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			Police: Homicides in Chicago Down by Nearly 100 in 2018 Ask Geoffrey: What Happened to ‘World’s Greatest Newspaper’? New Year Begins With Chicago Police Officer Committing Suicide Chicago Offers 25 Drop-Off Sites for Recycling Your Christmas Tree 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Jan. 3-6 The Weird and Fanciful Art of the Hairy Who New Nonprofit Gives Old Furniture – and People – Second Chances Farthest Object Ever Explored Comes into View on New Year’s Day New Book Examines Past, Present and Future of Free Speech in U.S. Jan. 2, 2019 - Full Show Spotlight Politics: Chicago Alderman in Jail As Catholic Bishops Meet, Sexual Abuse Victims Implore Pope for Change	CPS Watchdog: Former Music Director Mismanaged $13K in Funds COPA Employee Accused of Sending Workplace Email Threat Verdict Delayed for Second Time in Laquan McDonald Conspiracy Trial Group Forecasts Statewide Impact of EPA’s Controversial Mercury Plan UIC Researchers Develop Method to Detect ALS Pope Urges US Bishops to Heal Divisions, Repair Trust How Fritz Kaegi Plans to Transform the Cook County Assessor’s Office Tech Stocks Take a Dive Amid Fears of Global Economic Slowdown CTA Bus Driver Steers Changes for LGBTQ Community ‘Jay’s Chicago’: A New Season of Stories About Life in Chicago Ald. Ed Burke Charged with Attempted Extortion Political Journalists React to Powerful Alderman’s Legal Trouble Former Federal Prosecutor Talks Charges Against Ald. Ed Burke	Ald. Ed Burke Resigns as Finance Committee Chairman Firearms Found in Ald. Ed Burke’s Office: Who Can Carry Guns in City Hall? Ald. Ed Burke Loses City Council Power Lane Tech Staffer Removed After Allegation of ‘Inappropriate Behavior’ Study: 1 in 10 Adults Have a Food Allergy The Week in Review: Fallout from Ald. Ed Burke’s Corruption Charge Web Extra, The Week in Review: Burke’s Re-election Chances Chicago’s Divvy Divide: Convenient Bike-Share Program or Sign of Gentrification?
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	Preckwinkle, FBI at Odds Over Campaign Contribution Bears’ Season Ends with Cody Parkey’s Field Goal Clank COPA Employee Facing Felony Charges After False Shooting Threat Chicago Organizer Picked to Finish Raoul’s State Senate Term High School Playwrights Probe Painful Personal and Social Issues Art Institute Exhibit Brings ‘Floating World’ to Life Illinois AG Demands EPA Enforce Rule Limiting Landfill Pollution Longtime Lawmaker Lou Lang Resigns House Seat Burke’s City Council Colleagues Discuss Extortion Charge, Ethics Reform Standoff Over Border Wall, Government Funding Continues Burke Scandal Spurs Flurry of Reform Proposals Jan. 7, 2019 - Full Show Viewer Feedback: ‘An Example of Chicago Politics’	NFL Rules Cody Parkey’s Missed Field Goal Was Blocked Oreo-Maker Mondelez Moving Suburban Headquarters to Chicago Chicago Police Adding 200 Plate Reader Vehicles to Help Combat Carjackings New Book Looks at Publications About Chicago’s Image, Impact Northwestern Receives $10M to Create Urologic Cancer Institute New State Grant Program Aims to Help Companies Sell Asian Carp Sears Gets Another Reprieve From Liquidation Illinois Child Dies From the Flu Kim Foxx Calls on R. Kelly Abuse Victims to Come Forward Nestor Gomez: Chicago’s Champion Storyteller Innovative Duo Made Big Impact on Chicago’s Advertising Landscape In Final Days as Governor, Rauner Opens Up on Trump, Taxes, Unions and Burke No Signs of Sickout Among Chicago TSA Agents 50-Year-Old Housing Discrimination Case Reaches Settlement #DeleteFacebook: Is It Time to Say Farewell to Facebook? Jan. 8, 2019 - Full Show	1898 Silent Film Represents Earliest Depiction of On-Screen Black Love Coastal Management Program Targets Lake Michigan Beaches Vic Fangio Leaves Bears to Become Broncos’ Head Coach Remembering Chicago’s ‘Lost Restaurants’ New Class of Illinois Lawmakers Will Face Enduring Challenges Ald. Pat O’Connor on New Finance Committee Role, Burke Scandal Reporters Without Borders Documents Threats to Journalists Worldwide Jan. 9, 2019 - Full Show Spotlight Politics: Mayoral Candidates Scramble Amid Burke Fallout Should Aldermen Be Banned from Outside Employment? We Asked Them 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Jan. 10-13	Indiana Man Faces Murder Charge in Mechanic’s Death Federal Courts May Soon Feel Impact of Government Shutdown Chicago Attorney Jerry Joyce Talks About His Bid for Mayor No Contamination Found in Water Near Sterigenics’ Willowbrook Plant Attorneys Dissect Ald. Ed Burke’s Federal Corruption Charge Unlimited Paid Time Off: Too Good to Be True? Billionaire Gov.