Connected to Chicago (04-14-2019) Mayor Emanuel Retrospective

Mayor Rahm Emanuel reflects on his time in office. Bill includes comments from Alderman Ed Burke and Alderman Walter Burnett. What will be Rahm’s legacy as mayor?

In this week’s round table segment, Bill is joined by Ray Long and John Byrne of the Chicago Tribune, Greg Hinz of Crains, Fran Spielman of the Chicago Sun-Times. Will City Hall get a makeover when Lori Lightfoot takes office in May? Jussie Smollett is getting sued by the City of Chicago for the cost of overtime brought about from the investigation, and is a property tax increase inevitable?

This weeks Connected to Chicago segment is with Steve Bernas of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois. We talk about how last minute tax filers need to be aware of a new email phishing scam as well as the usual robo calls this time of year.

With the tax filing deadline Monday, consumers can expect a surge in scam calls. It’s prime time for robo calls especially imposters claiming to be from the IRS, Social Security or the Treasury Department. Last minute filers under pressure can be especially susceptible.

The Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois is also warning of a new email phishing scam. BBB CEO Steve Bernas says the new sophisticated tax phishing scam has been spotted by IBM’s X-Force. What’s scary is, it’s deploying a banking Trojan to steal banking credentials and misdirect victims into visiting malicious websites.