Podcast appearances and mentions of Richard M Daley

Forrest Claypool, discusses his new book, The Daley Show: Inside theTransformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley

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!

Joan Esposito welcomes Richard M. Daley biographer and former commissioner of the Cook County Board of Appeals Forrest Claypool. He is the author of "The Daley Show: Inside the Transformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley" (2024). Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820).

Forrest Claypool, former chief of staff to Mayor Richard M. Daley, joins Bob Sirott to talk about his book, The Daley Show (Inside the Transformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley).

WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore will touch on a new book by Forrest Claypool that discusses how Mayor Richard M. Daley's time in office set the stage for development of the West Side and last week's DNC. 

During any crisis, the "cool" heads prevail. In this episode we'll cover some Chicago's most daunting and outrageous challenges -- like an airport bulldozed in the middle of the night. Forrest Claypool has held the highest leadership post at three of the most critical municipal institutions: the park district, the public schools, and the Chicago Transit Authority. Claypool is the author of The Daley Show: Inside The Transformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley. Thom Serafin goes behind the scenes at City Hall with Claypool, who served as Daley's Chief of Staff for two tenures.  This is a conversation about the unapologetic use of power, and an adept use of passion for the Windy City.

In this episode, Fran Spielman interviews Forrest Claypool, discussing his extensive career in various roles in Chicago's public sector. Claypool talks about his new book on Richard M. Daley. They delve into Daley's complex legacy, including episodes of corruption and his struggle with personal losses. Claypool emphasizes the significance of strong leadership in urban governance, citing Daley's tenure as a model for other American cities. The book is called The Daley Show: Inside the Transformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio's investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the swearing in of Richard M. Daley, Ravinia’s beginnings, the debut of Bunny Bread, and more. Sponsored by UChicago Medicine

I have a few pre-recorded episodes and asked my co-workers what they wanted to here and all two of them voted for this topic. The time a mayor shut down an airspace. This might sound boring however it anything but. I am joined by comedian Lance Burson to discuss an event that could be Richard M. Daley's legacy. I don't think it is. SHOWNOTES: Daley rips up Meigs runways in surprise raid The Day Shut Down Meigs Field Chicago Tribune Retrospective WBEZ: Meigs Field 20 Years Later Twitter: @OhMalortPod IG: @OhMalort!Pod TikTok: OhMalort!Pod ohmalortpod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antonio Villaraigosa is the 41st mayor of Los Angeles and arguably the most impactful Latino elected official in American history. In this conversation, he talks his roots as blue-collar kid in East LA, how public schools offered him a second chance after early struggles, cutting his teeth as a union organizer and in the civil rights and farm workers' movements, his rapid ascent from freshman legislator to California Assembly Speaker over three years, how his 2001 mayoral loss set the stage for a 2005 win and two successful mayoral terms, the 2018 race for Governor, his current role as Infrastructure Advisor to the state and Governor Newsom, and much more from one of the most unique stories in American 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…Overcoming struggles growing up in East LA…The issues and political struggles that first engaged him…Cutting his teeth in union organizing and the civil rights, anti-war, and farm workers' movements…His path from activism to running for office himself in 1994…His path from a freshman legislator to Assembly Speaker in 3 short years…Lessons from his mentor, iconic CA Speaker Willie Brown…Highlights of his time as Assembly Speaker…The decision to run for mayor in 2001…The difference in his 2001 mayoral loss and 2005 blowout win…The 4 core areas of his focus as mayor…His leadership style that led to not losing a single vote to the city council in 8 years…On whether the job of mayor has become harder over the last few years…Looking back of the 2018 Governors' race and why Southern California Democrats have a hard time winning statewide…Other positions and races he's considered from US Senate to President Obama's Transportation Secretary…How mayors across the country network and share ideas…His approach on tackling big issues facing American cities…His current role as an Infrastructure Advisor to Governor Newsom… AND 7th & Broadway, 224 languages, the ACLU, a million trees, Actum, affirmative action, America Fast Forward, Aztlan, Xavier Becerra, Tom Bradley, Boston Consulting, Cathedral High, Cesar Chavez, cheap red wine, Richard M. Daley, Manny Diaz, dog whistles, finding the bathroom, firebrands, freshman football, the Griffith Observatory, Jim Hahn, Kamala Harris, the Hollywood sign, Delores Huerta, Herman Katz, Martin Luther King Jr, the LA Times, the MEChA movement, Measure R, Mt. Baldy, Gavin Newsom, Rosa Parks, quixotic efforts, Simon Rodia, Roosevelt High,  Edward Roybal, SEIU, the Santa Monica Freeway, streamlined permitting, United Teachers of LA, the US Conference of Mayors, the USEOC, the Watts Towers, Pete Wilson…& more!

For Jim "Skinny" Sheahan, life is truly a marathon.  Not a sprint.  In fact he's run nearly 50 marathons.  Skinny is a self-described Irish thoroughbred with a penchant for motivating voters, but more importantly neighbors. During this episode of the Crisis Cast Lissa & Thom extract how big cities should approach the crime crisis.  And, what they're getting wrong.  This conversation includes a romp through the historic 1983 Chicago Mayoral debate between Jayne Byrne, Harold Washington, and Richard M. Daley.  Less than a decade later, Mayor Daley enticed Skinny to help create Taste of Chicago.  You'll also learn what Sunday jogs through the neighborhoods of Chicago can teach you about the needs of its residents.

