City Club of Chicago
238 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 24 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe City Club of Chicago, Illinois' premier public affairs forum since 1903, providing a forum for the discussion of civic and public affairs, from WGN Radio 720 in Chicago
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City Club of Chicago: Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi
May 24, 2022 22:06May 24, 2022 Assessor Fritz Kaegi – Cook County City Club event description: Assessor Fritz Kaegi Fritz Kaegi is the Cook County Assessor. Prior to beginning his career in Cook County government, Fritz spent more than 20 years valuing assets as a mutual fund portfolio manager and analyst. In his 13 years at Columbia Wanger […]
City Club of Chicago: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Executive Director Erin Aleman
April 28, 2022 00:17April 27, 2022 Erin Aleman – Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) – Executive Director City Club event description: Erin Aleman Erin Aleman is executive director of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). Appointed in June 2019, Aleman oversees an agency that employs more than 100 staff members who develop and implement recommendations in […]
City Club of Chicago: IMPACT 2022 – Economic trends and opportunities of Invest Southwest – North Lawndale
April 26, 2022 20:43April 25, 2022 IMPACT 2022 – Economic trends and opportunities of Invest Southwest – North Lawndalemoderated by Dr. Teresa CórdovaRodney Brown, Brenda Palms Barber, Richard Townsell, Debra Wesley City Club event description: The Invest Southwest initiative spotlights communities that have a history of disinvestment and poverty and offers new economic development opportunities to Chicago’s westside. […]
City Club of Chicago: Eleanor Gorski, Executive Director of the Cook County Land Bank Authority
April 07, 2022 16:56April 6, 2022 Eleanor Gorski – Cook County Land Bank Authority – Executive Director Eleanor Gorski After progressing in a series of leadership roles in City government, Eleanor Esser Gorski was appointed Executive Director of the Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) in August 2021. Gorski brings more than 25 years of planning, design and […]
City Club of Chicago: Transportation Commissioner Gia Biagi
April 01, 2022 19:30March 31, 2022 Commissioner Gia Biagi – Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner Gia Biagi Gia Biagi is an urban planner and designer with experience in the private and public sectors who was appointed Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot in December 2019. The Mayor charged Biagi with implementing […]
City Club of Chicago – Cook County Health CEO Israel Rocha Jr.
March 24, 2022 21:50March 23, 2022 Israel Rocha Jr. – Cook County Health – Chief Executive Officer Israel Rocha Jr. Israel Rocha Jr. joined Cook County Health (CCH) as Chief Executive Officer in December of 2020. CCH has a storied 185 year legacy of caring for all patients, regardless of income, insurance or immigration status. Today it includes […]
City Club of Chicago: Jens Ludwig – Gun Violence in Chicago (and what could have been)
March 11, 2022 04:46March 10, 2020 Jens Ludwig – Pritzker Director, University of Chicago Crime Lab – Gun Violence in Chicago (and what could have been) Jens Ludwig Jens Ludwig is the Edwin A. & Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, the Pritzker Director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, and co-director […]
City Club of Chicago: Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Jamie L. Rhee
February 25, 2022 19:57February 23, 2022 Commissioner Jamie Rhee – Chicago Department of Aviation Jamie Rhee Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Jamie L. Rhee is a leader in the aviation community, overseeing operations at both O’Hare and Midway International Airports – among the largest and most complex airport systems in the world. At the same time, Rhee maintains […]
City Club of Chicago: City of Chicago Chief Financial Officer Jennie Huang Bennett
November 02, 2021 21:53November 2, 2021 Jennie Huang Bennett – Chief Financial Officer – City of Chicago Jennie Huang Bennett Jennie Huang Bennett serves as the City of Chicago’s Chief Financial Officer. Previously the Chief Financial Officer for Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Ms. Bennett has extensive experience in managing financial turnarounds, driving cost efficiencies, managing large complex capital […]
City Club of Chicago: Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