-Elect Pritzker to Take Hands-Off Approach to Wealth Rediscovered 15th Century Songbook Produces ‘New’ Songs Officials Seek Warrant to Search R. Kelly’s Chicago Recording Studio Chicago Teachers Union Weighs in on Race for Mayor Jan. 10, 2019 - Full Show	Evanston High School Staffer Accused of ‘Inappropriate Contact’ With Students The Week in Review: New Faces, Veteran Leadership in Springfield Web Extra, The Week in Review: R. Kelly in Headlines Again Illinois Governor’s Mansion Secures LEED Status After $15M Renovation
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	Bears Hire Pagano as Defensive Coordinator to Replace Fangio J.B. Pritzker Takes Oath as Illinois’ 43rd Governor Barbara Gardner Proctor, Advertising Trailblazer, WTTW Trustee, Dies at 86 ‘La Boheme’ Sings of Love, Lust and Starving Artists Special Prosecutors: Jason Van Dyke Should Spend 18 Years or More in Prison Gunman Gets 84-year Term in Hadiya Pendleton Murder An In-Depth Look at the Life of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker One-on-One With New Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Mayor Rahm Emanuel Unveils Ethics Reform Plan Jan. 14, 2019 - Full Show	Prosecutors Seek More Time to Indict Ald. Ed Burke Report: Americans More Likely to Die of Opioid Overdose Than Car Crash CTU Kicks Off Contract Bargaining With List of Demands for Mayor Burnt-out Theater Critic Succumbs to Seductive Offer in ‘St. Nicholas’ What Legalized Marijuana Could Mean for Illinois Journalists Discuss ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ and Impact on #MeToo Movement Lawsuit Opposing Obama Presidential Center Grows Historic Black Marines in Danger of Losing South Side Veterans Hall Chicago Artist Edo Wants to Light Up the World With Color As Trump Mulls National Emergency, 31 Active Emergencies Continue Mayor Rahm Emanuel Reflects on Lessons in Education Gov. J.B. Pritzker Restores Pay Increases for State Union Employees Jan. 15, 2019 - Full Show	Archdiocese of Chicago Closing Seminary on Loyola University Campus Suburban Chicago Man Accused of Luring Robbing Victim Via Dating App Verdict Due in Laquan McDonald Cover-Up Trial Thursday Brookfield Zoo to Establish New Pack of Endangered Mexican Wolves ‘Bitten by the Blues’ Chronicles Rise of Chicago’s Alligator Records Jennifer Pritzker: GOP’s Policies ‘Marginalize Me Out of Existence’ Final $6 Billion Lincoln Yards Proposal Expected This Week Spotlight Politics: Behind the Scenes of Pritzker’s Inauguration Sears Survives a Near-Death Experience, But for How Long? Lessons From the Governor Who Instituted Illinois’ First Income Tax Jan. 16, 2019 - Full Show	Inspectors Find Code Violations at R. Kelly's Chicago Recording Studio Gov. Pritzker Orders Worker-Training Investment Review What ‘Dry January’ is All About, and Why You Might Want to Try It Chicago Cops Found Not Guilty in Laquan McDonald Cover-Up Trial Watch Live: Reaction to Verdict in Laquan McDonald Cover-Up Trial A Look Inside Chicago’s International Puppet Theater Festival ‘Downton Abbey’ Star Brendan Coyle Makes Chicago Debut in ‘St. Nicholas’ 12 Things to Do This Weekend: Jan. 17-21 Windy City Playhouse Stages Breathtaking Production of ‘Noises Off’ City Asks Public to Weigh In on O’Hare Expansion Designs How Will the Laquan McDonald Conspiracy Trial Impact Police Reform? New Illinois Program Offers Medical Marijuana as Alternative to Opioids Jan. 17, 2019 - Full Show	Jason Van Dyke to be Sentenced Friday in Laquan McDonald Killing Illinois Preparing for Winter Storm Sears Creditors Challenge Hedge Fund Chairman’s Winning Bid CPS: GPA Error Means Up to 800 Students Mistakenly Applied to Some High Schools Chicago Archdiocese Removes Ex-Children’s Home Chief Accused of Sexual Abuse Watch Live: Reaction to Jason Van Dyke’s Sentence Jason Van Dyke Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison The Week in Review: Jason Van Dyke Sentence, Cover-Up Acquittal	Tall Buildings, More Park Space in $6 Billion Lincoln Yards Master Plan
