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	City Solicits Solar Energy Developers for Vacant South, West Side Lots New Musical ‘Tootsie’ Eyes Gender Roles, But Its Heart Belongs to Show Business Shopping Online? Pay Up: Out-of-State Retailers Charging Sales Tax Cardinal Blase Cupich: Sexual Abuse Victims ‘Are the Priority’ South Side Artists of the ‘60s and ‘70s Get Spotlight in 2 Exhibitions Why Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia is Saying No to a Mayoral Run Oct. 1, 2018 - Full Show Cubs Squander Division, Prep for Wild Card Matchup Prize-Winning Journalist Rukmini Callimachi Risks Her Life Reporting on Islamic State	Rise Up Against Addiction 5K Seeks to Reduce Shame, Stigma Themes of Freedom, Faith and Money Fuse With Brilliant Score in ‘Caroline, or Change’ Storms Prompt Sewage Discharge into Chicago River Near Edgebrook, Lawndale New Book ‘Art in Chicago’ an Ambitious Historical Overview Divvy Bike Thefts a Vicious Cycle in Chicago Cubs in Do-Or-Die Wild Card Playoff Jason Van Dyke Takes Witness Stand, Tearfully Recounts Fatal Shooting Chicago’s Only Medicinal Garden Adds Therapeutic Touch to Local Research Chicago-Area Universities Commit to Closing College Graduation Gaps Growing Economy: Low Unemployment, Inflation as Fed Raises Interest Rate Oct. 2, 2018 - Full Show	Closing Arguments in Jason Van Dyke Murder Trial Set for Thursday Leon Lederman, Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist, Dies at 96 Incendiary ‘Downstate’ Fearlessly Probes Unique Aspect of Crime, Punishment Bernie Mac’s Widow Reflects on His Life and Legacy Untangling College Financing to Avoid Student Debt Chicago Punk Rock Musicians with Unexpected Day Jobs 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 4-7 New Supreme Court Session Features Gerrymandering, Death Penalty Cases Rauner, Pritzker Square Off in Second Illinois Governor Debate Oct. 3, 2018 - Full Show	Jury Deliberations Begin in Jason Van Dyke Murder Trial 12 Charged for Allegedly Conspiring to Sell Heroin on West Side Shedd Aquarium to Extend Hours for Guests with Disabilities Activist DeRay Mckesson Makes a ‘Case for Hope’ in New Book As Jury Deliberates Van Dyke’s Fate, a Closer Look at the Charges WTTW Launches New Series ‘Art and Design in Chicago’ Tips for Successful Succession Planting Fall Theater Recommendations from Hedy Weiss Oct. 4, 2018 - Full Show	City, CPS Prepares for Verdict in Jason Van Dyke Murder Trial Jason Van Dyke Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder Adoptable Chicago Dogs Appear on Dating App Bumble Chicago Hotel Workers Strike Persists at 2 Hotels Police Union President Defends Van Dyke, Vows Appeal Journalists Weigh In On Van Dyke Murder Case, Conviction ‘I Feel That We Gave a Good Verdict’: Van Dyke Jurors Speak Out After Trial Legal Analysis of Van Dyke’s Guilty Verdict Following Verdict, Rev. Marvin Hunter Calls for Change, Healing Activists Respond to Van Dyke Verdict: ‘We Got Closer to Justice’ Oct. 5, 2018 - Full Show
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	EPA Collects Soil from 100 Properties on Southeast Side for Manganese Testing Making Deals With the Devil in the Bloody Brilliant ‘Witch’ ‘Uneventful’ First Weekend in Jail for Jason Van Dyke Behind the Scenes with ‘Tootsie’ Stars Santino Fontana, Lilli Cooper Van Dyke Prosecutor Joseph McMahon Reflects on High-Profile Trial JB Pritzker Fields Questions from High School Students Oct. 8, 2018 - Full Show	Lyric Opera Chicago Orchestra Goes on Strike JB Pritzker: Candidate for Illinois Governor Juliana Stratton: Candidate for Illinois Lieutenant Governor Bruce Rauner: Candidate for Illinois Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti: Candidate for Illinois Lieutenant Governor Kash Jackson: Candidate for Illinois Governor Sanj Mohip: Candidate for Illinois Lieutenant Governor Kwame Raoul: Candidate for Illinois Attorney General Erika Harold: Candidate for Illinois Attorney General Bubba Harsy: Candidate for Illinois Attorney General Jason Helland: Candidate for Illinois Secretary of State Steve Dutner: Candidate for Illinois Secretary of State Susana Mendoza: Candidate for Illinois Comptroller Darlene Senger: Candidate for Illinois Comptroller Claire Ball: Candidate for Illinois Comptroller Mike Leheney: Candidate for Illinois Treasurer Jimmy Lee Tillman, II: Candidate for Congress, 1st District Thomas Rudbeck: Candidate for Congress, 1st District Dan Lipinski: Candidate for Congress, 3rd District Tom Hanson: Candidate for Congress, 