It’s just that it’s a little melancholy for me. Mick and I have been cohosting First Tuesdays—our monthly political talk show at the Hideout—for five and a half years. Or since not long after the last big teachers’ strike.
The idea for First Tuesdays came from Tim Tuten, co-owner of the Hideout. Back in the old days, Mick and I were colleagues at the Reader, cranking out investigations into things like parking meter contracts, TIF scandals, marijuana arrests, and an assortment of often tedious budget topics.
I wasn’t so proud of the panel that featured aldermen Danny Solis and Rick Munoz—whose careers have ended in disgrace.
You could expect two topics to be raised at a First Tuesdays show—legalizing reefer and blowing up TIFs.
In addition to salary, the main issue in the 2012 teachers’ strike was respect—as in teachers demanding that Mayor Rahm show them some.
