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			Jussie Smollett Will Not Return to ‘Empire’ for Next Season McDonald’s Turns to Bacon and Wins 10 Things to Do This Weekend: May 2-5 Chicago Shelter Launches Partnership With Facial Recognition App to Find Lost Pets City Colleges of Chicago Staffers Begin Strike Ask Geoffrey: What’s the History of the Chicago Huskies? ‘Hamilton’ Exhibition Brings 18th Century Life into 2019 Reality Legalizing Marijuana in Illinois: A Good or Bad Idea? Are Marriage and Non-Monogamy a Match? Cold-Tolerant Crops a Safe Choice for Spring Planting May 1, 2019 - Full Show Cancer Diagnosis Leads to Donation of 400 Rare, Valuable Books	Recusal Request Derails Hearing on Special Prosecutor in Smollett Case City Colleges of Chicago Staffers End Strike, Announce New Contract Perlman and Kissin Bring the Music Back to Symphony Center Midwest Native Completes 3-Year Journey to All 419 National Park Sites Newly Discovered Photos Reveal Childhood of Groundbreaking Journalist Illinois Inches Closer to a Graduated Income Tax Historian: White Power Movement Has Roots in the Vietnam War Delinquent Tax Deadline Looms for 45K Property Owners in Cook County Vintage Maps Offer Unique Perspective on Chicago History Emanuel to Chicago: We Got Our Game Back May 2, 2019 - Full Show New $70 Million Tunnel Keeping Water Out of Northwest Side Streets, Homes	After an Agonizing Strike, the CSO is Back – and in Glorious Form Chicago-Area Students Join Global ‘Strike’ Over Climate Change Former YouTube Star Sentenced to 10 Years for Child Pornography The Week in Review: Income Tax Overhaul Inches Forward
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	Another Body Found at Waukegan Factory; Death Toll Reaches 3 Lightfoot Plans May 20 Inauguration, City Hall Open House Louis Farrakhan Invited to Address Facebook Ban at St. Sabina Thursday Health Officials Investigating 2 Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease Bravura Revival of ‘West Side Story’ Marks Lyric’s Finest Broadway Venture Four Critically Endangered Red Wolf Pups Born at Lincoln Park Zoo A Day in the Life of a Cook County Burn Crew Rainy Week Tests Chicago Stormwater Management Teens Ditch Fast Fashion, Food for Fair Trade Will Hemp be Illinois’ Next Billion-Dollar Bumper Crop? In ‘Red Meat Republic,’ the Story of How Beef Made Chicago and Changed America Chicago is Getting Electric Scooters – But Are They Safe? High Time or Half-Baked? Illinois Looks to Legalize Weed May 6, 2019 - Full Show Judge Sentences Would-Be Chicago Bar Bomber to 16 Years	Sandra Bland’s Own Video of 2015 Texas Traffic Stop Surfaces Chicago’s 2019 James Beard Award Winners R. Kelly Attorney Waiting on Alleged Sex Tape, Avenatti Communications May 7, 2019 - Full Show 2 Wisconsin Men Identified as Victims of Waukegan Explosion Chicago Zoo, Brewery to Release Beer Inspired by Red Fox’s Diet of Wild Berries Former Homeland Security Chief Asks, ‘How Safe Are We?’ Ex-Chicago Police Sergeant Charged With Felonies After Bar Attack Former Federal Prosecutors Say Trump Obstructed Justice How the Legalization Debate is Playing Out Across the US Midwest Rivers Recede, But Flooding Danger Lingers Gullivers Selling a Slice of Chicago Restaurant History Developer Seeking State Funds for Transit Hub in One Central Megaproject Illinois More Prepared for Health Emergencies Than in 2013	Uber, Lyft Drivers Plan to Strike in Cities Across the US Illinois Lawmakers Vow to Fix Lapses in Child Welfare System Iran Threatens More Uranium Enrichment If No New Nuke Deal Pump the Brakes: Uber, Lyft Drivers Strike Controversial Suburban Express Bus Line Abruptly Shuts Down How Shedd Aquarium Uses Egg Candling to Monitor Developing Penguin Chicks Officer Charged After ‘Inappropriate Contact’ With Women While On Duty 10 Things to Do This Weekend: May 9-12 Chinese Trade Negotiators Head to Washington After Trump’s Tariff Threats R. Kelly Judgment Withdrawn After Lawyers Say He Can’t Read South Side Home Movie Project Aims to Fill in Historical Gaps Former Ambassador Says US-Canada Relationship in Trouble Ask Geoffrey: What’s ‘Heinemann Studio’ Building in Back of the Yards? Video: ‘West Side Story’ Artists Perform at WTTW Spotlight Politics: Illinois Finds $1.5 Billion in Budget Money May 8, 2019 - Full Show	Fourth Victim of Waukegan Blast Identified, Friday Memorial Planned May 9, 2019 - Full Show Loyola Research Paves Way for Simple Test for Ebola Virus Why One Musical Works, and Another Doesn’t Zero-Waste Advocate Shares Strategies for Reducing Trash Congressional Members Urge EPA to Crack Down on Chicago Manganese Polluter ‘We Made Uranium!’ Goes Inside Weird World of UChicago Scavenger Hunt Emanuel Supports Retirement Income Tax, But is it Too Taxing on Seniors? Astronomers May Have Detected Neutron Star Being Consumed by Black Hole Single Mother of 3 Successful Children Embraces ‘Power of Presence’ Controversial Minister Louis Farrakhan Speaks at St. Sabina	AJ Freund’s Parents Plead Not Guilty in His Beating Death Judge Transferring Decision on Jussie Smollett Special Prosecutor Cook County Jail to Expand Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction Lincoln Park Zoo Unveils Plans for New $35 Million Lion House The Week in Review: Lightfoot Meets with Ivanka Trump in Washington Web Extra, The Week in Review: Boardroom Diversity Bill Mourners Gather to Honor 4 Killed in Waukegan Factory Blast A Week of 3 Remarkable Concerts in Chicago and Beyond