October 20, 2021 01:07October 19, 2021 Arne Duncan – Managing Partner – Emerson Collective Arne Duncan As managing partner at Emerson Collective, an organization dedicated to removing barriers so people can live to their full potential, former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is on a mission to improve the lives of young adults in Chicago. Through partnerships […]
City Club of Chicago: Chicago Urban League President and CEO Karen Freeman-Wilson
October 14, 2021 02:49October 13, 2021 Karen Freeman-Wilson – President and CEO – Chicago Urban League Karen Freeman-Wilson Karen Freeman-Wilson began serving as President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League in January 2020. She brings a passion for equity and social justice to the organization, which works to advance economic, educational and social progress for African Americans […]
City Club of Chicago: Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown
September 27, 2021 21:36September 27, 2021 Superintendent David Brown – Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown David O. Brown joined the Chicago Police Department in April 2020, becoming CPD’s 63rd Superintendent. He brings more than 30 years of law enforcement experience to Chicago and is nationally recognized for his expertise in public safety, community policing and reform. Since […]
City Club of Chicago: Robert J. Jones, Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
September 15, 2021 01:33September 14, 2021 Chancellor Robert J. Jones – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert J. Jones Robert J. Jones is the 10th chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He previously served as president of the University of Albany, State University of New York following a 34-year career as a faculty member and senior administrator […]
City Club of Chicago: John Palfrey, President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
July 29, 2021 02:16July 28, 2021 John Palfrey – President – John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation John Palfrey John Palfrey is President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, one of the nation’s largest philanthropies with assets of approximately $7 billion, and offices in Chicago, New Delhi, and Abuja, Nigeria. Palfrey is a well-respected […]
City Club of Chicago: Workforce equity – Corporate Chicago can lead the way
May 24, 2021 21:35May 24, 2021 Workforce equity: Corporate Chicago can lead the way – Manika Turnbull, Tina Sanders, Marie Trzupek Lynch Racial inequality has rightly taken center stage over the past year as the pandemic exacerbated disproportionate impacts on communities of color that suffered greater illness and death but also job loss. As we work to rebuild […]
City Club of Chicago: Rep. Mike Quigley
April 16, 2021 00:09April 15, 2021 Congressman Mike Quigley – 5th District, Illinois – U.S. House of Representatives Congressman Mike Quigley Mike Quigley was elected to Congress to represent Illinois’ 5th District after serving his community for more than thirty years. He previously served as a Cook County Commissioner and began his career through community service in the […]
City Club of Chicago: Rep. Robin Kelly
April 09, 2021 01:25April 8, 2021 Congresswoman Robin Kelly – 2nd District, Illinois – U.S. House of Representatives Congresswoman Robin Kelly Congresswoman Robin Kelly has dedicated her career to public service as an advocate for Illinois families. Since being elected to serve the 2nd Congressional District in 2013, she has worked to expand economic opportunity, community wellness, and […]
City Club of Chicago: Michael Amiridis, Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago
March 23, 2021 22:24March 23, 2021 Chancellor Michael Amiridis – University of Illinois Chicago Chancellor Michael Amiridis Michael Amiridis is Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), the largest and only public research university in Chicago with a budget of over $3.5 billion. UIC’s 14,000 employees serve approximately 33,500 students in sixteen colleges, including one of the […]
City Club of Chicago: Illinois Speaker of the House Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch
March 16, 2021 21:03March 16, 2021 Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch – Illinois House of Representatives Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch Emanuel “Chris” Welch has been a State Representative from the 7th District of Illinois since 2013. He was elected Speaker of the House in January 2021 after serving on several key committees, including chairman of the Executive Committee; and […]
City Club of Chicago: Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee