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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.

The 7% Supreme Court Justice. President Biden promised that he would pick his VP candidate from a pool of only black women. From that pool, representing 7% of the  United States, he chose Kamala Harris. The same thinking that led to Ms. Harris being the Vice President of the United States is going to give us the next lifetime appointee Justice on the Supreme Court. With the 2020 nomination slipping through his grasp after a series of primary defeats, Biden turned to the powerful US Representative, Jim Clyburn, D-SC and the Majority Whip in the House to make a deal; Biden would appoint the black female Justice Clyburn wanted in exchange for Clyburn's support. The rest is political backroom history. This 10 minute episode will help us in our lives, and help us to think through the issues surrounding us. N.B. This is a complete blog, also acting as a signpost, pointing you to this episode on both the new Revolution 2.0™ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw5CDliD-PRQE_8bO4Eg98Q (YouTube) channel, and where you enjoy your podcasts, e.g., https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revolution-2-0/id1353135552 (Apple), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9yZXZvbHV0aW9uMi0wLm9yZy9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Qv (Google) and https://open.spotify.com/show/6rr6fi3AMW0GoAfYQ64lf9 (Spotify).   Continuing: The 7% Supreme Court Justice. In the tradition of former Mayor and Chicago political boss, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_J._Daley (Richard J. Daley), President Biden is paying off a political debt by fulfilling his promise to appoint a black female to the Supreme Court, the highest count in the United States. Richard J. Daley held political office in Illinois for 38 years, including 24 years as the Mayor of Chicago. His son, Richard M. Daley, held office in Illinois for 39 years, including 22 as the Mayor of Chicago. You don't create a dynasty like that without receiving and paying off many and large political debts. That's exactly what then candidate Biden set in motion when he rescued his failing presidential candidacy by promising the powerful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Clyburn (Jim Clyburn) that he would nominate a black female to the SCOTUS in exchange for Clyburn's campaign-rescuing political support. Going into the SC primary Biden was trailing Bernie Sanders badly–many pundits had written him off. After making the deal, Clyburn delivered SC to Biden, and the rest is political dealmaking history. More specifically Clyburn wanted US District Judge http://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/shortlist-breyer-replacement-supreme-court/index.html (J. Michelle Childs) on the Court. Guess who is on President Biden's short list for the nomination. Far beyond just the stench of a deal promising a nomination to SCOTUS in exchange for turning around a failing presidential campaign, is just how deeply wrong Biden is in citing race and gender as his initial and fundamental criteria. Why on earth would the President restrict the pool of candidates to the 7% of the population that is both black and female? Is that how you get the best qualified candidate? No, but that is not what Biden is looking for. He is paying off a political debt while appealing to blacks on the basis of race and not on the basis of making their lives better economically or in any real way. All while pandering to the Affirmative Action set. You know, the people who believe that two evils can make a right. What really happens is that when you create the second evil, it does not erase the first–it simply perpetuates it.  Affirmative Action, and this is by definition an affirmative Action nomination, substitutes “qualified” for “best qualified.” It must make that substitution, or Affirmative Action would be completely impossible for anyone to defend. Listen carefully to those supporting this nomination and other Affirmative Action policies; they always emphasize things like how many qualified candidates that their process surfaces. How many...

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.

Ace Smith, Partner at Bearstar Strategies, has lived a fascinating political life intersecting with a long list of the most iconic figures of the last several decades...Harvey Milk, Pat and Jerry Brown, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, & many more. In this conversation, we talk his memories of growing up in a Bay Area political family, cutting his teeth in smaller races and opposition research, transitioning to running campaigns, his role in several key states for Hillary Clinton in 2008, and building Bearstar Strategies to become a dominant media and strategic firm. IN THIS EPISODEThe prominent Democratic pol Ace is named after…Ace remembers his father, Arlo, working for iconic CA politician Pat Brown…Ace's memories of the 1966 surprise win of Ronald Reagan and similarities to the Trump 2016 win…Ace talks about Harvey Milk, the groundbreaking LGBT pol, that he knew personally…Ace's personal connection to the Harvey Milk / George Moscone assassination…Ace weighs in on why the Bay Area is a breeding ground for many of the state's most successful politicians…Ace talks the value of working small, local races…Why Ace left a successful career in California politics to start fresh in DC…A fateful 1987 meeting between Ace and a young Rahm Emanuel…How opposition research gets Ace's foot in the door in DC politics…Ace talks his formula for being an effective political researcher…Ace's role in the Bill Clinton 1992 Presidential campaign…Ace gives insight about Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton from knowing both personally for decades…Ace talks running Texas and North Carolina for Hillary Clinton in the 2008 primaries…Ace's best practices of what makes a good campaign manager…Ace gives a California Politics 101 of what makes CA politics different…Ace gives a case study from the Kamala Harris 2010 Attorney General's race…Ace talks the rise of Bearstar Strategies…Ace on what makes Jerry Brown so unique…Ace talks the strategy utilized (and defining moment) to beat back the 2021 recall attempt against Gavin Newsom…Ace looks back on the 2020 Kamala Harris Presidential campaign in which he was involved…Ace's insight on building political teams…Ace's agenda for anyone visiting the Bay Area…AND David Axelrod, Albert Camus, chaotic minds, Richard M. Daley, dearths and deluges, disappointing Political Science classes, Mike Dukakis, Joe Freitas, Gallic Wars, Averell Harriman, Fred Harris, hippie journey years, Harry Johnston, Tom Lynch, George McGovern, news pyramids, the political club movement, printing obscenities, Robert Redford, Bernie Sanders, Arlo Smith, Adlai Stevenson, testing hunches, Donald Trump, the twinkie defense, Elizabeth Warren, Dan White … & more!

