show):BOOKS:My Chicago by Jane Byrnehttps://amzn.to/3qCVfzA Brass: Jane Byrne and the Pursuit of Power by Kathleen Whalen Fitzgeraldhttps://amzn.to/36MZa5MCampaign! The Election That Rocked Chicago by Peter Nolanhttps://amzn.to/36vs1Me (Paperback)https://amzn.to/3DaeTYK (Kindle - FREE with Kindle Unlimited!)Join Kindle Unlimited here: https://amzn.to/2WsP1GHOTHER CHICAGO ITEMS:Chicago Map Pint Glasshttps://amzn.to/3DkZwNmPodcast art by John K. Schneider - angeleyesartjks on Instagram or at angeleyesartjks AT gmail.comChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podhttps://www.chicagohistorypod.comEmail: chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com

This week, we go back in time with the makers of the documentary Punch 9 for Harold Washington. The film examines the incomparable former Mayor of Chicago's time in office. Pulled from Congress, Washington became Chicago's first Black Mayor in 1983 thanks to a multiracial coalition of progressives who campaigned hard on his behalf. He took over after one-termer Jane Byrne and after decades under Richard J. Daley's leadership. The film includes archival footage and candid interviews with a cavalcade of notable Chicagoans: the Reverend Jesse Jackson, late civil rights historian Timuel Black, late educator Conrad Worrill, the Chicago Sun-Times' Laura Washington, plus contemporaries like Chuy Garcia, Luis Gutierrez and David Orr – as well as staff, supporters, and opponents, like former 33rd Ward Ald. Dick Mell. Mell was one of the leaders of the Vrdolyak 29, the mostly white City Council members who opposed Washington at every turn, kicking off the infamous Council Wars. If you need a reminder, Washington beat both Byrne and Richard M. Daley in the 1983 primary, then faced Republican Bernard Epton in the general. The film explores the racial animus Washington was up against as a candidate – when Epton used the slogan “before it's too late…” – and then as mayor, alongside the segregation and discrimination Chicagoans of color experienced. It also explores the kind of city Washington wanted to build before his sudden death in his office in 1987. Work on the film kicked off in 2015 and it debuted for select public audiences this past fall. Director Joe Winston and producer Sonya Jackson talk about how Washington paved the way for candidates of color, what parts of his legacy endure – and what is still left unfulfilled.

Steve Dale speaks with J. Nicole Brooks, Writer and Director of, Her Honor Jane Byrne, at Lookingglass Theater. J. Nicole explains how this production came to fruition, shares some of the pieces of Jane Byrne’s life included in the show, and more. To learn more about this production and to purchase tickets, visit www.lookingglasstheatre.org

Halloween special! Guest host Nadine Bachan tells Josie and Taylor about Ruthie Mae McCoy, Chicago's public housing projects, and the true story behind the movie Candyman. Plus: a trip down Trinidad's haunted Solomon Hochoy Highway, and an island full of decomposing dolls.

Hey, y'all! This week we return back to our sweet home Chicago to tell the story of the last Republican to ever run for Mayor of our fair city: Ray Wardingley. But, then again, you might also know him better by his stage name, Spanky the Clown.

The play opened as the pandemic began, robbing Chicago audiences of the chance to see it. WBEZ will air the audio version Saturday at 2 p.m.

The assault of John Kass and the hypocrisy of the Left July 29, 2020, Season 2, Episode 7 I did not know that George Soros, the billionaire who uses his money to influence American politics from the left, is Jewish. Apparently, accusing George Soros of manipulating politics is "anti-Semitic" according to the far left which is attacking Columnist John Kass whose column is being moved under the guise of a reformatting of the newspaper from its Page 2 prominence to deep inside the paper with other columnists. I don't read the other columnists. I read @JohnKass but I am not shocked that the only way to smear Kass because of his strong conservative opinions is to call him "anti-Semitic" ... they can't argue the facts so smear him personally to silence him and shame him and put his career on ugly notice. I've known John Kass since he first stepped foot in the City Hall press room back in the Jane Byrne years, and accusing him of being "anti-Semitic" is a transparent cheap-shot intended to demonize him and silence his conservative voice ... Shame of the Chicago Tribune, shame on his critics who can't argue the facts and have to assault a GREAT WRITER by slamming him with an unjustified and vile smear, shame on the journalists who have to resort to name-calling to counter his powerful voice. Click here to read the staged ADL letter attacking Kass that was used by the far leftwing union, the Chicago Tribune Newspaper Guild, to attack him: Click here to read an overview of the controversy from WTTW For more information on Ray Hanania visit his online Hub at www.TheDailyHookah.com. Hanania writes Opinion Columns on the Middle East issues at the Arab News newspaper and at TheArabDailyNews.com. And, he writes Opinion Columns on mainstream topics and issues each week at the Southwest News Newspaper Group and at SuburbanChicagoland.com.