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	Reports: Sony Drops R. Kelly After Furor Over Allegations Zoe Mikva, Educator and Activist, Dies at 90 Evanston School District Reaches Settlement With Students Who Alleged Sex Abuse Officials: Chicago Teen Birth Rate Still Declining Shark Remains Discovered in Rock That Contained Sue the T. Rex Laquan McDonald and the Future of Police Reform in Chicago Van Dyke Sentence a Complicated ‘Victory’ for McDonald Family Activists, Local Business Leaders Push Back Against Lincoln Yards WTTW Launches Voters’ Guide to the Chicago Election A Closer Look at O’Hare Expansion Proposals Jan. 21, 2019 - Full Show Federal Employees in Chicago Turn to Food Pantries for Help	Puppet Theater Festival Explodes the Boundaries of Classic Art Form Police Seek Man Suspected in Fatal Shooting at Orland Park Mall WWCI Names George Preston WFMT Vice President, General Manager Kari Steele Elected as New President at MWRD Judge Limits Access to R. Kelly’s Chicago Recording Studio Authors Look to Other Cities to Chart a ‘New Chicago Way’ ‘Let the People See’ Dives Deep into Murder of Emmett Till Senate to Vote Thursday on Dueling Bills to End Government Shutdown What You Should Know About the 2020 Census Photographer Dawoud Bey Reimagines Journey on Underground Railroad Federal Courts in Chicago in Triage Mode as Shutdown Trudges On Jan. 22, 2019 - Full Show Chicago Mayor’s Race Set at 14 Candidates	Report: Ald. Danny Solis Secretly Recorded Ald. Ed Burke Survey: 10 Percent of Chicago Parents Refuse Flu Vaccine for Kids In ‘The Realistic Joneses,’ 2 Couples Try Desperately to Connect Surfers on Lake Michigan Battle High Waves, Heavy Winds Gov. Pritzker Signs Pact Committing Illinois to Paris Climate Goals 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Jan. 24-27 CPS Watchdog: 33 Adults Pulled from Schools Over Sex Abuse Allegations Judge Approves Settlement for 50-Year-Old Housing Discrimination Case Some Aldermen Angered by Report Solis Wore Wire Bringing Hope to Chicago Neighborhoods Through Financial Empowerment Snow Much Fun: Cool Activities for Cold Weather Former Federal Prosecutors Expect More Charges in Burke Probe Jan. 23, 2019 - Full Show Ald. Ed Burke Faces Challenges in First 14th Ward Forum Spotlight Politics: Solis, Burke Shock Waves Reverberate in Mayor’s Race	Suspect Wanted in Fatal Orland Park Mall Shooting Arrested Bold Mix of Classics, Rarities and New Work Planned for Lyric Opera Released Documents Detail What Feds Sought in Burke Raid Art Institute Exhibit Brings ‘Floating World’ to Life Doomsday Clock Remains 2 Minutes to Midnight Attorney General, Special Prosecutors Reviewing Van Dyke Sentence Kim Foxx Plans to Expunge Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions Chicago Museums Offer Free Admission to Federal Workers During Shutdown Tips for Managing Icy Sidewalks Without Harming the Environment Chicago Plan Commission Unanimously Approves Lincoln Yards Development Meet New WBEZ ‘Morning Shift’ Host Jenn White School Discontent Prompts Calls for an Elected School Board What’s the Price Tag of the Government Shutdown? Economists Weigh In New Chicago Buildings Combine Libraries with Public Housing Jan. 24, 2019 - Full Show	Bitter Cold Brings -30 Wind Chills to Northern Illinois The Week in Review: Aldermen Reeling After Latest Burke Revelation Web Extra, The Week in Review: Decriminalizing Marijuana Two Exceptionally Magical Imports Light Up Chicago Shakespeare Stages Manteno Veterans’ Home Resident with Legionnaires’ Dies Study Accurately Predicts Severity, Length of Postpartum Depression When Does Early Voting Start for Chicago’s Feb. 26 Election?