RUSH: AP: ‘The City Council brushed aside warnings from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to approve an ordinance that makes Chicago the biggest city in the nation to require big-box retailers to pay a ‘living wage.' The ordinance, which passed 35-14 Wednesday after three hours of impassioned debate, requires mega-retailers to pay wages of at least $10 an hour plus $3 in fringe benefits,' $3 in fringe benefits? ‘by mid-2010. It would only apply to companies with more than $1 billion in annual sales and stores of at least 90,000 square feet. ‘It's trying to get the largest companies in America to pay decent wages,' Ald[erman] Toni Preckwinkle said.' No, it's not. ‘The minimum wage in Illinois is $6.50 an hour and the federal minimum is $5.15. Mayor Richard M. Daley and others warned the living wage proposal would drive jobs and desperately needed development from some of the city's poorest neighborhoods and lead giants like Wal-Mart to abandon the city.' It's exactly right. Wal-Mart will ring the city. Wal-Mart will surround the city, but they will not go there. (Laughing.) This has nothing to do with a ‘livable wage.' This has nothing to do with making big companies pay a livable wage. This is all about unions. This is all about the Democrats being loyal to unions. I think the ACORN group was behind this, a huge liberal group. For the rest of today's transcript, click here: https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2006/07/27/raising_minimum_wage_causes_job_loss_wal_mart_will_now_just_surround_chicago/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 156, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Biblical Firsts 1: Rachel is the first shepherdess mentioned and he's the first shepherd. Abel. 2: He's the first person in the Bible to build a ship. Noah. 3: God's first instructions to human beings were "be fruitful and" do this. to multiply. 4: This strongman told the first riddle; it concerned a honey-filled lion. Samson. 5: This disguised man was the first person to kiss someone in the Bible; he kissed his father. Jacob. Round 2. Category: Gimme An "H" 1: He was the last major party pres. candidate to win his party's nod without winning the most votes in the primaries. Hubert Humphrey. 2: The western hemisphere country with French as an official language that fits the category. Haiti. 3: This Onondaga chief who helped unite the Iroquois was celebrated by Longfellow. Hiawatha. 4: In the New Testament, he tells the Magi, "Go and search diligently for the young child...". Herod (the Great). 5: This scientific endeavor abbreviated HGP had the goal of mapping every gene of Homo sapiens. the Human Genome Project. Round 3. Category: Follow The Leader 1: It's the military rank of the head of state of Libya. Colonel. 2: Following the lead of Germany, this man declared war on Britain and France in June 1940. Mussolini. 3: Taking over from his assassinated father in 2001, Joseph Kabila is the president of this country once known as Zaire. Democratic Republic of the Congo. 4: In 2002 Helen Clark won election to a second term as this Down Under country's prime minister. New Zealand. 5: In northern Europe, Goran Persson leads as the prime minister of this nation. Sweden. Round 4. Category: You're The Mayor 1: Now in his fifth term, Richard M. Daley has the daily duty of running this metropolis. Chicago. 2: In 2005 he was re-elected mayor of New York City by an almost 20 percent margin. (Michael) Bloomberg. 3: The most populous U.S. city with an elected female mayor is this 2nd-largest Texas city, with Laura Miller. Dallas. 4: Former state governor Jerry Brown reigns as the mayor of this California city. Oakland. 5: Sworn in as this city's 97th mayor in 2000, John F. Street is a graduate of its Temple University. Philadelphia. Round 5. Category: Gay Blades 1: The mark left by George Hamilton's "gay blade". a Z. 2: Its use was abolished in France in 1981, 188 years too late for Marie Antoinette. the guillotine. 3: The sword in the stone from the Lady of the Lake. Excalibur. 4: You'd need an undertaker, not a styptic pencil after this was used by Sweeney Todd. a straight razor. 5: Ridley Scott's dim futuristic film view of Los Angeles. Blade Runner. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