J. Nicole Brooks has made a name for herself by writing plays about Chicago and its long history with racial injustice and segregation. Reset discusses how this current protest moment informs her craft, her play about Jane Byrne that got shut down because of the covid-19 pandemic, and more

The Lookingglass Theatre Company is currently hosting the incredible play Her Honor Jane Byrne. Lead actress Christine Dunford, playwright Nicky Brooks and WGN Radio's Walter Jacobson join Karen Conti to discuss the play and the incredible history of the Jane Byrne era.

The show starts off with Damon Cheronis, Harvey Weinstein defense attorney, on his involvement during the Weinstein trail. Then, we hear about the incredible play Her Honor Jane Byrne from lead actress Christine Dunford, playwright Nicky Brooks and WGN Radio's Walter Jacobson shares the incredible history of the Jane Byrne era.

The Jane Byrne Interchange project’s price tag will balloon a quarter-billion dollars over budget. Reset digs into the latest with Reset transportation contribution Mary Wisniewski.

The conflict in Venezuela is about class, ethnicity and ownership of national resources. The people want to retain possession of their resources and use them to improve the quality of life for the people of Venezuela. The United States wants to take the resources by force and use them for private gain. Will the United States-backed attempted coup be successful, or will the people of Venezuela and their allies repel intervention? Chicago voters will vote today for their first African American female mayor. Either former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot or Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will replace incumbent Rahm Emanuel on City Hall's fifth floor. If Lightfoot wins, Chicago would also elect its first openly gay mayor. The last African American mayor of Chicago was Harold Washington, who was re-elected in 1987 before dying in office that same year. Jane Byrne was the last female leader of the city when she served one term from 1979 to 1983. Will this election be more of the same, or will Chicago get the change it needs?Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is once again a defendant in a class-action lawsuit against the state due to the Flint water crisis. US District Judge Judith Levy in Ann Arbor re-instated Snyder yesterday after dropping him as a defendant last fall. Levy ruled that claims by the plaintiffs that the former governor possibly knew about the lead-tainted water poisoning Flint residents as early as March 2014 are plausible in a 128-page opinion. The water crisis was the result of state-appointed emergency managers switching Flint's drinking water supply from Detroit's system to the much more corrosive Flint River without adding chemicals to prevent the water from leaching lead out of galvanized and lead pipes. GUEST: Teri Mattson — Campaign To End US And Canadian Sanctions Against Venezuela.Teresa M. Lundy — Government affairs and public relations specialist and principal of TML Communications, LLC. Julie Hurwitz — Civil rights attorney and partner at the law firm Goodman, Hurwitz and James.

Remembering the 1979 election that changed everything in Chicago -- April 2, 2019 This is the "Ray Hanania on Politics" Podcast, a look at Chicagoland politics past and present ... This episode of Ray Hanania on Politics looks at the 1978 campaign and 1979 Chicago Mayoral Election. We talk about the first African American mayor being either Lori Lightfoot or Toni Preckwinkle, but we can’t forget the action-paced newsmaking four year term of Chicago’s first woman Mayor Jane M. Byrne and how she defeated the Chicago Machine, and ended up taking it over … That was my first real election that I covered as a City Hall reporter and it was one of the most exciting elections Chicago had seen in a long time … Jane Byrne’s rise, her feud with the Cabal of Evil Men who were Ed Fast Eddie Vrdolyak, Ed Burke and First Ward Outfit alderman Fred Roti …her election challenge of Mike Bilandic, who took the office from Wilson Frost who was the President Pro Tempore when Richard J. Daley died on Dec. 20, 1976 … This is a look back at the rollercoaster first City Hall political earthquake that brought the Chicago Machine to its knees and changed Chicago politics forever … Jane Byrne’s rise opened the door to the changes that we continue to see today in Chicago politics. My mainstream columns are published at SuburbanChicagoland.com and in seven newspapers in the Southwest region of Chicagoland including The Regional News, The Reporter, the Des Plaines Valley News, and the Southwest News-Herald. My Middle East columns are published in the Arab News Newspaper, the Middle East Monitor online, and the Arab Daily News online. I hope you enjoy this episode of Ray Hanania on Politics. Go to RayHananiaOnPolitics.com for the latest episodes, or check us out on iTunes and my personal website www.Hanania.com.