January 07, 2021 02:55January 6, 2021 Jamie Rhee – Commissioner – Chicago Department of Aviation Jamie Rhee Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Jamie L. Rhee knows the aviation industry inside and out. After beginning her career in customer service at O’Hare International Airport in the 1990’s as a foreign language assistant, her 26 years in public service have […]
City Club of Chicago: Timothy Killeen, President of the University of Illinois System
December 10, 2020 00:06December 9, 2020 Timothy Killeen – President – University of Illinois System President Timothy Killeen Timothy L. Killeen is the 20th president of the University of Illinois System, with universities in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield. He took office in May 2015, and received a new contract in 2020 that will extend his term through June […]
City Club of Chicago: COVID on Campus – How Higher Ed is Adapting
November 17, 2020 23:15November 17, 2020 COVID on Campus: How Higher Ed is Adapting – Dr. Gloria Gibson, Dr. Wayne Giles and Dr. Joan Holden Dr. Gloria Gibson On June 1, 2018, Dr. Gloria J. Gibson started her first day as the seventh president of Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. A native of East St. Louis, Illinois, she […]
City Club of Chicago: Chicago’s Chief Financial Officer and Budget Director
November 09, 2020 23:02November 9, 2020 Jennie Huang Bennett, Chief Financial Officer and Susie Park, Budget Director – City of Chicago Jennie Huang Bennett Jennie Huang Bennett serves as the City of Chicago’s Chief Financial Officer. Previously the Chief Financial Officer for Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Ms. Bennett has extensive experience in managing financial turnarounds, driving cost efficiencies, […]
City Club of Chicago: Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin
October 14, 2020 05:17October 13, 2020 Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin – City of Chicago Melissa Conyears-Ervin Melissa Conyears-Ervin is the current City Treasurer of the City of Chicago and a former State Representative for the 10th District. She believes in the promise of opportunity and the strength of families to effectively address the needs of our communities. As the […]
City Club of Chicago: Better Government Association President and CEO David Greising
September 30, 2020 21:16September 30, 2020 Ready for Reform? The Path to Honest Government in Illinois – David Greising – President and CEO, Better Government Association David Greising David Greising is the president and chief executive of the Better Government Association, joining the BGA in 2018. For nearly a century, the BGA has fought for honest and effective […]
City Club of Chicago: Arne Duncan – Reimagining Public Safety
September 24, 2020 02:56September 23, 2020 Arne Duncan – Reimagining Public Safety Arne Duncan As managing partner at Emerson Collective, former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan returns to Chicago on a mission to improve the lives of young adults in his hometown. Through partnerships with local business leaders, community organizers, and nonprofit groups, Duncan aims to create […]
City Club of Chicago: Census 2020 – Accurately Counting Chicagoland
September 17, 2020 20:43September 17, 2020 Census 2020: Accurately Counting Chicagoland – Oswaldo Alvarez, Anita Banerji & Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore Oswaldo Alvarez Oswaldo Alvarez is the State of Illinois’ Census Director and helps oversee all operations including grant management, marketing, government relations. He has over 15 years of experience in the non-profit sector – ranging from […]
City Club of Chicago: Chicago – A Path to Economic Recovery
September 14, 2020 20:15September 14, 2020 Samir Mayekar and Sam Skinner – Chicago: A Path to Economic Recovery Samir Mayekar Samir Mayekar fills the newly created role of Deputy Mayor, Economic and Neighborhood Development, designed to further develop and support Chicago’s neighborhoods. Samir has significant experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Samir previously served in the […]
City Club of Chicago: Chicago Connected – Closing the Digital Equity Gap for Students & Families
August 26, 2020 17:26August 25, 2020 Chicago Connected: Closing the Digital Equity Gap for Students & Families – moderated by Daniel Anello – Jennie Huang Bennett, Phillip DiBartolo & Darnell Shields Daniel Anello Daniel Anello has served as CEO of Kids First Chicago since 2015. Daniel brings deep quantitative analytical skills and authentic lived-experience to his role in […]