“We come to you and ask you to enforce the law because if it is not enforced here, when will it be enforced? Are police officers going to be allowed to shoot from 90 to 100 bullets into an apartment of citizens of this country, whether they be black or white, poor, rich, Panthers or not Panthers, to use the color our laws to do that, to tear the place asunder, to beat people, to shoot them, to maim them for life, to kill them? Are they going to be able to? That is the question that you have to ask yourselves. These defendants, as police officers, are they going to be allowed to violate those rights in the face of the law, in the face of our Constitution, in the face of the Bill of Rights? I say you won't let them, and you will come back with a just and fair verdict which history will be proud of. That is what we ask and that is what the evidence demands.”   That very prescient quote from Flint Taylor was said in 1977 during the trial of the cops that murdered Chicago Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. Sadly, not much has changed in the demands of the people to the people charged with protecting and serving the public. Much emphasis has been made in recent history on the unjustified homicide of Black citizens by police malfeasance. Another major source of police abuse has been the use of torture by police to elicit confessions and general cooperation by citizens. In this episode we will talk to former Black Panther Fred Hampton's Lawyer, Flint Taylor about his 50-year battle against police abuse and torture and inquire if police reform is truly possible.   About Flint Taylor: G. FLINT TAYLOR, a graduate of Brown University and Northwestern Law School, is a founding partner of the People's Law Office in Chicago, an office which has been dedicated to litigating civil rights, police violence, government misconduct, and death penalty cases for 45 years. Among the landmark cases that Mr. Taylor has litigated are the Fred Hampton Black Panther case; the Greensboro, North Carolina case against the Ku Klux Klan and Nazis; the Ford Heights Four case in which four innocent men received a record $36 million settlement for their wrongful conviction and imprisonment; and a series of cases arising from a pattern and practice of police torture and cover-up by former Chicago police commander Jon Burge, former Mayor Richard M. Daley, former State's Attorney Richard Devine, and numerous other police and government officials, five of which have been settled against the City of Chicago and Cook County for a total of approximately $26 million. He obtained a multi-million dollar settlement for a seven year old boy who was falsely accused by the Chicago Police of the murder of 11 year old Ryan Harris and has represented, and continues to represent, numerous other wrongfully convicted persons who have spent decades in prison and on death row, including Burge torture victims Michael Tillman, Darrell Cannon, Ronald Kitchen, Alonzo Smith, Anthony Holmes, Victor Safforld, Shawn Whirl, and Jackie Wilson, exonerees Randy Steidl, Paul Terry, Ronald Jones, Jerry Miller, Oscar Walden, Lewis Gardner, Paul Phillips, Terrill Swift, and Jonathan Barr, and the first woman jailhouse lawyer in Illinois, Maxine Smith.   Get Flint's Book, "The Torture Machine" from Haymarket Books here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1642-the-torture-machine     Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   The Dispatch on Zero Books (video essay series): https://youtu.be/nSTpCvIoRgw   Medium: https://jasonmyles.medium.com/kill-the-poor-f9d8c10bc33d   Pascal Robert's Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/author/Pascal%20Robert   Get THIS IS REVOLUTION merch HERE: www.thisisrevolutionpodcast.com

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 117, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: My Life Of "E"S 1: Diamonds are so colorless, I prefer these gems for my rings. Emeralds. 2: Instead of mere cream puffs, give me these oblong pastries with icing and a French name. Eclairs. 3: Viscounts and barons needn't bother inviting me over -- I only hobnob with at least this grade of nobleman. Earl. 4: I never travel without this group around me, including a bodyguard, publicist and manicurist. Entourage. 5: It's less than an hour's drive from my Geneva apartment to this French spa known for its "water". Evian. Round 2. Category: Transportation Slang 1: An eggbeater is one of these. Helicopter. 2: You auto know a ragtop is one of these. Convertible. 3: Slang for a ship, it's what you'll find a nursery rhyme trio sailing in. Tub. 4: Rhyme time term for a huge 18-wheeler. Big rig. 5: It's not madness, a reefer is this type of railroad car. Refrigerator car. Round 3. Category: You're The Mayor 1: Now in his fifth term, Richard M. Daley has the daily duty of running this metropolis. Chicago. 2: In 2005 he was re-elected mayor of New York City by an almost 20 percent margin. (Michael) Bloomberg. 3: The most populous U.S. city with an elected female mayor is this 2nd-largest Texas city, with Laura Miller. Dallas. 4: Former state governor Jerry Brown reigns as the mayor of this California city. Oakland. 5: Sworn in as this city's 97th mayor in 2000, John F. Street is a graduate of its Temple University. Philadelphia. Round 4. Category: Folks On Sports 1: After this man's 81-point game, a writer: "The only bad news? The other four Lakers were arrested for loitering". Kobe Bryant. 2: Jerry West, on this Chicago Bull: "He was the only athlete I ever knew who could play volleyball all by himself". Michael Jordan. 3: A sports radio host, on this HBO drama sponsoring a NASCAR entry: "Here's hoping nobody opens the trunk". The Sopranos. 4: This N.Y. Yankee known as A-Rod said, "Therapy can be a good thing; it can be therapeutic". Alex Rodriguez. 5: Jay Leno said, "On his way home from Torino, he didn't catch his plane. Apparently" this skier "missed the gate". Bode Miller. Round 5. Category: Don We Now Our Guy Apparel 1: The 2 numbers on a man's dress shirt, 16/34 for example, are usually measurments of these 2 things. neck size and sleeve length. 2: Bunny Austin shocked the tennis world when he wore these competing at Forest Hills in 1932. shorts. 3: The name of this wide sash popular in men's formal wear comes from the Urdu for "waistband". cummerbund. 4: Popular as a fabric for men's pants, this ribbed fabric's name may derive from the French for "cloth of the king". corduroy. 5: (Hi, I'm Tucker Carlsen of CNN's Crossfire.) Among the many influential men to wear bow ties is this great Spanish poet and author of "The House of Bernarda Alba" . (Frederic Garcia) Lorca. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Former Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley turns 79 on April 24th. Bill plays back Daley's most memorable moments in office. Download the podcast now, or listen live Sunday night at 7pm on WLS-AM 890