Jane Byrne and Harold Washington made history as the first woman and first African American elected mayor of Chicago. Either Lori Lightfoot or Toni Preckwinkle will have the distinction of being the first Black woman mayor after the April 2nd runoff. We’ll talk about the historic nature of this election.And Geoffrey Baer has explored Chicago and the suburbs for years on his documentaries for WTTW 11. Baer’s latest explores many of the classic, and hidden spots that Chicagoans go for family road trips and nearby getaways. Want more Morning Shift? Subscribe to our podcast and rate us. It really helps.Connect with us on Facebook and on Twitter at @WBEZMorning.You can also leave us a voicemail with feedback or with acomment we may play on the air at 888-915-9945.

Burton Mercer gets a hard lead, the Palace Hotel Ballroom fills up with fans and Good Ol Boys, Elwood fails to score with Twiggy, and a gas station explodes. Support the show at www.patreon.com/DitchDiggers www.bluesbrosminute.com Facebook: @bluesbrosminute   Twitter: @BluesBrosMin 

Don Rose has been a political organizer, publicist and strategist for 60 years. Henry Wallace, Martin Luther King, Jane Byrne, Harold Washington, the protests against the wars in Iraq. Don has seen it all.

Yet, another rough edit. An important lesson from Chicago's first female Mayor, Jane Byrne. Want the Needs Assessment worksheet? Download it now! http://bit.ly/NPSPWorksheet3Episode soundtrack/music produced by Memo of Molemen http://www.molemenrecords.com/update/artist/memo.html https://soundcloud.com/memoriza

Yet, another rough edit. An important lesson from Chicago's first female Mayor, Jane Byrne. Want the Needs Assessment worksheet? Download it now! http://bit.ly/NPSPWorksheet3Episode soundtrack/music produced by Memo of Molemen http://www.molemenrecords.com/update/artist/memo.html https://soundcloud.com/memoriza

It took decades for Chicago's first and only female mayor to land an official honor from City Council. Is there a reason it took so long?

For the last three years, we've brought you news and conversations on a wide range of topics that affect Chicagoans' daily lives. We've covered a lot of big stories: elections, the Polar Vortex, the passing of major figures in the city like Roger Ebert, Jane Byrne, and Cardinal George. The list goes on. But not everything we do is so serious. Whether it's stories about food, real estate, arts and culture or sports, we've always tried to bring an element of fun to your afternoon. So, this hour, we keep things a little more light-hearted with the regular contributors you've heard on the show over the years. General Admission podcasters, Don Hall and Tyler Greene give us a summer arts preview. Real estate reporter, Dennis Rodkin, tells us about the new tour he's hosting about Chicago's sexual history. Food contributor, Louisa Chu, talks about the newest food trends in the city. WBEZ's Tony Arnold discusses new allegations against former U.S. House Speaker, Dennis Hastert. WBEZ Sports Contributor, Cheryl Raye-Stout previews Game 2 of the Stanley Cup. NIU Meteorologist, Gilbert Sebentse, tells us how he first got into meteorology. And, we talk about what we love about this great city.

It took decades for Chicago's first and only female mayor to land an official honor from City Council. Is there a reason it took so long? 

Mayor Bilandic's disregard for black voters; a clear contrast in Mayor Emanuel's treatment of black and white constituencies; and citizens' attitudes about government polices based on their distance from the destructive impact. Length 15.8 minutes.

Surprise win for Democrat outsider Jane Byrne in Chicago mayoral vote. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.