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	Much of Illinois to Get Snow, Record-Breaking Cold Caterpillar Stumbles; China’s Slowing Growth Begins to Show Chicago Could Break its Record for Coldest Temperature ‘Photograph 51’ Exposes Pattern of Delayed Recognition for Rosalind Franklin New Nonprofit Gives Old Furniture – and People – Second Chances Chicago Adopts Stricter Rules for Manganese, Other Pollutants Report: In Building Data Centers, Chicago Outpaced by Other Markets It’s Tax-Filing Season. What You Need to Know About This Year’s Forms Chicago Zoos to Close in Anticipation of Extreme Cold Snowstorm Likely a Prelude to More Dangerous Weather Gillette’s ‘We Believe’ Ad Sparks Controversy, Dialogue Chicago Mayor’s Race: Mendoza, Preckwinkle Spar Over Ethics Jan. 28, 2019 - Full Show	Illinois Braces for Brutal Cold, Schools and Courts Closing Cook County Courthouses to Close Wednesday and Thursday Due to Cold Police: ‘Empire’ Star Attacked in Possible Racist, Homophobic Hate Crime State Education Superintendent Tony Smith Leaving Office CSO’s 2019-20 Season Celebrates Beethoven’s 250th Birthday BBB Warns of Cold-Weather Scams as Temperatures Plummet UIC Receives $12M to Study Latino Health Laquan McDonald’s Family, Advocacy Groups Demand Action on Van Dyke Sentence Call Before Bringing Pets to Chicago Warming Centers, City Says American Auto History Shines at Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage ‘Arresting’ Exhibition Showcases Fine Art, Sculpture of Medieval Africa The Implications of Six Flags Biometrics Ruling on Silicon Valley Congress Back to Work Despite State of the Union Delay Jan. 29, 2019 - Full Show Solis Investigation: Attorneys Explain Potential Impact of Yearslong Federal Probe Speaker Madigan the Latest Snared in Solis Wiretap	CPS Cancels Thursday Classes, Students Off Until Next Week Flights Canceled, Mail Suspended Amid Frigid Midwest Weather McDonald’s Logs Strong Growth Globally Boeing Soars and Lifts Markets with It Frostbite Can Hit in Just 5 Minutes. Here’s What You Can Do To Prevent It Shiver, Fluff and Cuddle: How Birds Keep Warm in the Winter Inspector General Decries ‘Keep Your Mouth Shut’ Culture at City Hall Chicago Copes with Record-Setting Cold The Dangerous Beauty of ‘Chiberia’ CPS Unveils Progress Reports to Advance ‘Learn. Plan. Succeed’ Program Spotlight Politics: Bombshell Solis Revelations Roil City Politics Ask Geoffrey: What’s ‘Heinemann Studio’ Building in Back of the Yards? Jan. 30, 2019 - Full Show	10 Things to Do This Weekend: Jan. 31-Feb. 3 Dorothy Brown Endorses Amara Enyia for Mayor Federal Judge Approves Historic Chicago Police Consent Decree Police Release Photos of ‘Persons of Interest’ in Attack on ‘Empire’ Star Chicago Announces Record Release Rate at City Animal Shelter These Scientists Study the Arctic. What’s Their Take on ‘Chiberia’? How it Works: Illinois’ New Opioid Alternative Pilot Program Researchers Find Microplastics in Illinois Groundwater Jan. 31, 2019 - Full Show Clowning Around as a Kid Leads to Lifelong Dance Career In Chicago, No Time to Chill Out About the Weather Viewer Feedback: ‘I Think You Meant Thurston Howell’