Blue Beginning

Thursday is Blue Thursday: Join us at the Hideout

Mayors Brandon Johnson and Lori Lightfoot: Discuss    How’s Brandon Johnson doing a year into his term as Chicago mayor? Any better than Lori Lightfoot did? We’ll discuss with a couple of old friends and veteran mayor

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Why does the news make you crazy?

Is the press failing us? We discuss tomorrow night at Blue Thursday  Are mainstream media outlets meeting the moment? Have they learned anything since 2016? Mark Jacob is a veteran journalist, former

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Tonight at the Hideout

Reminder: Emma Tai tonight, live at the Hideout   She’s arguably the most effective organizer in Chicago, and she’ll be our special guest at Blue Thursday tonight. She led United Working Families when

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Meet the Mayor’s Mansion-Tax Champion

Blue Thursday, we hope you know, is a monthly political happy hour in which we mingle, imbibe, gossip, and hear the latest from pols, press, and pundits. It happens at the Hideout, the

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Reminder: Today is Blue Thursday

Blue Beginning Live on Blue Thursday: Trump debates legal analyst Renato Mariotti   Trump will not participate due to scheduling conflicts. But our special guest Renato Mariotti, the former federal prosecutor everyone wants to talk

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Blue Thursday is coming January 18

Blue Thursday featuring Renato Mariotti Are you keeping up with the legal adventures of the Very Stable Genius who used to be president? Which judge did he just insult? Which prosecutor did he

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Reminder: Tonight is Blue Thursday

Drinks, gossip, great company: Tonight is Blue Thursday Meet us at the Hideout. Our guests will be two political pros who can set us up for the wild year ahead. Doors 5:30, program

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Political pros look ahead to 2024

Blue Thursday: Political insiders look ahead to 2024  How did you feel last Sunday when the NYTimes released that poll showing Trump ahead in five key swing states? How did you feel

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One year to save the world

When the news is bad, make better news We’re about one year away from the Most Important Election of Our Lifetime. (Sorry to keep saying that, but it’s always true!) And we’re just six

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Tonight is Blue Thursday

Blue Thursday: change of plan We hope you’ll join us at the Hideout tonight for our monthly Blue Thursday happy hour, but we need to let you know about this change of

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