City Club of Chicago: Gia Biagi, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation
August 20, 2020 02:47August 19, 2020 Gia Biagi – Commissioner – Chicago Department of Transportation Gia Biagi Gia Biagi is an urban planner and designer with experience in the private and public sectors who was appointed Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot in December 2019. The Mayor charged Biagi with implementing […]
City Club of Chicago: Chicago’s Evolving Media Landscape – Trends in 2020
August 17, 2020 20:29August 17, 2020 Chicago’s Evolving Media Landscape: Trends in 2020 – Morgan Elise Johnson, Gregory Pratt and Jen Sabella Morgan Elise Johnson Morgan Elise Johnson (Producer/Director) is an independent filmmaker who recently co-founded The TRiiBE (www.thetriibe.com), a digital publication that is reshaping the narrative of Black Chicago. She is also co-producing Unapologetic, a documentary that […]
City Club of Chicago: Sam Toia, President & CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association
August 12, 2020 21:16August 12, 2020 Sam Toia – President & CEO – Illinois Restaurant Association Sam Toia Since 2012, Sam Toia has served as President & CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association (IRA), a non-profit trade association representing the state’s largest private sector employer, with projected employment in 2019 of 588,000 people and more than $30.1 billion […]
City Club of Chicago: Michelle Morales, President of the Woods Fund Chicago
July 30, 2020 18:59July 30, 2020 Michelle Morales – President – Woods Fund Chicago Michelle Morales Michelle Morales is the President of the Woods Fund Chicago. She is a first-generation US born Puerto Rican. Prior Woods Fund, she led the Illinois chapter of the Mikva Challenge, an organization that leads the field of civics by developing young people […]
City Club of Chicago: Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart
July 29, 2020 23:54July 29, 2020 City Club – Tom Dart – Sheriff – Cook County Hon. Thomas Dart Sheriff Tom Dart has lived a life dedicated to effecting change, protecting the unprotected and fighting for social justice. After serving the community as a prosecutor and state legislator, Sheriff Dart decided to run for Cook County Sheriff in […]
City Club of Chicago: Dr. Allison Arwady
July 23, 2020 18:44July 23, 2020 Dr. Allison Arwady – Chicago Department of Public Health – Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady Dr. Allison Arwady, MD, MPH, is the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). Dr. Arwady started at CDPH in 2015 and served as Chief Medical Officer before being confirmed by the City Council as Commissioner […]
City Club of Chicago: My Block, My Hood, My City Founder & CEO Jahmal Cole
July 08, 2020 22:35July 8, 2020 Jahmal Cole – My Block, My Hood, My City – Founder & CEO Jahmal Cole A champion of social justice, Jahmal Cole’s mission is to build a more interconnected Chicago on the pillars of service and education. As the founder and CEO of the city’s fastest growing social impact organization, My Block […]
President Toni Preckwinkle: From Rapid Response to Equitable Recovery
May 15, 2020 00:52May 14, 2020 Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Hon. Toni Preckwinkle started her career as a high school history teacher, teaching in Chicago for 10 years. Her journey in public service started as alderman for 20 years and later in the Harold Washington Administration she worked in the Department of Economic Development. In 2010 Hon. Preckwinkle was elected as […]
City Club of Chicago: Charting a Future Course in Higher Education
March 11, 2020 03:53March 10, 2020 Charting a Future Course in Higher Education – Moderated by Robert Jordan – Dr. Ali R. Malekzadeh & Mablene Krueger Mablene Krueger Mablene Krueger, M.B.A. is the ninth president of Robert Morris University Illinois, is a strategic academic leader who has a distinguished career in higher education for over 35 years. She […]
City Club of Chicago: City Clerk Anna Valencia
March 05, 2020 23:51March 5, 2020 City Clerk Anna Valencia – City of Chicago Hon. Anna Valencia Anna Valencia was first sworn-in as City Clerk of Chicago on January 25, 2017 overseeing one of the largest offices in the City serving 1.2 million Chicagoans and generating more than $130 million annually. As City Clerk, Valencia has focused on […]
City Club of Chicago: Congresswoman Lauren Underwood
February 25, 2020 04:20February 24, 2020 Congresswoman Lauren Underwood – Illinois’ 14th District Congresswoman Lauren Underwood Congresswoman Lauren Underwood serves Illinois’ 14th Congressional District and was sworn into the 116th U.S. Congress on January 3, 2019. Congresswoman Underwood is the first woman, the first person of color, and the first millennial to represent her community in Congress. She […]
