Apr 28, 2025
This is a tale of two governing bodies. In this episode, we go
to grad school on the stark differences between Illinois' municipal
and state pensions.
Lissa Druss and Thom Serafin are in our chat room with Naperville's
city manager, Doug Krieger and Mark Fowler, executive director of the Northwest
Municipal Conference....
Apr 22, 2025
Funding for healthcare has reached an unprecedented
crossroad. But the path of Humboldt Park Health is secured through the
tenacious leadership of its president, José R. Sánchez. He tells the
Crisis Cast, "I wake up thinking I'm going to conquer the
world."
In this episode, Lissa Druss talks
with Mr. Sánchez...
Apr 14, 2025
How is it that Chicago still lacks a city charter? We're chasing the
answer to that question this week with Kam Buckner who represents the
26th District in the Illinois General
Assembly. Rep. Buckner insists the city's lack of a
constitution keeps us from any effective governance.
In this episode, Lissa & Thom
get...
Apr 3, 2025
After a storied career in media, Roe Conn is living his father's dream for him, as a
devoted public servant. In the summer of 2021, Conn became a sworn
deputy and Director of the Cook County sheriff's
office.
In this episode of the Crisis Cast,
Lissa Druss & Thom Serafin dig into what a career pivot like that
looks...