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Walter Jacobson's Perspective WGN Radio
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Legendary Chicago journalist Walter Jacobson offers his Perspective on local politics, news and more in this podcast on WGN Plus from WGN Radio in Chicago.
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Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 5-23-24: The Chicago Bears are wasting no time at all to cash in on Caleb Williams
It’s not a surprise, not at all a surprise, that the Chicago Bears are wasting no time at all to cash in on Caleb Williams, the recently-drafted college superstar quarterback Caleb Williams. The Bears owners and managers in Halas Hall appear to be charging the cost of hiring Caleb Williams to Bear fans, especially season […]
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Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 5-16-24: For the Boy Scouts of America, it’s about time to change
There’s big news being made by the Boy Scouts of America, changing their name from Boy Scouts of America to Scouting of America, a change halting a treasured tradition of more than 100 years calling that group of elite young men the Boy Scouts of America. I never made it to the Boy Scouts, but […]
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Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 5-9-24: It is safe to speculate the Bears will change their plan or give up on a lakefront stadium
There are so many ups and downs in the news about the Chicago Bears. Good news about the Bears drafting a superstar college quarterback and a superstar college wide receiver. Very good news. But, for the Bears, there’s bad news about their plans to build a $4,700,000,000 stadium on Chicago’s beloved lakefront, a plan that’s […]
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Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 5-2-24: How much more money do the billionaire Cubs owners need?
The NFL Draft being done, the football fuss is winding down, so let’s talk baseball. My thoughts are on the Cubs because I forever have been a Cubs fan. I’m a little guy, about 5’5” and 140 lbs, but a very big Cubs fan. In fact, 72 years ago, when I was 15 years old, […]
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Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 4-25-24: A new day with a new quarterback is about to arrive
In the wild world of professional sports, for many months now in Chicago, thousands, possibly millions, of eyes and ears have been waiting to know what will happen in the National Football League, the NFL Draft, that begins tonight at 7:00 in which our Bear Down, Chicago Bears are expected to choose a new quarterback […]
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Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 4-18-24: I’m learning a lot about Taylor Swift’s skill at making herself world-famous
I don’t know very much about the songs of Taylor Swift. But I’m learning a lot about her skill at making herself world-famous. My latest lesson is right now, right here in Chicago, a short walk from where I live. It’s in River North on Grand Avenue at Dearborn, a great big mural of a […]