Connected to Chicago with Bill Cameron

Connected to Chicago with Bill Cameron

Each weekend, Bill Cameron sits down one on one with the major Chicago newsmakers of the week. Following the newsmaker interview, Bill moderates a panel discussion of Chicago's best and brightest political minds of the week's news and happenings.

Episodes

May 6, 2022 45 mins
Join WLS-AM 890 for Take 1 with Bill Cameron you'll hear from former President Obama, our Reporter Round Table, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Podcast available now! Listen live Sunday at 5pm on WLS-AM 890 Take 1 with Bill Cameron on WLS-AM 890
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Join Bill Cameron back to WLS and check out “Take 1 with Bill Cameron” Bill goes in-depth with Senator Dick Durbin on this week’s debut episode. Take 1 with Bill Cameron on WLS-AM 890
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Breaking down the Jussie Smollett sentencing with former federal prosecutor Pat Brady, and our Kim Gordon looks at Mayor Lightfoot’s effort to help families in need. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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Former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan indicted this week on racketeering charges. We talk about all aspects of that this week on Connected to Chicago with special guest: Rod Blagojevich. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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News Director Nick Gale talks with Chief Medical Officer at Chicago Department of Public Health Dr. Jennifer Seo about indoor mask mandates ending on February 28th, and our WLS roundtable. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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News Director Nick Gale talks mask mandates with Alderman Ray Lopez, Mallory Vor Broker with the WLS Round Table, and Lauren Cohn talks to Dr. Suzet McKinney, Director for Sterling Bay's Life Sciences Division. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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We take a look at the legal questions arising from the Governor’s decision to lift the statewide mask mandates with university of Illinois law professor Margareth Etienne, and the reporter roundtable on Connected to Chicago.
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Breaking down the governor’s budget with Senator Sue Rezin, and our reporter roundtable on this week's episode of Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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February 1, 2022 5 mins
Pastor Cornelius Parks from Good Hope Freewill Baptist Church joins Lauren Cohn to talk homelessness issues, and what Pastor Parks’s church is doing to help. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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January 28, 2022 44 mins
Mayor Lori Lightfoot looks to get tough on crime, and our reporter round table all on this week’s episode of Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890. Podcast available now! Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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Illinois State Senator Dan McConchie joins Connected to Chicago. Hear his plan to empower voters, and our reporter round table with WLS Newsman Nick Gale. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin joins this week’s episode of Connected to Chicago. Listen Sunday at noon and download the podcast available now. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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CPS students appear to be fed up! Join Nick as he welcomes Nancy Griffin from the Chicago Parents Collective on this week's episode of Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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A new year brings new COVID restrictions in Chicago and Cook County... Nick Gale talks to Alderman Tom Tunney, owner of the Ann Sather restaurants for his perspective as a restaurant operator and alderman. The alderman is also leading the way for the memorial AIDS Garden Chicago, to be built along the Chicago lakefront at Belmont Avenue. Nick Gale reviews some important local news stories from 2021 and remembers WLS host, Rush L...
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Connected To Chicago (12/16/2021) - Nick Gale gets an update on seasonal efforts by the Salvation Army from Xavier Montenegro, Divisional Secretary for Program at The Salvation Army. Kim Gordon has news about new scholarships and assistance for first-generation and low-income students in the city of Chicago. Jeffery Beckham Jr. the CEO of Chicago Scholars, talks about they are helping more than 5,000 students to reach their dreams ...
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Connected To Chicago (12/19/21) - Wrap-up of the week in politics and news across the city and state. Lynn Sweet (Chicago Sun-Times), Heather Cherone (Chicago Tonight/WTTW-TV), Greg Hinz (Crain's Chicago), & Ray Long (Chicago Tribune) are on the reporter roundtable on this week. Topics include announced and rumored candidates looking to unseat Governor J. B. Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot's campaign against sugary drinks sold in re...
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This week on Connected to Chicago, Nick Gale talks to Alderman Raymond Lopez (15th Ward), about crime and some recent developments in the Chicago city council. A large disturbance in the central business district last week has raised concerns for additional events involving youth groups committing thefts and violent attacks, and Ald. Lopez says it "is going to be a heavy lift to break that mentality that you can get away with lite...
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State Representative Dan Brady throws his hat into the ring for Secretary of State’s office, and our Reporter Round Table with Nick Gale on Connected to Chicago. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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Congressman Mike Quigley joins Connected to Chicago to talk infrastructure, and our reporter round table on this week's episode on Connected to Chicago. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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The president overseeing the first veterans day in over twenty years without a massive troop presence in Afghanistan, and our reporter round table on this week’s episode of Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890 Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890
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