Pam Morris-Walton has been a Powerhouse in creating and presenting The world's largest free-admission Gospel Music Festival which started right here in Chicago; The Chicago Gospel Music Fest. For over 20 years she served as the guiding light as an appointee of Mayor Richard M. Daley. She attracted top local and national talent and drew audiences from across the nation booking more than 2.500 Gospel Groups while simultaneously attracting corporate sponsors to underwrite the cost of the annual event. Pam created and coordinated Mayor Daley's Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Breakfast. She has served as an Interfaith Liaison & Outreach for two Illinois Governor candidates. Pam also has chops as the voice, personality and host of “Gospel with Pam Morris” on WVON 1690 AM Sunday afternoons from 11-2Pm Any questions or comments about the show send an email to: letstalk2gmg@gmail.com

Debtwire Municipals' Desk Editor Yong Lim interviews Gary Hall, who is a Partner with Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC (the nation's largest minority-owned investment bank). He gives us his take on possible stimulus scenarios for state and local governments. We also touch upon his experiences working in Chicago under Mayor Richard M. Daley's administration and how that city will handle a USD 1bn deficit. Lastly, Gary gives us his thoughts on the municipal market as past Chairman of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. Yong Lim, the Debtwire Municipals desk editor, is the moderator of the podcast. The Muni Lowdown is a weekly podcast recapping the previous week's significant news developments in the municipal bond market. For comments or questions contact paul.greaves@acuris.com

In this episode of The Crisis Cast, a very earnest conversation about the leaders that we have - and the leaders that we need. David Wilhelm is a public policy expert and former political strategist.  He's led campaigns for Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, and Richard M. Daley among others.  Lissa & Thom probe his perspective about what communities need most in crisis management.  As the son of a World War II refugee, Wilhelm saw poverty first hand while growing up in eastern Ohio.

David Greenstein, PHD Lecturer of Special Collections and University Archives for The Richard J. Daley Library at the University of Chicago, chats with Roe Conn about a new two year oral history project chronicling leadership of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. The project includes 45 videotaped interviews with political advisors, chiefs of staff, family […]

About the episode:    Jim Dinkle became president of the KRDA/FirstPark on November 6, 2017. He moved to Maine from Arizona where he had led a regional economic development organization along the Interstate 10 corridor between Phoenix and Tucson. He was deputy chief of staff to former Kentucky Governor Wallace Wilkinson and he went on to serve as Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's special projects manager leading the first-in-the-nation brownfields initiative to remediate and market 345 acres of environmentally contaminated sites citywide thanks to a $50 million HUD guaranteed loan. Mr. Dinkle worked five years for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) in Chicago and he managed site selection for new and existing customers across five states in the Midwest. He was the owner's representative in the redevelopment of the former Joliet Arsenal into a multimodal transportation facility with 14 million square feet of warehouse and distribution facilities being developed on the site by such names as Wal-Mart, Georgia Pacific, Cargill and Home Depot. This was a $300 million project built on over 1,400 acres. Mr. Dinkle is a past member on the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees and he is a UK Bowman Fellow. He is a native of Lexington, Kentucky, and presently resides in Oakland. Jim's involvement with Rotary began in 1987 when he was selected for a Group Study Exchange to South Africa. His core principles are the same as Rotary International's Four-Way Test, “Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?” Mr. Dinkle believes that accountability, credibility and integrity have been the keys to his professional success, and he upholds those values in his job as president of FirstPark.   In the episode:        3:19 – With a Toyota Motors plant located nearby in Georgetown, Kentucky, Jim's interest in economic development began after giving tours of the state capital and governor's mansion to visitors from Asia. 5:44 – Jim shares how his eyes were opened by international visitors to things he had taken for granted growing up. 8:30 – Jim shares how important location is for economic development. 13:01 – Jim describes how he learned how to listen from his grandfather. 16:32 – Jim shares a story about not judging a book by its cover. 18:56 – After completing The Marshall Plan®, Jim shares FirstPark's successes, including increased web traffic and becoming certified dog friendly. 23:24 – Jim talks about all the communities that came together to create FirstPark. 25:57 – Jim describes how living in Maine was always a dream for him. 31:39 – Jim shares all the benefits of operating a business out of FirstPark. 36:16 – Jim tells the story of meeting Yonghyon Kim, the Consul General of the Republic of Korea. 40:05 – Jim and Nancy discuss the restaurants and revitalization of Waterville and Oakland. 41:16 – Jim provides wisdom that others could learn from and use in their careers.   Quote: On living in Maine: “It's not just a place to recreate. It's also a place to live and grow your family and expand your business.” – Jim Dinkle, Executive Director of Kennebec Regional Development Authority, FirstPark   Links:          www.firstpark.com Newsletter sign-up On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson University of Kentucky Greenlight Maine Husson University's New England School of Communications Maine International Trade Center   Activate the PR Maven® Flash Briefing on your Alexa Device. Join the PR Maven® Facebook group page.   Looking to connect:           Email: exdirector@firstpark.com Phone: 207-859-9716