5th District Peter Roskam: Candidate for Congress, 6th District Sean Casten: Candidate for Congress, 6th District Jitendra ‘JD’ Diganvker: Candidate for Congress, 8th District Jan Schakowsky: Candidate for Congress, 9th District John Elleson: Candidate for Congress, 9th District Brad Schneider: Candidate for Congress, 10th District Doug Bennett: Candidate for Congress, 10th District Bill Foster: Candidate for Congress, 11th District Nick Stella: Candidate for Congress, 11th District Lauren Underwood: Candidate for Congress, 14th District Debra Shore: Candidate for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, 6-Year Term Kari K. Steele: Candidate for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, 6-Year Term R. Cary Capparelli: Candidate for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, 6-Year Term Shundar Lin: Candidate for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, 6-Year Term Karen Roothaan: Candidate for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, 6-Year Term Tammie Felicia Vinson: Candidate for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, 6-Year Term Rachel Wales: Candidate for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, 2-Year Term Cam Davis: Candidate for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, 2-Year Term Geoffrey Cubbage: Candidate for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, 2-Year Term Toni Preckwinkle: Candidate for Cook County Board President Karen Yarbrough: Candidate for Cook County Clerk Tom Dart: Candidate for Cook County Sheriff Maria Pappas: Candidate for Cook County Treasurer Fritz Kaegi: Candidate for Cook County Assessor Brandon Johnson: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 1st District Dennis Deer: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 2nd District Bill Lowry: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 3rd District George Blakemore: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 3rd District Stanley Moore: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 4th District Donna Miller: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 6th District Alma Anaya: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 7th District Frank McPartlin: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 9th District Peter Silvestri: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 9th District Bridget Gainer: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 10th District John Daley: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 11th District Steven Graves: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 11th District Larry Suffredin: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 13th District Chris Hanusiak: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 13th District Scott Britton: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 14th District Kevin B. Morrison: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 15th District Tim Schneider: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 15th District Abdelnasser Rashid: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 17th District Sean M. Morrison: Candidate for Cook County Commissioner, 17th District 2018 General Election: Illinois Comptroller 2018 General Election: Illinois Secretary of State 2018 General Election: Cook County Commissioner 2018 General Election: Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District 2018 General Election: Illinois Attorney General 2018 General Election: US House of Representatives 2018 General Election: Illinois Governor 2018 Voters’ Guide to the General Election Jason Van Dyke Transferred From Cook County Jail Amid Safety Concerns Defense Attorney Daniel Herbert Says Van Dyke Was ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ Chicago Aldermen Weigh In on City’s Unrelenting Gun Violence ‘On the Future’ Explores Prospects, Perils of Humanity’s Future The Weird and Fanciful Art of the Hairy Who Oct. 9, 2018 - Full Show ‘Boys, Boys’: Rauner, Pritzker Get Nasty in Debate	Why Do Some Seniors Refuse Home-Based Help? 2 CSO Concerts Showcase a Pianist’s Fluid Interpretation of Beethoven, Mozart Activists Call on McDonald’s, Whole Foods to Clean Up Meat Supply Chains New Book Examines Government Policies’ Impact on Residential Segregation 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 11-14 Photographer Donates His Talents to Help Dogs Get Adopted Remembering Longtime Newsman Warner Saunders Ask Geoffrey: What Happens to a Church’s Artwork When It