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The Chicago Way

Chicago Way w/John Kass: The fall of Madigan and revival of Blago?

The Chicago Way

WGN Plus

News & Politics, News, Columnist, Politics, Carlin, Plus, Wgn, Jeff, Tribune, John, Chicago, The, Kass, Radio, Way

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Chicago Way w/John Kass (02/17/25): This week, John Kass & Jeff Carlin take on the week’s news, starting with the long-awaited guilty verdict in People v. Michael J. Madigan and ending with tear-jerking film recommendations. Also on the docket, ex-governor Rod Blagojevich was back in the headlines after receiving a full pardon from President Donald […]

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0:00.0

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0:03.3

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0:06.9

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0:09.9

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0:14.9

You know the novel Lonesome Dove doesn't really have much to do with Chicago politics, particularly crooked Chicago

0:23.5

politics.

0:25.0

But in it, there's a mention of a Mexican bandit who lives south of the ranch that Augustus McCray

0:34.9

and Cal live on.

0:36.9

His name is Pedro Flores.

0:39.1

And for decades, they fought him.

0:41.7

And then they heard he died.

0:43.7

And that's when Call seemed lost.

0:46.0

And his friend Gus told him,

0:48.8

you've just run out of Indians,

0:50.5

and now you've run out of bandits.

0:52.5

That's the point.

0:53.4

You need somebody not with.

0:55.4

My brother Nick brought that up because after Madigan, Mike Madigan was convicted of bribery

1:02.5

and corruption charges, 10 charges at all.

1:06.4

And he said, you must feel like Augustus Call in Lonesome Dove.

1:12.5

And I really don't, but there's a sadness.

1:15.5

I have to admit it.

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