Alumni events

Politics and Power: Changes Ahead in Washington, D.C. and Chicago

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9
Hotel Allegro
Chicago, Illinois

Join your fellow LAS alumni and the LAS Alumni Association for a special luncheon, Politics and Power: Changes Ahead in Washington, D.C. and Chicago.

It will feature keynote speaker and award-winning political analyst Paul M. Lisnek (BA, ’80; MA, ’80; PhD, ’86, speech communication; BA, ’80, political science; JD, ’83). He will provide commentary on the political climate of today and what lies ahead in Washington, D.C. and at home in Chicago. There will be plenty of time for Q&A, so come prepared to ask your most pressing political questions.

Paul M. Lisnek is a multi-Emmy, Cablefax, Telly, and Beacon Award winning television host and analyst. Paul has been the political analyst for WGN-TV since 2008, appearing on all the station’s newscasts discussing political issues of the day. He is the host of Politics Tonight on CLTV, on which he interviews the leading political figures in the city, state, and country, and also serves as a fill-in anchor. His 14th book and his first work of fiction, "Assume Guilt," was published in October 2018 and is available on Amazon.

Registration ends Monday, Feb. 4. Registration fee is $60 per person, which includes a reception, lunch, and one drink ticket.

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