Closes? Oct. 10, 2018 - Full Show What Global Warming Could Mean for Lake Michigan Could Trump, Sessions Derail Chicago’s Police Consent Decree? Former Police Officers on the Impact of Van Dyke’s Conviction	McDonald Cover-Up? How Van Dyke Verdict May Affect Police Conspiracy Trial AARP Illinois Survey Shows Voter Anger Over State Fiscal Crisis Heroic Artist Alex Ross Takes on Comic Book Legends Illinois Has Worst-Polluting Meat-Processing Plant in US, Study Finds U. of I. Professor Wins ‘Genius Grant’ for Civil Justice Research Trump Finds Kanye West ‘Impressive’ at White House Lunch ‘The Man Behind the Bunny’ a Celebration of Art Paul March to the Polls to Honor First-Time Voters Ahead of Midterm Elections Oct. 11, 2018 - Full Show	Final Debate for Rauner, Pritzker Takes Place in Quincy, Site of Legionnaire’s Outbreaks The Week in Review: Governor’s Race Gets Testy Web Extra, The Week in Review: Kanye West at the White House Diabetes Drug Could Prevent Deaths from Air Pollution, Study Finds Luminous Play by Lynn Nottage Explores Faith, Politics, Family and Discrimination
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	Lyric Opera Orchestra Ratifies New Contract GoFundMe Campaign Started to Support Van Dyke Family African-American Women Assert Their Independence in ‘Flyin’ West’ Sears Files for Bankruptcy. What That Really Means. Field Museum Exhibit to Toast Chicago’s Immigrant-Driven Beer History Are We Forgetting About the Holocaust? A Chicago Pension Fix? Using Revenue from Public Assets Former Blagojevich Aide Bradley Tusk on Politics and the Midterms Mayor Emanuel Prepares to Release His Final City Budget Oct. 15, 2018 - Full Show	Gum Infection May Jump-Start Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Finds Chicago-Area Gymnastics Coach Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges Pritzker, Rauner Release Partial 2017 Tax Returns COPA Releases Footage of Off-Duty Officer Shooting Unarmed Teen Inside Wrightwood 659, a New Home for Art and Architecture Ask Geoffrey: Neptune’s Follies Make a Splash at Century of Progress Meet Some Small But Mighty Miniature Therapy Horses Turbulent Time for Stocks as Investors Eye End of Historic Bull Run Polio-Like Acute Flaccid Myelitis Strikes Northern Illinois Oct. 16, 2018 - Full Show Judy Woodruff on President Trump and the State of Journalism	Find Pumpkin Patches in Chicago and the Suburbs Pritzker Campaign Staffers Allege Racial Discrimination New Partnership Will Give Stateville Inmates a Chance to Earn NU Credits Field Museum Offers Free Entry in Exchange for Help Digitizing Collections Manufacturing, Optimism Rising Nationwide as Illinois Lags Behind Nearly 50 Years Later, Highwood Bocce Club Members Still Having a Ball 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 18-21 In Porchlight’s ‘Gypsy,’ a Mama Rose of Hurricane Force Oct. 17, 2018 - Full Show	Ezekiel Emanuel on ACA Impact, Future of Health Care LGBTQ Publication Suing Illinois Prison Officials Over Censored Materials Duck Hunting in Chicago? Yep, at City’s Only State Park Madigan, Emanuel Announce 4 Finalists to Oversee Chicago Police Reform Report Identifies ‘Alarming’ Statewide Trends in Maternal Deaths Neil deGrasse Tyson Explores ‘Unspoken Alliance’ Between Space Exploration, Military Might Cornel West on Van Dyke Verdict, Kanye and President Trump Joffrey Ballet Dancers Demonstrate Their Prowess in ‘Swan Lake’ Oct. 18, 2018 - Full Show	New Group Targets Overlooked Stretch of Chicago River Brookfield Zoo Rhino Celebrates Birthday After Surviving Life-Threatening Infection Chicago Man Charged With Aiding ISIS Through Social Media Web Extra, The Week in Review: The Race for Chicago Mayor The Week in Review: Pritzker Disputes Discrimination Claims UChicago Researchers Get $3.4M to Develop Brain-Controlled Prosthesis At the CSO, a Pianist Shakes the Musical Universe With a Prokofiev Concerto
