Dec 31st, 2008 · Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich named former State Atty. Gen. Ronald Burris yesterday as his pick to replace President-elect Barack Obama's vacant senate seat. Some see the move as a slap in the face to critics who want the governor to resign, following federal allegations that he once planned to sell the senate appointment to the highest bidder. NPR's Ken Rudin and Mary Mitchell, of the Chicago-Sun Times, discuss the reaction.
Keywords: Senate · federal · president · Gen · governors · Resolution · bidders · Ken Rudin · Mitchell · Barack Obama · Illinois Gov · Rod Blagojevich
Dec 11th, 2008 · The deepening political scandal in Illinois continues to ignite strong debate among residents about the integrity of leadership in the state. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell returns to the program, and joined by Chicago Tribune Reporter Mike Dorning to discuss their state's political crisis.
Keywords: scandal · politics · residents · crisis · leadership · Illinois · Integrity · investigators · Mitchell · Sun Times · emChicago · Tribune Reporter
Dec 9th, 2008 · Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington says people are surprised by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's "hubris." She says accusations that he solicited bribes to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat might make that position less desirable.
Keywords: Senate · Barack Obama · Desirable · Laura Washington · Illinois Gov · Rod Blagojevich · hubris · Sun Times · vacant · accusations · emChicago · blagojeveich
Nov 3rd, 2008 · The Jennifer Hudson tragedy has sparked an outpouring of grief far outside Chicago, where the actress' relatives was recently killed. Although the case is still being investigated, many are scrutinizing the Hudsons' family associations. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell, life coach Iyanla Vanzant and sociologist Bertice Berry discuss sensitive family ties.
Keywords: Chicago · Family · Tragedy · actress · grief · Hudson · sociologists · investigators · Mitchell · outpouring · Sun Times · Jennifer
Jul 23rd, 2008 · Jerome Holtzman, who wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune and became Major League Baseball's first ever historian, has died. For decades, Holtzman was known among writers, players, owners and umpires as the "Dean of Baseball." He created the "save" — a relief pitching statistic that many say changed the game.
Keywords: historian · players · Writer · Relief · tribunal · baseball · Major League Baseball · Dean · Sun Times · Jerome · emChicago · Holtzman
Jun 4th, 2005 · Chicago's Sun-Times is the first large-circulation newspaper to stop printing daily stock tables. Business editor Dan Miller tells Scott Simon that savvy investors prefer to check stock prices online. But reviews from readers are mixed.
Keywords: newspapers · Scott Simon · Investor · Chicago · Business · prices · online · Tables · circulation · quotes · Sun Times · Dan Miller