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WTTW News Takes Homes Chicago Journalism Awards	Mayor Rahm Emanuel Joins ‘Chicago Tonight’ for Exit Interview Legendary Actress and Singer Doris Day Dead at 97 ‘Empire’ to Get 1 More Season on Fox Amid Schedule Shake-Up Pianist Evgeny Kissin Brings Down the House at Symphony Center May 13, 2019 - Full Show CPS Teacher Arrested Following Alleged Inappropriate Contact With Student Attorney General Raoul Decries Trump’s ‘Punishing’ EPA Budget Cuts UIC to Address Infant, Maternal Health Disparities in Chicago ‘World’s Fastest Man’ Remembers Cyclist Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor The Growing Business of Cannabis in San Diego The Escalating Trade War, and What it May Mean for US Consumers Mayor Rahm Emanuel: ‘My Goal Wasn’t to Be Liked’	What Helps Prevent Dementia? Try Exercise, Not Vitamin Pills AP Source: Barr Launches New Look at Origins of Russia Probe May 14, 2019 - Full Show Comedian Tim Conway of ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ Dies at 85 Chicago Alderman Renews Push for Elected Police Oversight Council ‘Arresting’ Exhibition Showcases Fine Art, Sculpture of Medieval Africa In ‘A Shoppers’ Paradise,’ the Story of How Women Shaped Chicago’s Loop State Lawmakers Press Gov. Pritzker to Support South Suburban Airport Endangered Gorilla Born on Mother’s Day at Lincoln Park Zoo New Survey of Millennials Focuses on Economic Issues Lightfoot, Aldermen Battle Over Aldermanic Prerogative Could New $1,000 State Tax Drive Electric Car Owners Out of Illinois?	Study: Illinois Sometimes Brushes Aside Child Abuse Allegations On Chicago Stages, 2 Solo Turns About Mental Illness May 15, 2019 - Full Show Ald. Moreno Charged with Insurance Fraud, Obstruction of Justice 10 Things to Do This Weekend: May 16-19 Pregnant Beluga Whale Gets Ultrasound at Shedd Aquarium Ask Geoffrey: A Long-Lost State Street Hot Spot Chicago Jazz Orchestra Celebrates 40 Years of Big, Bold Sounds Pritzker Makes Push for Legal Sports Betting New Report Grades Chicago Hospitals on Patient Safety Spotlight Politics: Lightfoot, New City Council Prepare to Take Over	Rolling Stones North American Tour to Start in Chicago Trump Criticizes Prosecutors at Event for Fallen Officers Author of Flattering Trump Biography Gets Pardon From Trump Tony Award-Winning ‘Hamilton’ Ending Chicago Run in January May 16, 2019 - Full Show Research Finds Early Childhood Education Strengthens Families Ald. Moreno Hit With Defamation Lawsuit Following Criminal Charges ‘Brotherland’ Photographer Documents Conflict, Life in Ukraine Pregnant Chicago Woman Slain, Baby Cut From Her Womb Restoring the Morgan Park Home of Rotary International’s Founder Police: 3 Charged in Murder of Pregnant Teen Marlen Ochoa-Lopez Looking Ahead: Analysts Preview Lightfoot Administration Chicago Nonprofit Wants to Make Credit Work for Everyone Mayor Pete Buttigieg Campaigns in Chicago Pregnancy-Related Deaths on the Rise in the US Where and When to See the Best Chicago-Area Wildflowers	Expert: Fetal Abduction Rare Yet Endures Over 30 Years Kim Foxx Won’t Have to Testify Amid Scrutiny of Jussie Smollett Case Watch Live: Lori Lightfoot Inauguration Bond Denied for 3 in ‘Brutal and Heinous’ Killing of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez Java the Corpse Flower is About to Bloom Again — Sooner Than Expected The Week in Review: Lightfoot’s Ambitious Agenda Web Extra, The Week in Review: Trump’s Pardon, Emanuel’s Legacy Trade War, Heavy Rains Weigh on Deere & Co. Illinois Bill Seeks to Legalize Syringe Exchanges Statewide An ‘Open Swim’ in the Chicago River is in the Works for September Lightfoot Rewards ‘Reform’ and ‘Old Guard’ Alderman in Council Shake-Up In ‘Next to Normal,’ Mother’s Mental Illness Wreaks Havoc with Family’s Health
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	Incoming Chicago Mayor Has Path to Historic Police Reforms Illinois Not Alerted to Early Clues in Womb-Cutting Case 2019 Chicago Summer Festival Guide Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Inaugural Address Lightfoot Sworn in as Chicago Mayor: ‘This City Felt Like Where I Belonged’ Measles Exposure Reported in Chicago Violinist Hilary Hahn Elicits a ‘Wow,’ and More, at CSO Concert In ‘Pygmalion Effect,’ Superb Dancers of Russia’s Eifman Ballet Undermined by Manic Choreography and Too Much Strauss Rare Albino Alligator Arrives at Brookfield Zoo Before She Was Mayor: An In-Depth Profile of Lori Lightfoot Aldermen on Governing with Mayor Lori Lightfoot Lightfoot Signs Executive Order Curbing Aldermanic Prerogative Lightfoot Recounts Ancestor’s Tragedy in the Jim Crow South May 20, 2019 - Full Show	Asian Carp DNA Found in Chicago Area Near Lake Michigan Funeral Set for Marlen Ochoa-Lopez Rahm Emanuel to Contribute to ABC News, The Atlantic
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