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Legendary Chicago political reporter Bill Cameron is the producer and host of “Take 1 with Bill Cameron” a weekly interview program and podcast. Cameron retired from full-time reporting in August 2021 after more than a half century of covering Chicago politics. “Take 1 with Bill Cameron” will present unedited interviews with Chicago newsmakers and discussions about breaking local news.
Take 1 with Bill Cameron hosts Take 1 with Bill Cameron, a government show with 100 episodes published.
This week, Bill is joined by the outgoing Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. She talks about her 8 years in office. Is the legal system fairer now than it was when she took over as Cook County State's Attorney? She a
This week, Bill is joined by the former Inspector General for the City of Chicago, Joe Ferguson. He's currently the President of the Civic Federation. Ferguson reacts to Donald Trump being elected as President again and
This week, Bill is joined by Chicago Tribune investigative reporter Joe Mahr. You've heard of voter suppression but Joe wrote all about candidate suppression. What is candidate suppression? And find out how it's harder t
Take 1 with Bill Cameron (09-09-2023) - An update on the big business that is the college sports industry. University of Illinois Professor, Michael LeRoy talks with Bill Cameron about the good and the bad inside the col
This week, Bill is joined by the President and CEO of the Better Government Association (BGA), David Greising. There's been a lot of drama at City Hall and Greising says Mayor Brandon Johnson is not handling it well at a
This week, Bill is joined the Democratic candidate for Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke. She's favored to beat the Republican candidate Bob Fioretti. He joined Bill a couple of weeks ago (https://omny.fm
This week, Bill is joined by Alisa Kaplan. She is the Executive Director of Reform for Illinois. How can Illinois solve their well-known corruption problem and what reforms need to be put in place to make that happen? Th
With Ed Burke scheduled to head to prison on Monday, Bill went back into the archives to remember many of the Illinois politicians that have been busted for corruption since Bill's been covering politics in the state. Fr
This week, Bill is joined by Bob Fioretti, who is running as a Republican for Cook County State's Attorney against Democrat Eileen O'Neill Burke. Fioretti tells Bill why he should replace Kim Foxx, and what changes he wo
This week, Bill is joined by former CEO of Chicago Public Schools and former Chicago Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas. They discuss the city's budget shortfalls including the budget for CPS and why the Chicago Teachers' Uni
Forrest Claypool joins Bill Cameron to discuss his new book, The Daley Show: Inside the Transformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley. They discuss several notable events that occurred during the mayoral era of Rich
This week, Bill recaps the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. WLS reporters Scott Childers and Jonathan Bregman covered the DNC and gave their thoughts on the 4 days. From breakfast with the Illinois delegat
Senator Dick Durbin joins Bill Cameron just before the 2024 Democratic National Convention begins in Chicago. Safety and violence are discussed along with the future possibility of full democratic control of Congress and
Sunday, August 11th is the 14th anniversary of the death of former Chicago Congressman Dan Rostenkowski. Bill Cameron recalls his time covering Danny with his archive audio from this era in "Chicago Machine" politics. Th
This week, Bill Cameron is joined by another Bill with a famous Chicago last name, Bill Daley. He's the son of Richard J. Daley and the brother of Richard M. Daley. Bill Daley himself worked in the Clinton and Obama Admi
This week, Bill is joined by Don Rose, a longtime political activist in Chicago who helped organize protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention and helped Jane Byrne get elected as Chicago's mayor in 1979. Rose t
This week, Bill is joined by Pat Brady, a moderate Republican who used to be the Chairman of the Illinois GOP. They preview the Republican National Convention which begins Monday. Brady discusses why Trump is so popular
This week, Bill is joined by Arne Duncan who is the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools and the United States Secretary of Education in the Obama Administration. Duncan is also the founder and leader of the anti-violenc
This week, Bill wonders again why Chicago and Illinois politicians are so corrupt as Ed Burke will be sentenced on Monday. Hear Bill play some of the best explanations as to why politicians are always stealing. The repor
This week, Bill talks with author and journalist Steven Brill whose new book, "The Death of Truth: How Social Media and the Internet Gave Snake Oil Salesmen and Demagogues the Weapons They Needed to Destroy Trust and Pol
Joe Ferguson
Head Pro at Celtic Manor · Chicago Inspector General
1 appearance on this show
Ray Long
retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter · County & Municipal Government Capital Improvement Trust Fund Advisory Committee
2 appearances on this show
Pat Brady
former chair of the Illinois Republican Party
1 appearance on this show
Arne Duncan
former U.S. Secretary of Education · United States Department of Education
1 appearance on this show
Josh Hawley
senator · Mississippi
1 appearance on this show
Dave Stewart
One Studio
1 appearance on this show
Steven Brill
author of The Death of Truth · NewsGuard
1 appearance on this show
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