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	Chicago Officers to be Equipped with Narcan Through New Pilot Program 6th Congressional District Forum: Sean Casten, Peter Roskam Mega Millions Players Would Spend $1.6B on Bills, Charity On College Campuses, Consent Education is Lacking, New Book Argues Blair Kamin: Cityfront Center Development is ‘Mediocre,’ ‘Underachieving’ Made in Chicago Auction Highlights 150 Years of Local History Oct. 22, 2018 - Full Show EPA Settles With Chicago-Area Company Over Lead Paint Allegations Money and Accusations Fly in the Race for Illinois Governor American Blues Theater’s ‘Buddy Holly Musical’ Tops 2018 Equity Jeff Awards	DEA’s Message for Annual Drug Takeback Day: ‘Don’t Be the Dealer’ Caterpillar Has a Big 3Q, But Wall Street Senses Pessimism Study: Gene Linked to Dyslexia May Shield Athletes from Concussions Chicago Group Gets $1M to Plant Trees, Combat Climate Change ‘Money Diaries’ Aims to Help Women Take Control of Their Finances Chicago Company Ballot Ready Gets Voters Primed for Polls Capturing Icons of the 1960s, ‘70s: Behind the Lens of Steve Schapiro A Look at President Trump’s Rally Strategy Ahead of Illinois Visit Police Board Differs with Superintendent on Firing Cops Oct. 23, 2018 - Full Show Public Weighs in on Proposed Police Consent Decree. What’s In It?	In ‘Private Peaceful,’ Most Brutal Enemy Turns Out to Be One’s Own Country Judge Found Not Guilty of Bringing Gun to Chicago Courthouse Ask Geoffrey: Where Are Those 1950s Giant Stuffed Bears? Biographer Traces Ronald Reagan’s ‘American Journey’ Kanye West Makes Cameo Showing for Chicago Mayoral Hopeful ‘Functional Explosive’ Devices Sent to Homes of Obama, Clinton 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 25-28 14th Congressional District Forum: Lauren Underwood How Technology is Changing the Face of Retail Farmer’s Love of Trees Leads to Lifelong Hunt for Heirloom Apples At Public Hearing, Nearly 50 Speakers Weigh in on Police Reform Oct. 24, 2018 - Full Show	The Trial of Jason Van Dyke is Over, But His Appeal Has Not Yet Begun Durbin Calls for Increased Monitoring of Illinois Pork-Processing Plant Rush Receives $5 Million for Cancer Immunotherapy Research Walmart to Install Solar Panels at 21 Sites in Illinois Alpana Singh: ‘It’s Absolutely Wonderful’ to Return to ‘Check, Please!’ ‘Hello, Dolly!’ Still Leads the Parade of Musicals in the Key of Joyful Escapism P33: A Burnham Plan for Chicago’s Tech Future Chicago’s Low-Line: Phase 1 Completed, Phase 2 to Come Illinois Comptroller Forum: Susana Mendoza, Darlene Senger Oct. 25, 2018 - Full Show Chicago Man Accused of Threatening Sen. Flake Ordered to Arizona Illinois Begins to Pave the Way for Self-Driving Cars	Democrats Try to Retake Illinois District Won Over by Trump Englewood Gang Members Face Federal RICO Charges in Wave of Killings CPS Enrollment Drops to 360,000 Students 16,000 Chicagoans Had Water Cut Off in Single Year, Study Finds The Week in Review: Rauner Drops Controversial Ad Web Extra, The Week in Review: Debating Police Reform Advocates Propose Tax on High-End Real Estate to Address Homelessness
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	Trump Calls Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack ‘Evil’ Anti-Semitism Shoppers May Face Hard Choices Again on Health Marketplaces Wrongfully Convicted Man Claims Chicago Police Framed Him for 2000 Murder Study: Surge in Blood Donations Wasn’t Needed After Las Vegas Shooting Aldermen Consider $2 Billion Plan to Get Lead Out of City Water In ‘Fight Night,’ Clever Voting Game Suggests What Our Elections Are Really About Illinois Attorney General Forum: Kwame Raoul, Erika Harold Oct. 29, 2018 - Full Show	UIC Medical Students Seek to ‘Fill a Void’ in Health Care Winfrey, Witherspoon Among Guests On Michelle Obama Tour The Race for Illinois Governor 2018: Bruce Rauner ‘This Book is Not for Everyone’: Camille Paglia Talks ‘Provocations’ Chicago Plans to Expand Bike Sharing to ‘100 Percent of City’ In ‘Lady in Denmark,’ One Woman’s Life in Copenhagen and Chicago, Set to Echoes of Billie Holiday Illinois Races Heat Up One Week Ahead of Elections Charter School Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike Judge Delays Ruling on Request to Toss Charges in McDonald Conspiracy Case Oct. 30, 2018 - Full Show	Son Says He Killed Parents, Bodies Found in Illinois River Jason Van Dyke Makes First Court Appearance Since Murder Conviction The Race for Illinois Governor 2018: J.B. Pritzker Illinois State Board of Elections Warns of Online Voting Scam 3 Bar Associations Rank Cook County Circuit Court Judge Candidates Suburban Police Chief Charged With Distributing Sexual Recordings A Chicago Homecoming for Daniel Barenboim 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Nov. 1-4 Fall Colors Are on Full Display at Chicago Botanic Garden New System Designates School Performance on Annual Illinois Report Card Michael Beschloss Sheds Light on ‘Presidents of War’ in New Book Local Museums Embrace Rich History of Design in Chicago Obama Center Gets Unanimous City Council Approval to Land in Chicago Oct. 31, 2018 - Full Show