The Puerto Rican Flags here in Chicago turn 25! Located in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, they act as gateways to Puerto Rican culture on Paseo Boricua. They're huge too! These two 59-foot banderas have won countless architectural awards and are the world's largest monument to a flag. Our guest on today's episode, CEO of the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture and former Alderman at the time, Billy Ocasio, played a key role in getting the flags built along with former Congressman Luis Gutiérrez and former Mayor Richard M. Daley. Billy takes us back in time to January 6, 1995 to understand how these flags came to be and shares what he thinks they represent for the future.Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleonSite: paseomedia.orgFacebook & Twitter: @paseopodcastSounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + AdobeNational Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture Twitter, Facebook, WebsitePuerto Rican Cultural Center

Certain concepts in the planning sphere can be hard to make tangible for residents, but property taxes is not one of them. Kelwin Harris knows this reality well. As the director of outreach and engagement for the Office of the Cook County Assessor — which is responsible for valuing 1.8 million properties for tax purposes in and around Chicago — he and his team have been eagerly getting out the word that the the office, with all its political baggage, is changing. It’s committed to transparency and efficiency, including seeking better, more accurate data through SB1379, or the Data Modernization Bill, which would eventually reduce the backlog of appeals currently burdening the system. Before he went to work for the Office of the Assessor, Kelwin worked in various capacities at the city and regional levels and in grassroots neighborhood economic development. He is a former senior outreach planner for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), and prior to CMAP, he worked on Chicago’s South Side in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood as director of social services with St. Sabina Church and Catholic Charities. He held numerous roles in this community, directing programs and interventions to improve job skills, address food insecurity, combat violence, expose youth to colleges, and provide financial assistance for thousands of residents. He even served the City of Chicago as assistant to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and acting chief of human infrastructure. Many lessons he learned in his previous roles and through his previous experiences make their way into his conversation with podcast host Courtney Kashima, AICP: how communities get the development they actually want, why the South Side of Chicago is far more multifaceted than its media portrayal, and how the Wu-Tang Clan helped a young Kelwin plug in to the world beyond his window.

Back in 2008, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s plan to make Chicago “the greenest city in America” by 2020 made national news. How’s that going?

He's Ben Joravsky's Journalistic sidekick and Co-Host of First Tuesdays at The Hideout! It's ProPublica Investigative Reporter Mick Dumke. Listen as Ben and Mick discuss 5 major issues happening in Chicago and Ben asks Mick one of the toughest questions in Chicago political history...which Mayor was worse Rahm or Richard M. Daley?? Download this Benny J BONUS interview!

Valerie Jarrett served as senior advisor to President Barack Obama overseeing the White House Offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs. She was also chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls. Jarrett is the author of the new book “Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward.”During this podcast, she discusses her life and career including her longtime friendship with the Obamas dating back to her days as deputy chief of staff to Chicago’s Mayor Richard M. Daley, she reveals what it was like to serve in the Obama Administration, and she addresses the racist tweet from comedian Roseanne Barr (“muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.”) that resulted in Barr’s firing from ABC and the cancellation of her sitcom “Roseanne.”

Former Mayor Richard M. Daley turns 77 next Wednesday April 24th. Bill plays the most memorable moments from the Mayor’s 22 years in office on this weeks episode of Connected to Chicago.

In Finding My Voice, Valerie Jarrett recounts her work ensuring equality for women and girls, advancing civil rights, reforming our criminal justice system, and improving the lives of working families. From a single mother stagnating in corporate law, to finding her voice in Harold Washington's historic administration, to ultimately becoming one of the most visible and influential African-American women of the twenty-first century, Jarrett shares her forthright, optimistic perspective on the importance of leadership and the responsibilities of citizenship in the twenty-first century, inspiring readers to lift their own voices. Jarrett is in conversation with Anita Dunn, White House communications director and senior adviser to President Obama’s presidential campaignsValerie Jarrett was the longest serving senior adviser to President Barack Obama. She oversaw the Offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and chaired the White House Council on Women and Girls. Before joining the White House, she served as the chief executive officer of The Habitat Company in Chicago, chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, commissioner of Planning and Development, and deputy chief of staff for Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley. Jarrett has received numerous awards and honorary degrees, including Time's "100 Most Influential People." She received her B.A. from Stanford University in 1978 and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981. She is currently a senior adviser to the Obama Foundation and Attn and a senior distinguished fellow at the University of Chicago Law School.https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9780525558132Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2008, then-Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley signed a $1.15 billion deal to privatize the city’s parking meter system. The 75-year contract has been widely criticized by transportation advocates who say certain contract provisions restrict the city’s ability to manage its own streets.Transportation and urban planning expert Sam Kling joins the Morning Shift to share his recommendations for how the incoming Lightfoot administration can change the parking meter deal.

