SALEM News-Talk WIND-A (AM 560 THE ANSWER)/CHICAGO has inked morning co-host DAN PROFT to a multi-year contract extension with terms undisclosed. I was more than taken aback when, besides just refusing, Wojciechowski sneered at my suggestion he cover this news, saying on camera, “Breitbart is full of shit.”. School districts throughout Illinois, including in the leafy suburbs, are following the trajectory of the bankrupt, junk-rated Chicago Public Schools. This firm has an answer. I, I know…. You have permission to edit this article. “I’m thankful to be able to carry on as a part of CHICAGO’S MORNING ANSWER. Crain's Daily Gist podcast: Mapping Chicago’s hottest housing markets, Crain's Daily Gist podcast: The office isn't dead yet, Crain's Daily Gist podcast: Behind the fight for retail pot licenses. Mari-Lynn Peters, the school board president, told me that for every job opening in District 23, the board receives 200 to 300 applications. P. J. 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Lori Lightfoot was elected mayor of Chicago in April to much national fanfare as a triumph of identity politics. How is it? Look, look guys, I mean, if you want to have me on as part of a, uh, uh, witch-hunt…. While there, I questioned Mr. Sharkey about his participation in the conference and the ISO’s celebration of their coordination with the Chicago Teachers Union during the teachers strike, but Sharkey refused to answer any of my questions.