(podcasting “from” in the parking lot of the Jewel on Broadway and Berwyn)

(broadcasting on the 100-watt well-taxed radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago)

Mike Stephen compliments Andy Hermann’s beard, they discuss how higher sales taxes might affect local retailers, they learn about the controversy behind a public/private partnership, and then they hear about hearing stories on the CTA.

New OTL Features;
the big OTL video push,
Mike enjoys Andy’s beard

David Vite – President and CEO, Illinois Retail Merchants Association;
on Cook County’s hiked sales tax, and how local businesses will suffer

John Riley – Community Issues Reporter, Medill News Service;
on Lincoln Park and the Latin School’s soccer field agreement

Marcy Rae Henry – Professor of Humanites, Harold Washington College;
on her book The CTA Chronicles, about public transportation stories

(segue music this week from WeCan&WeMust)

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