ChiGov features many interviews with Ben Joravsky, who has reported on Chicagoland and its governments for the Chicago Reader since 1984—and hosts a regular podcast sponsored by the Reader. Ben has also done investigative reporting for the The Chicago Reporter. He authored the bestselling book Hoop Dreams, and co-authored Race and Politics in Chicago.

Ben's awards for journalism include a first-place AltWeekly Award from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies; multiple Lisagor Awards from the Chicago Headline Club; the Studs Terkel Award from the Community Media Workshop; and a Chicago Journalist of the Year award from the Chicago Journalists Association.

Find a complete archive of our interviews with Ben by clicking on the link below.