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Super Rally: Mahomes, Chiefs Win Super Bowl with Late Surge	Impeachment Trial Heads to Historic End in Frenetic Week US States Join Global Push to Ban Animal-Tested Cosmetics UChicago Stamp Collection Sheds Light on Everyday Life in North Korea February 3, 2020 - Full Show Police: Shootings, Homicides Increase in 2020 Despite Overall Decline in Violent Crime CPS Internal Watchdog Steps Down Amid Report of Investigation DHS: New Screening to Begin Amid Coronavirus Concerns Crain’s Headlines: Tribune Publishing Names New CEO Trump Trial Closing Arguments Aim at Voters, History The Super Bowl Ad Chicagoans Should Be Talking About, But Probably Didn’t Even Notice Experts Prepare, But New China Virus Not a Pandemic Yet Iowans Head to Caucuses, May Clarify Democratic Field For Elsa Harris, Playing Music About Preaching the Gospel, Healing Social Life Without the Buzz? It’s the ‘Sober Curious’ Movement Elusive Identities at the Center of 2 Whodunits Separated by Many Decades For the First Time, You Can Fill Out Your Census Form Online	Trump Faces Accusers: What to Watch During His Big Speech February 4, 2020 - Full Show Baseball Season Preview: Jason Benetti, Len Kasper on White Sox, Cubs in 2020 Crain’s Headlines: Sagging High-End Home Sales in 2020 Could Springfield Pass the Clean Energy Jobs Act This Session? National Park Photographer Completes His Portfolio with Visit to Indiana Dunes Iowa Caucus Mess Raises New Concerns About Election Security US Appeals Court Judge Gives America a Civics Lesson Iowa Democrats Release Some Caucus Results After Long Delay	Trump Uses State of Union to Campaign; Pelosi Rips Up Speech Democrats’ Response to Trump Turns to Working-Class Worries Passenger Shot on CTA Blue Line Train at UIC-Halsted Station 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Feb. 6-9 February 5, 2020 - Full Show Crain’s Headlines: United Buys Flight School to Tackle Pilot Shortage Chicago Artist Edo Wants to Light Up the World With Color Outgoing CPS Watchdog Admits Some Complaints Against Him Were ‘Justified’ Not Guilty: Senate Acquits Trump of Impeachment Charges ‘In The Zone’ Highlights Chicagoan’s Education Efforts at Home and Abroad Lake Michigan’s High Water Level Breaks 30-Year Monthly Record Marin Alsop Named Chief Conductor, Curator of Ravinia Trump Wins Acquittal, But Ukraine Saga Far From Over ‘Sweeping’ TIF Changes … But Are They Enough? Spotlight Politics: Former State Lawmakers in Trouble Lincoln Park HS Leader Out Amid Allegation of ‘Improper Contact’ With Student	Chicago Police Make Arrest in Blue Line Passenger Shooting Weekend Closures and Interruptions on 4 CTA Train Lines In Eerie Coincidence, HBO’s Flu Pandemic, Post-Apocalyptic Series ‘Station Eleven’ Filming in Chicago February 6, 2020 - Full Show Crain’s Headlines: Brookfield Zoo President to Step Down Ask Geoffrey: ‘The Unicorn Song’ and Its Chicago Origins In Chicago, Legal Pot Could be Just the Beginning. Are Mushrooms Next? Advocates Push for Protections Amid Fears of Obama Center Displacement Historic Near North Houses Headed for Landmark Status State Offers Guidance on Medical Pot Chicago Film Critics Weigh in on Oscars 2020, CFCA Awards	Lightfoot Declares Lakefront a ‘Local Disaster,’ State, Federal Action — and Dollars — Could Follow Federal Funds to Protect Great Lakes Have Been Withheld for 2 Years; ‘Unacceptable,’ Says Durbin The Music Speaks for Itself in the CSO’s Riveting Concert Version of ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ The Week in Review: Chaotic Week for Chicago Public Schools
