Chicago Contrarian, The Podcast

About Chicago Contrarian, The Podcast

A summary conversation on news events and public affairs in Chicago.

Publisher

Chicago Contrarian

Category

news · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Aug 2025

Latest episode

10 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

71 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Oct 2026

   Hilario in trouble, more taxes from City Hall, Senate race.

   CTU political director and candidate for the Board of Education is in a spot of trouble, again. Mayor Johnson is signaling his intent to raise the Head Tax, and others to close an $882M budget gap. Will he face opposition in Council? In three weeks, voters will head to the polls to send a new senator to Capitol Hill. We'll discuss.

2. 

   3 Oct 2026

   City Council attempts to rein in spending, Foxx's shadow looms over Chicago, CPS enrollment drops, again.

   After decades of fiscal recklessness, aldermen in the City Council passed an ordinance raising the benchmark to approve borrowing. Will the mayor pass it? Chicago shells out $260M in police settlements. CPS enrollment dropped by another 11K. What drives this enrollment? We'll discuss.

3. 

   26 Sept 2026

   Parking meters, data centers, Board of Education elections.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.1 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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