City Club of Chicago: Congressman Sean Casten
February 20, 2020 20:26February 19, 2020 Congressman Sean Casten – US House of Representatives, 6th District Congressman Sean Casten Sean Casten represents Illinois’ 6th Congressional District, located in suburbs west of Chicago, and is serving as a freshman in the 116th Congress. As a scientist, clean energy entrepreneur, author, and now as a Member of Congress, Casten has […]
City Club of Chicago: Mayor Lori Lightfoot
February 14, 2020 23:34February 14, 2020 Mayor Lori Lightfoot – City of Chicago Lori Lightfoot On May 20, 2019, Lori E. Lightfoot became the 56th Mayor of the City of Chicago. Her campaign’s call for an ethical and responsive government and opportunities for all Chicagoans resonated in every ward of the city. Mayor Lightfoot came to City Hall […]
City Club of Chicago – Urban Healthcare: Challenges and Solutions
February 12, 2020 03:56February 11, 2020 Urban Healthcare: Challenges and Solutions – A conversation with Karen Teitelbaum and Neil Steinberg Karen Teitelbaum Karen Teitelbaum is the President/Chief Executive Officer at Sinai Health System, an urban, teaching healthcare system comprised of four hospitals, an epidemiological research institute focusing on healthcare disparities, a community institute with over 15 distinct programs, […]
City Club of Chicago: Jens Ludwig – Crime and Poverty in Chicago
February 06, 2020 04:10February 5, 2020 Crime and Poverty in Chicago – Jens Ludwig – UChicago Crime Lab Jens Ludwig Jens Ludwig is Director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, and the Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor of Public Policy. He helped found the Crime Lab 10 years ago to work closely with […]
City Club of Chicago: Climate! Solutions for Action
January 30, 2020 04:22January 29, 2020 Climate! Solutions for Action – Moderated by Suzanne Malec-McKenna – Jerome McDonnell, Donald J. Wuebbles & Troy Peters Jerome McDonnell Jerome McDonnell hosted WBEZ’s global affairs program Worldview from 1994 until October of this year. He is now WBEZ’s environmental reporter. Over the past twenty-five years, he has interviewed world leaders and […]
City Club of Chicago: Chicago Police Department Interim Superintendent Charlie Beck
January 13, 2020 23:59January 13, 2020 Interim Supt. Charlie Beck – Chicago Police Department Charlie Beck Charlie Beck currently serves as Interim Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. Beck, who spent more than 40 years with LAPD, has a background with community policing and deescalation policies. He was appointed as interim by Mayor Lightfoot in 2019. CPD is […]
City Club of Chicago: Unfinished Business – Closing the Gender Equity Gap for Women and Girls in Chicago
December 10, 2019 04:54December 9, 2019 Unfinished Business: Closing the Gender Equity Gap for Women and Girls in Chicago – Moderated by Karen Jordan – Felicia Davis, Cherita Ellens, & Dorri McWhorter Felicia Davis Felicia S. Davis is a self-described “girl from the South Side of Chicago.” Felicia is President & CEO of the Chicago Foundation for Women. […]
City Club of Chicago: The Next Chapter – Inspiration in Work and Philanthropy
November 26, 2019 04:47November 25, 2019 The Next Chapter: Inspiration in Work and Philanthropy – moderated by Joshua Hale – Julie Chavez, Kym Hubbard & Eric Weinheimer Julie Chavez Julie Chavez is responsible for managing programs in the areas of philanthropy, community and civic engagement, non-profit board service, volunteerism, and sponsorships in the Chicago area. During her career […]
City Club of Chicago: A Moral Imperative – Educational Equity in Chicago Public Schools
November 21, 2019 23:56November 21, 2019 A Moral Imperative: Educational Equity in Chicago Public Schools – Co-Hosted with The University of Chicago Office of Civic Engagement – Sarah Duncan, Dawn Ramos & Maurice Swinney, Moderated by Beth Swanson Sarah Duncan Duncan co-founded the Network for College Success in 2006 to support school leaders with research and data, peer […]
City Club of Chicago: Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs
November 14, 2019 22:14November 14, 2019 Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs Hon. Michael Frerichs Michael Frerichs was first elected Illinois State Treasurer in November 4, 2014 and re-elected on November 6, 2018. In Illinois, the Treasurer’s office predates the state’s incorporation in 1818. Voters in 1848 chose to make it an elected office. Frerichs is the 74th person to […]