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China’s Virus Death Toll Surpasses SARS But New Cases Fall	Making Oscar History, ‘Parasite’ Wins Best Picture China Virus Cases Rise Again, 65 More on Ship in Japan Chicago’s Matthew Cherry Wins Oscar for ‘Hair Love’ Police: 9 Homicides in Chicago’s Deadliest Weekend of Year Joe Walsh: ‘I Would Support Any Democrat’ Over Trump February 10, 2020 - Full Show North Channel Restoration Project Will Benefit Wildlife, But Some Neighbors Don’t Like Their New View Chicago Police Union President Faces 4 Challengers in March Election Long-Awaited CTA Red Line Extension Moves Forward With New $38M Contract Crain’s Headlines: Traffic at Midway Drops to 20-Year Lows NASA Sending Spacecraft on a Polarizing Mission to the Sun WTTW, WFMT Trustee Marvin Goldsmith Dies at 84 Field Museum Exhibit Honors First African American Taxidermist New Bill Could Give Illinois Students Time Off to Address Mental Health Issues Primary Politics: Should Illinois Come First in 2024? Tribune Buyouts: Mixed Emotions for Longtime Journalists Leaving Company Sen. Durbin on Trump: ‘This Isn’t Going to End’ Inside the ‘Bug’ Infestation at Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago Opera Theater’s World Premiere of ‘Freedom Ride’ a Triumph of Art and History	New Name for Disease Caused by Virus Outbreak: COVID-19 12 Men Have Convictions Tossed in Latest Mass Exoneration Tied to Ex-Chicago Sergeant February 11, 2020 - Full Show Smash Away Your Stress at Chicago’s Only Rage Room The Board Game Biz is Booming, and Chicago’s Ready to Play Report: Pilsen Post Office Clerk Told Customers to ‘Speak English’ Crain’s Headlines: Suit Claims Google Violated Illinois Privacy Law Project Delays Cause More Backups, Frustration on Jane Byrne Interchange Grand Jury Indicts Jussie Smollett in Alleged Hoax Attack Unofficial Name Change Reignites Debate Over Douglas(s) Park Local Researchers Reveal Secrets of Lunar Dust, Atom by Atom It’s Illegal to Pump Your Own Gas in New Jersey. Could Illinois Follow Suit? Folded Map Project Highlights Chicago Segregation, Gentrification	A Victory, A Caution: Takeaways from New Hampshire’s Primary Lyric Opera Announces 2020-2021 Season of Classics, New Works and ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Feb. Feb. 13-16 Mother of Teen Killed Inside Cook County Jail Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit If Pangolins Are Linked to Coronavirus, Conservationists Fear for Animal’s Safety Musical Version of ‘Emma’ Taps Into Enduring Allure of Jane Austen CTA Weekend Closures at Three Red Line Stations in Edgewater February 12, 2020 - Full Show Widow of Slain Chicago Police Commander Paul Bauer Suing Online Arms Marketplace Brunch-Loving Chicagoans, Rejoice: City Council Could Loosen Sunday Liquor Sales at Restaurants Crain’s Headlines: Bolingbrook Mayor Won’t Support Amazon Plan New Play Tells Story of Nancy Pelosi, ‘The Adult in the Room’ Kim Foxx Faces Political Fallout from New Smollett Charges How Chicago Schools Handle Sexual Misconduct Allegations Aviation Training Returns to One Chicago Vocational High School Spotlight Politics: Foxx Fight, Preckwinkle Aide Trouble Discovery Partners Institute Gets Long-Awaited State Cash New Solar Telescope Reveals Sun’s Surface in More Detail than Ever Before	Senn High School Students Hold Sit-In After Racial Discrimination Allegations Expanded Drug Takeback Program Aims to Keep Pharmaceutical Pollutants Out of Our Water February 13, 2020 - Full Show Ask Geoffrey: A Long-Lost State Street Hot Spot Crain’s Headlines: Clayco Finalizing Big Buy in Fulton Market District NBA All-Star Weekend Hits Chicago. Here’s What You Need to Know Local Health Officials: Couple with Coronavirus Now ‘Free and Clear’ Teachers Unions Decry ‘Traumatizing’ Active Shooter Drills In ‘Keeping Hope Alive,’ Jesse Jackson Reflects on a Lifetime of Speeches, Sermons Chicago Gospel Group Brings New Energy to Old Spirituals Former WBBM News Anchor Serves Up Memorable Meals, Conversation on PBS Would a ‘Fair Map’ Halt Corruption?	We Heart These Vintage Valentines Shared by the Newberry Library Kim Foxx Allowed to Continue Use of Outside Lawyers in Jussie Smollett Case Senn High School Staffer Removed Amid Investigation Into Racial Discrimination Allegations R. Kelly Hit With New Federal Indictment in Ongoing Sexual Abuse Case Watching These Insanely Cute Animals Enjoy Their Valentine’s Treats Will Warm Your Cold Heart The First Fan: Obama Appears at All-Star NBA Cares Event Chicago to Begin Testing Patients with Flu-Like Symptoms for Coronavirus Nike Lab Pays Tribute to Picasso Sculpture with a Chicago Twist The Week in Review: Jussie Smollett Indicted Again