October 29, 2018 Gery Chico – Candidate for Mayor of Chicago Gery Chico Gery Chico was born and raised in Chicago. A product of the city’s neighborhoods, Chico has lived in McKinley Park, Rogers Park, Edgebrook, Budlong Woods, the Near Westside and University Village. Serving as former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s chief of staff from […]

Bill Daley said there's a “big difference” between his own style and the way Richard M. Daley ran Chicago and named three differences: He would never have sold the parking meters. He would not have allowed the pension crisis to fester. And he would have closed Meigs Field, but in the daylight.

Mayor Richard M. Daley’s former Chief of Staff, Gery Chico, talks with Craig Dellimore about what distinguishes him in a field of more than a dozen candidates. They discuss violent crime, education, taxes and more.

Chicago has elected a number of Latinos into political office, including aldermen, county commissioners, state representatives, and members of Congress. But the city has never had a Latino mayor. Could 2019 be the year? Host Becky Vevea interviews Victor Reyes, a top member of Mayor Richard M. Daley’s administration and leader of the now defunct Hispanic Democratic Organization (HDO). And WBEZ’s Claudia Morell explains why a Chicago electorate split into nearly even thirds has yet to produce a Latino mayor. Plus, a look at the possible candidates ahead of the February mayoral election. Each week at On Background, WBEZ’s team of political reporters brings you the backstory on the week's big story. Host Becky Vevea and guests take you inside the back rooms of Chicago and Illinois government to better understand the people, places and forces shaping today’s politics.

Presented by Carrie Nahabedian By Scott Warner, President, Culinary Historians of Chicago: It’s not too often that a James Beard Award-winning chef stops me on the street and says she’d like to speak to the Culinary Historians of Chicago. But that’s what happened when I was walking near Carrie Nahabedian’s acclaimed River North eatery Naha; the famed chef and I spotted each other and stopped to chat. Carrie, who had delivered a poignant talk to our group years before on her Armenian food background, told me she had another subject that she was passionate about: Chicago’s restaurant history. She said she’d been collecting books and articles on the subject for years, and wanted to share her story. What a tasty offer! We gladly booked her. Please join us as Carrie presents a cornucopia of Chicago food tidbits covering: · The history and evolution of Chicago’s restaurants. · The French influence and the proliferation of exceptional chefs. · Chicago’s luxury hotels and how they influenced the culinary scene in our city and abroad. Biography: Growing up in Chicago, Carrie says she was most influenced in her cooking by her mother, and also by Julia Child. She later described watching Child as "like watching an artist painting". Carrie started her culinary career with a three-year apprenticeship at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Chicago. She then moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey, to become assistant chef to the garde manger at the Resorts Casino Hotel when it first opened. She moved back to Chicago to work at Le Perroquet before moving on to a variety of restaurants in Europe. Carrie returned to the United States where she became the first woman to work at Chicago's Le Francais. In 1989, Carrie became sous chef at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, and was soon promoted to executive chef. She stayed within the Four Seasons Hotels chain, eventually moving California to ultimately become executive chef at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, Carrie returned to Chicago in 2000 to open NAHA ultimately winning a James Beard Award and seven consecutive Michelin stars. Mayor Richard M. Daley named September 22, 2009 in honor of Carrie, the same day that she was inducted into the Chicago Culinary Museum's Chefs Hall of Fame. Carrie opened Brindille in 2013 along with partner and cousin Michael Nahabedian; while NAHA served to highlight her Armenian roots, Brindille's refined Parisian fare celebrates hers and Michael's favorite spots in Paris. Recorded at Weiss Memorial Hospital on August 18, 2018 http://culinaryhistorians.org/chicago-became-national-food-shrine-master-chef-dishes-delicious-history/

For today’s episode, we interviewed Ms. Valerie Jarrett, a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School. Most recently, Jarrett was a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama. During her time at the White House, she oversaw the Offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and chaired the White House Council on Women and Girls. Jarrett has a background in both the public and private sectors. She served as Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, Commissioner of Planning and Development, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. She is currently a board member of Ariel Capital Management Holdings, Inc., Lyft, and 2U, Inc. Jarrett spoke with us about her professional experience in law and public service, about her views on the #MeToo movement and gender equality in the workplace, and about the current projects she is working on at Chicago. This episode of Briefly, a production of the University of Chicago Law Review, was produced by Kyle Jorstad, Tom Molloy, Kathryn Running, and John Tienken. Music from www.bensound.com. Special thanks to the entire online team, including Grace Bridwell, Tom Garvey, and Noel Ottman, and our Editor in Chief Pat Ward.

