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The Chicago Way w/John Kass: The time is now for independent media in Illinois

Chicago Way w/John Kass (10/05/26): On this episode, author and retired director of medical intensive care at Cook County Hospital…

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The “Christian” West and War in the Middle East

By Nicholas S. Kass Sunday October 4th, 2026 Since the beginning of the 21st century, the entire world has watched…

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The Road to Hell Isn’t Paved with Good Intentions. It’s Paved with Deep Feelings.

By David Bittinger October 2nd, 2026 Feelings are valued, they’re celebrated, more than rational thought is. People with deeply emotional…

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You’ve Got to Be a Football Player

By Cory Franklin Wednesday September 30th, 2026 Scene: The magnificent top-floor office of world-class sports agent, Sheldrake. Sitting in a…

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The Chicago Way w/John Kass: When good food is simple, what more do you need?

Chicago Way w/John Kass (09/28/26): Revered Chicago restaurateur Jimmy Banakis joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to discuss his recent…

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Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Learned Nothing From Risking Her Daughters Future

By Paul Vallas September 27th, 2026  “Her obsession with the Black-White oppressed-oppressor narrative is so total she never looks outside…

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COYOTE VS. ACME

By Michael Ledwith September 25th, 2026 Now, let me get it out of the way… Coyote vs. ACME is the best…

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E Thalassa, From Whence We Came

By James Banakis | September 23rd, 2026 “Why do old men wake so early? Is it to have one longer…

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A hooley of a good time

Chicago Way w/John Kass (09/21/26): Mike ‘Houli’ Houlihan joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to talk about his recent column on…

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Brandon Johnson’s So-Called Progressive Equity Agenda Is a Potemkin Village That’s Hurting the Black Community

By Paul Vallas September 20th, 2026 Mayor Brandon Johnson is trying to rehabilitate his image with Chicago’s Black community through…

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Anthony Fauci Finally Speaks

By Cory Franklin September 18th, 2026 A rough estimate of the devastation caused by the COVID pandemic from 2020-2024 in…

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Saints Preserve Us

By Mike Houlihan September 16th, 2026 There’s an old Chicago joke that goes something like this….what three streets in Chicago…

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 40 flies

Chicago Way w/John Kass (09/14/26): John Kass & Jeff Carlin react to Mayor Brandon Johnson announce his re-election campaign with…

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The Scourge of Bad Church Music

By Marie T. Sullivan Sunday September 13th, 2026 In my youth, after years of post-college wandering, I resumed going to…

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Lest We Forget September 11th, 2001

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