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	All-Star Weekend, as Expected, Was About Honoring Kobe February 17, 2020 - Full Show Classical Technique Meets Contemporary Mindset in Joffrey Ballet’s Fast-Moving Mixed Bill FDA Wants to Know More About E-Cigarettes Linked to Lung Illnesses At The WasteShed, One Person’s Trash is Another’s Inspiration Meet 2 New Members of Teatro ZinZanni, Where Vegas Meets Vaudeville Study: ‘No Clear Rationale’ for 45% of Medicaid Antibiotic Prescriptions A Tour of the ‘Notorious RBG’ Exhibition With Son James Ginsburg Lightfoot Says Chicago Won’t Be ‘Bullied’ as ICE Ramps Up Immigration Enforcement Jeff Bezos Commits $10 Billion to Fight Climate Change The Changing Role of the American President Gov. Pritzker’s Plans for Plagued Child Welfare Agency Embattled Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx Speaks Out	Trump Commutes Prison Sentence of Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich February 18, 2020 - Full Show Illinois Lawmakers Take on Plastic: Bills Would Ban Styrofoam, Create Bag Tax and Bottle Deposit Chicago-Area Curlers Slide and Sweep Stones in Former Government Office Joffrey Announces Big Plans for 2020-21 Season in New Home at Lyric Opera Study: Coronavirus Can’t be Spread from Mom to Baby in Late Pregnancy Crain’s Headlines: 1871 Parent Acquires Illinois Technology Association Trump Says Blagojevich Sentence Was ‘Ridiculous.’ What Do Locals Say? President Trump Goes on Clemency Spree, and the List is Long Humans and ‘The Sixth Extinction’: One Book, One Chicago Looks at Altered Planet What’s Behind Chicago’s Black Exodus Draft Executive Order Would Make ‘Federal Buildings Beautiful Again’ Mayor Lightfoot Takes Chicago Casino Push to Springfield	Chicago History for Sale by Owner as Louis Sullivan’s Kinda-Sorta Last Building Hits the Market Ex-Gov. Blagojevich Returns to Chicago, Maintains Innocence Pritzker Offers 2 Budgets Amid Uncertainty Over Income Tax Changes Now Free, Blagojevich Thanks Trump, Blasts ‘Broken’ Justice System Early Voting is Underway for the 2020 March Primary Lawsuit: Female Prisoner Says She Was Raped by Transgender Inmate February 19, 2020 - Full Show 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Feb. 20-23 Crain’s Headlines: Potential Safety Hazard Another Embarrassment for Boeing It’s Official: Chicago Has Declared a Climate Emergency. Now What? Salvage Specialist Fights to Save Architectural Treasures from Early Chicago Chicago Food Policy Summit to Focus on Food Justice, Sovereignty Blagojevich: Corrupt Politician or ‘Freed Political Prisoner’? Cutting the Cable: Comcast Left Out of Cubs’ Marquee Sports Network Spotlight Politics: The ‘Mystery Man’ Behind Blagojevich Commutation	Takeaways from the Democratic Debate Chicago Man Charged in Sexual Assault of 3-Year-Old in River North Restaurant While All Eyes Were on Blago, City Council OK’d $12M in Misconduct Payouts, Sunday Morning Liquor Sales February 20, 2020 - Full Show 4 CTA Stations on Red, Blue Lines Set to Close This Weekend Crain’s Headlines: Feds Don’t Buy Outcome Health Founder’s Claim Ask Geoffrey: A (Brief) History of Fulton Market Creator of the 1619 Project Discusses the Legacy of Slavery New Visa Rules Set Off ‘Panic Wave’ in Immigrant Communities Creating the State Street of the Future, Again Lightfoot: Revised Chicago Casino Proposal ‘Good for Illinois’ MSI Chicago Celebrates 50 Years of African American Artists A Summit at UIC Aims to Make Progress on Poverty Gloves Come Off in Democratic Debate Over Medicare for All	Lincoln Park High School Staffer Removed After ‘Altercation’ With Student TV Analyst? Spokesman? Freed Ex-Gov. Blagojevich Goes Job Hunting CSO Infuses Beethoven Classics With New Energy and Captures Ophelia’s Descent Into Madness Inmate Dubbed the ‘Starved Rock Killer’ Freed After 59 Years CPS Watchdog Finds ‘Unusual Patterns’ in District’s NWEA Testing Practices Cook County Cold-Related Deaths Rise to 32 The Week in Review: Blagojevich Returns Home as ‘Freed Political Prisoner’	Karenna Gore Has Some Inconvenient Truths of Her Own to Share About Climate Change Local Teens Say High School Class Prepared Them to Respond to Emergencies