EP49 – Rick and Dave unearths an eight year old treasure, they discuss sleep gyms, radio hi-jinks, and Rick’s brush with Mayor Richard M. Daley. The post Minutia Men – 05/04/17 appeared first on Radio Misfits.

On this episode, Juliette comes to terms with an unfortunate reality, engages in word play, loses big, wrangles a Madagascar hissing cockroach, quotes Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, admits her roots, introduces The Harpy, and reveals a centuries-old curse… All while drinking David Nicholson Reserve bourbon.

The relative graciousness of Mayor Richard M. Daley; the successful promotion of brand Rahm; and Mayor Emanuel's payback to the Whittier protestors. Length 17 minutes.

When an entity on public land must pay property taxes; why the city of Chicago is suing its own park district; and how future depositions of Richard M. Daley might go. Length 5.3 minutes.

When an entity on public land must pay property taxes; why the city of Chicago is suing its own park district; and how future depositions of Richard M. Daley might go. Length 14.5 minutes.

When Chicago's "strong city council" model of government has actually performed as such; Richard M. Daley's populist attitude toward neighborhoods; and the one thing that can mean Emanuel's defeat in 2015. Length 5.1 minutes.

When Chicago's "strong city council" model of government has actually performed as such; Richard M. Daley's populist attitude toward neighborhoods; and the one thing that can mean Emanuel's defeat in 2015. Length 14.6 minutes.

The relative graciousness of Mayor Richard M. Daley; the successful promotion of brand Rahm; and Mayor Emanuel's payback to the Whittier protestors. Length 16.8 minutes.

The relative graciousness of Mayor Richard M. Daley; the successful promotion of brand Rahm; and Mayor Emanuel's payback to the Whittier protestors. Length 5.5 minutes.

This week, Julie Cooper speaks with former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley about his partnership with the University of Chicago and the City of Gary, Indiana.

YOUmedia Students at the Richard M. Daley Library Branch in Chicago in a roundtable about what Rap is ( & isn't). They also talk about what makes it unique versus other types of music. Roundtable moderated by Miss Ayana.

McKinzie hosts a talk show about community with Youmedia participants. The students talk honestly (and with passion) about abandoned buildings and ending violence as well as education, the economy and what they think of the job our President is doing.

How this article differs from much of what Ben writes; how Mayor Emanuel deals with reporters; and contrasting Rahm Emanuel and Richard M. daley. Length 6.3 minutes.

Morton Junior High School student Monique and Samantha debate the statement: "Black People Make White People Racist." Do Youtube videos, news stories, and hearsay impact how others view people that share your cultural background? Recorded at the Richard M. Daley Branch of YOUmedia.

West Town High School student Anna asks "What's the scariest sound you've ever heard"? But, for Anna, the scariest sound of all is silence. Created at the Richard M. Daley Library Branch of YOUmedia

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. On Tuesday, February 1, the University of Chicago's Future of the City Symposium will bring together leaders from Chicago and beyond to examine the performance and possibilities of one of America's largest urban centers. The symposium begins with a special address by Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago's longest-serving chief executive.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. On Tuesday, February 1, the University of Chicago's Future of the City Symposium will bring together leaders from Chicago and beyond to examine the performance and possibilities of one of America's largest urban centers. The symposium begins with a special address by Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago's longest-serving chief executive.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The symposium begins with a special address by Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago's longest-serving chief executive. The day's schedule of events also includes presentations and discussions led by internationally recognized urban planners, researchers, and thinkers.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The symposium begins with a special address by Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago's longest-serving chief executive. The day's schedule of events also includes presentations and discussions led by internationally recognized urban planners, researchers, and thinkers.

Joyce welcomes Commissioner Karen Tamley, from the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to the show. Ms. Tamley was named Commissioner of the MOPD by Richard M. Daley in March of 2005. MOPD promotes total access, full participation and equal opportunity people with all types of disabilities with the goal of making Chicago the most accessible city in the nation. Ms. Tamley will discuss her job duties in the position; as a person with a disability, she will also discuss her career-long commitment to furthering the rights and opportunities offered to people with disabilities in her community.

Today we’ll "talk chocolate" as I welcome Pam Vieau, owner and resident chocolatier of Chocolate Inspirations, Inc. We’ll share some fabulous, dairy-free chocolate and dessert recipes. Now that's sweet! Pam is a culinary artist with eighteen years of experience developing and marketing specialty chocolate products including her new line of “Vegan Confections.” She is an accomplished chocolatier, having trained under American, Swiss, Belgian and French Master Chocolatiers. Pam traded a batch of her homemade cookies for her first chocolate machine and launched her own specialty chocolate mail order/internet company, Chocolate Inspirations, Inc. Pam has received a national award and high accolades for her homemade English Toffee. She specializes in customizing original chocolate creations for clients including a chocolate birthday cake for Mayor Richard M. Daley and a chocolate Space Shuttle box for Senator John Glenn. Pam also teaches and she has also been contracted for on-site training, consulting and research and development for various small and large chocolate, flavor and confection companies. Her television guest appearances include: CBS Chicago Morning Show, CBS Chicago Morning News, “Taste” on NBC, and she has been featured in Chocolatier Magazine, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Daily Herald.