At Issue on WBBM Newsradio

On March 19th, Cook County will be voting in a new State's Attorney as incumbent Kim Foxx will not be running again. On this week's episode of At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with one of the two democrats who are running for the position: Eileen Burke 

On March 19th, Cook County will be voting in a new State's Attorney as incumbent Kim Foxx will not be running again. On this week's episode of At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with one of the two democrats who are running for the position: Clayton Harris III. 

On this week's episode of At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore shines a spotlight on the primary race for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk. Conversations with the incumbent Clerk Iris Martinez & Mariyana Sypropoulos, the commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District are spotlighted as the Primary Race heats up. 

On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore chats with the former mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, about her time at Harvard after being mayor, plans to help Chicago neighborhoods and much more!

On this week's At Issue, WBBM Poliitical Editor Craig Dellimore talks with the Executive Vice President of the Obama Foundation, Michael Strautmanis, to talk about the programs within the foundation, its goal to develop future leaders, the Obama Center & more. 

On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore meets with Sarah Moskowitz & Alderman Gilbert Villegas to discuss the pros & cons of the Clean and Affordable Buildings Ordinance and how it will affect residents of Chicago. 

Sarah Moskowitz is the Executive Director of the Citizens Utilities Board

& Gilbert Villegas is the alderman of the 36th Ward in Chicago. 

On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down in studio with U.S Ambassador to Japan & former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel to discuss his current position, the Chicago Star program and more.

On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down with Dr. Sharon Welbel and Dr. Whitney Lyn, from the Cook County Health and Hospitals System, to get their insight into the rise of Covid cases. 

On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down with (relatively) new leader of the Chicago Workforce Partnership, George Wright, about what the organization does, job training, careers within Chicago and more. 

Over the past year, there have been many developments over the migrant crisis within the city. On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore talks with Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Mayor Brandon Johnson's Deputy Chief of Staff, to discuss all of the moving parts behind Chicago's involvement in the migrant crisis, the aiding of the migrants (or lack thereof) and more. 

WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down with Kate Maehr, the Executive Director & CEO of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, to discuss what they do for the city, who they help and more!

WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down with Inspector General Deborah Witzburg to discuss what exactly her office does, how they handle certain topics within the city & more. 

Deborah Witzburg was appointed Inspector General in 2022.

WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore dives into a conversation about how political leaders in Illinois tackle certain topics, whether they mean to discuss them or not.

In this week's At Issue, Dellimore discusses some remarks by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson & Illinois State Representative Toni McCombie and how they reflect the political landscape in Illinois. 

On this week's special edition of At Issue, the state of downtown's across America are discussed as the topics go from small business to life after the pandemic & more. 

Host Cisco Cotto leads a conversation on The State of Downtown, an Audacy Conversation.

WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore talks with the Chicago Transit Authority's first ever Chief Equity & Engagement Officer Denise Baretto about the need for a position like this, what the job entails & more.

Some Chicago City Council members are asking what will happen if the City does NOT get enough funds from Federal and State officials to help ease the migrant crisis here. The Civic Federation has some thoughts on the matter, but no answers.

WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore talks with Civic Federation President Sarah Wetmore about if officials here are disappointed by Washington and Springfield, ways to evaluate various alternative taxes & more.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's latest budget does NOT include new taxes, but DOES continue some groundbreaking programs to help people in need.
 
Preckwinkle talks to WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore about those programs and more.

WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down with Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton to discuss the Justice, Equity, and Opportunity Initiative, community healing, transformative justice & more.

WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore shares a conversation he had with Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias in partnership with the Lincoln Forum & the Union League Club.

After being sworn in earlier this year, Giannoulias discusses the services & initiatives of the Secretary of State's office and much more.

October 11th is International Day of the Girl. Girls Like Me, an organization based in Chicago, will be hosting their annual observance at the South Shore Cultural Center. 

WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore is joined by Heidi Pearson & Toussaint Werner to discuss the Day of the Girl, what it means, the Girls Like Me organization & more.

Heidi Pearson is the Director of Strategic Communications & Partnerships for Girls Like Me.

Toussaint Werner is an illustrator & graphic designer with daughters in Girls Like Me programs.