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	Paczki Day is So Nice, We Celebrate it Twice Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to New Disorderly Conduct Charges Crackdown on Immigrants Who Use Public Benefits Takes Effect February 24, 2020 - Full Show ‘Mlima’s Tale’ Traces Global Trail of Destruction of a Grand, Endangered Creature Young Musicians Keep Civic Orchestra Vital on its 100th Birthday Crain’s Headlines: Dow Plunges 1,000 Points Amid Coronavirus Fears Survey: 81% of Illinois Residents Worry About Future Cost of Health Care How ‘Hood Feminism’ Picks Up Where Mainstream Feminism Fails Meet the Chicago Artist Behind ‘Grace and Frankie’ Coalition Works Toward 20% Reduction in Chicago Gun Violence New State Law Aims to Bridge Racial, Economic Divide in Drug Trials	No Checkout Needed: Amazon Opens Cashier-Less Grocery Store February 25, 2020 - Full Show CDC: Coronavirus Spread in US a Question of ‘When,’ Not ‘If’ Proposed CPS Calendar for 2020-21 Has Students in School into Late June Can Chicago Fix the Problem of #MarijuanaSoMale? Host of New Series ‘Flavor of Poland’ Talks Polish Cuisine, Paczki Crain’s Headlines: United Pulls Profit Forecast, Citing Coronavirus Uncertainty A Passion for Art Collecting, Appreciation Drives Diasporal Rhythms New Punk Rock Musical ‘Verboten’ Tells True Story of ‘80s Chicago Band Debating Illinois’ Proposed Graduated Income Tax Chicago’s FBI Chief on Tackling Corruption, ‘Our Highest Criminal Priority’ ‘Arguing with Zombies’: Paul Krugman on Economic Ideas That Won’t Die	Debate Takeaways: Bernie Bruised But Not Broken Ousted Lincoln Park High School Leaders File Defamation Lawsuit Against CPS Preservation Chicago Adds Tennis Club, Roseland Commercial District to ‘Most Endangered’ List Trump to Detail US Coronavirus Efforts, Schumer Seeks $8.5B Despite CDC Warning, Illinois Officials Say Coronavirus Risk Remains Low February 26, 2020 - Full Show Crain’s Headlines: Firms Seek Investor for West Loop Skyscraper Scintillating ‘Book of Moron’ Intellectually Invigorating in an Era of Catastrophic Dumbing Down House Makes Lynching a Federal Crime, 65 Years After Emmett Till 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Feb. 27-March 1 Keep Scooters Off Sidewalks, Aldermen Say, as Second Pilot Ramps Up Chinese Artworks Share Thoughtful Approach to Uncommon Materials CPS: Watchdog Report Highlights Need for Standardized Test Improvements Search for ET Gets Boost From a Very Special Telescope Immigrant Seeking Asylum Finds ‘Second Mom’ in High School Counselor Spotlight Politics: Countdown to the March 17 Primary Coronavirus Rattles Markets: What it Means for the Economy	Trump Urges Calm Even as US Reports Worrisome New Virus Case Lee Phillip Bell, Co-Creator of Popular Soaps, Dies at 91 CPS Board OKs Change to Indigenous Peoples’ Day; Citywide Ordinance Languishes Jimmy John’s Sprouts Linked to E. Coli Infections Prosecutors Reject Plea Deal in Case of Slain Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul Bauer About 40% of US Adults Are Obese, Government Survey Finds Learn All About Raising Backyard Chickens, Bees, Goats and More at Urban Livestock Expo February 27, 2020 - Full Show Crain’s Headlines: McDonald’s Fulton Market HQ for Sale Jordan Peele’s ‘Candyman’ Trailer Has Dropped. Can You Spot the Chicago Locations? Cook County Jail Inmates Develop Plans for Business – and Life Black Fire Brigade Offers Free Training for EMTs, Paramedics and Firefighters Ask Geoffrey: The Old Kenwood ‘L’ Line Million-Dollar Comics: Collector of Rare Comic Books in Chicago for C2E2 Fired Leaders of Lincoln Park High School Speak Out Meet the ‘Mystery Man’ Behind Blago’s Commutation Chicago Police Consent Decree Approaches 1-Year Anniversary	OK, It’s the First Meatless Friday of Lent. Who’s Risking Their Soul for an Impossible Burger? Grandfather, Navy Vet Among 5 Victims of Wisconsin Shooting Chicago Police Adding 50 Officers to CTA Lines to Combat Recent Violence High-Tech Chicago Exhibit Puts Visitors Eye-to-Eye With MLK Venus and the Moon Had a Close Call and It Was Spectacular 4 CTA ‘L’ Stations in the Loop Closed This Weekend Pritzker, Lightfoot Outline Efforts to Handle Spread of Coronavirus Court Temporarily Halts Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Cook County Circuit Court Judge Candidates Ranked by 3 Bar Associations