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				Chicago Spent $33,600 on Hunt for Alligator in City Park Debate Takeaways: Democratic Divisions Intensify R. Kelly’s Attorney Wants Judge to Reconsider Bond Ruling John Dillinger Relatives Doubt Body in Grave is the Gangster Report Details Progress, Shortfalls of Illinois’ Cancer-Fighting Policies The Remarkable Life of the ‘Legendary Harry Caray’ Deep Frydays: Fry the Rainbow Modern Manet: Beauty, Fashion and Intimacy in New Show at Art Institute At Black Ensemble, a Sensational Dance-A-Thon Set to the Beat of Funk Puerto Rican Community Leaders Discuss Island’s Political Future Report: Obama Center Will Have ‘Adverse Effect’ on Jackson Park Prescription Imports, Drug Prices Revealed: Trump’s Health Care Plans	Study Finds More Than 1 Million Americans Have a Sesame Allergy Feds Indict Illinois Sen. Tom Cullerton R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to Sexually Abusing Women, Girls Impossible Foods, Others, Use Partners to Expand China Threatens Retaliation for Trump’s Planned Tariff Hike Family Told Dead Chinese Scholar’s Body May Be in Landfill In ‘Come From Away,’ Discovering the Kindness of Strangers at a Traumatic Moment Psychiatrist Dr. Carl Bell Dead at 71 The Week in Review: Cullerton Indictment, Dillinger’s Body Mystery
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	Obama Library Brings Elation But Also Fear of Displacement Trump Vows Action After Shootings, But Gives Few Details Mexico: Texas Shooting ‘Act of Terrorism’ Against Mexicans Aug. 5, 2019 - Full Show Chicago Latino Community Reacts to El Paso Mass Shooting: ‘Words Matter’ U. of I. Names Endowment in Honor of Slain Scholar Yingying Zhang Chicago Lab Creates Cutting-Edge Bionic Prosthetics Illinois Among 12 States Suing Trump Administration Over Fuel Economy Standards Tax Credit Extension Aims to Cement Film Industry’s Local Foothold Social Media Sans Metrics: One Artist’s Quest to Hide ‘Likes’ ‘An Arm and a Leg’ Podcast Tells Alarming Stories of Health Care Costs A Conversation About Domestic Terrorism, Mental Health and Racist Rhetoric Chicago Responds to Weekend Carnage With Condolences, Calls for Action Annual Conference Spotlights Local Efforts to Address Health Inequities	R. Kelly Accused of Soliciting 17-Year-Old Girl in Minnesota Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Dead at 88 Chicago Police Find Drugs, Guns and Alligator in Raid Aug. 6, 2019 - Full Show At Teatro Zinzanni, Life is an Old-World Cabaret, Circus, Comedy and Restaurant Children Don’t Like Nature as Much as Adults, UChicago Study Finds Record-High Lake Swallowing Up Chicago Shoreline Bud Billiken Parade Celebrates 90 Years on the South Side Terra-Cotta Treasures Tell Chicago’s Neighborhood Stories Descendants of John Dillinger Get Permission to Exhume His Body Gun Control Proponents Demand Action in Wake of Mass Shootings Beyond Good Books, Semicolon Bookstore Aims for Sense of Community Pot Prohibition in Illinois Will Persist, Even After It’s Legal	Federal Charges Ramp Up Pressure on R. Kelly to Make Deal Finding Yingying Zhang’s Remains ‘May Be Impossible’ Family Says After New Details Surface Aug. 7, 2019 - Full Show 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Aug. 8-11 UIC Students Believe Hundreds Kept from Voting in Student Election Illinois Sightings Raise Hope for Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee CPS Teacher Shortage Hits Black and Special Needs Students Hardest Research Collaborative Partners with Communities to Address Chicago’s Gun Violence New Community Garden Aims to Shed Light on Urban Indians 2 Senators Ask MLB For Data on Foul Ball Injuries Racial Tensions Boiling Over in City Water Department Spotlight Politics: State Sen. Tom Cullerton Fights Federal Indictment	Trump ‘Thinking Very Seriously’ About Commuting Blagojevich’s Sentence Fox: Jussie Smollett Gone from ‘Empire,’ Character Lives On White Sox, Yankees to Play at ‘Field of Dreams’ in 2020 Aug. 8, 2019 - Full Show Mother of Man Fatally Shot by Chicago Police Suing City for Wrongful Death Nearly 2 Billion Opioid Pills Supplied to Illinois Over 7 Years UChicago Empower Initiative Adds Diversity to Student Body Deep Frydays: Hot Tips Meet the YouTube Botanist with a Thick Chicago Accent and Foul Mouth Chief Judge Evans: Gun Violence Not the Result of Bail Reform Landmark Status in Pilsen: Good or Bad for the Neighborhood? Lightfoot’s CPS Budget Proposes Millions for Upgrades, Improvements	How Clean is the Chicago River? A New Project Wants to Show You in Real Time USDA Declares Agriculture Disaster in Illinois Following Floods At Ravinia, Russian Piano Master Pays Spellbinding Homage to Another Trump Says He Wants Background Checks, Also Reassures NRA The Week in Review: Trump Teases Blagojevich Pardon, Again
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	Gun-Control Backers Concerned About Changing Federal Courts Study: Asian Carp Could Find Plenty of Food in Lake Michigan August 12, 2019 - Full Show City Officials Investigating Salmonella Outbreak at Clearing Grocery Store Free Soil Tests Offered as U. of I. Studies Lead’s Impact on Urban Farming New Rules to Deny Green Cards to Many Legal Immigrants Sportswriter Chronicles Her Groundbreaking High School Basketball Team USDA Disaster Declaration Promises Relief for Illinois Farmers Fact-Finder’s Report Sheds Light on CTU Contract Negotiations With City Lawsuit Over Facebook Facial Recognition Survives Legal Challenge Chicago Casino Study to Be Released Tuesday DJ Booth at 95th Red Line Station Offers More Than Free Music	US Government Weakens Application of Endangered Species Act US Delays Tariffs on Some Chinese Goods, Drops Others New Illinois Law Bans Sale of Cosmetics Tested on Animals August 13, 2019 - Full Show Northwestern Research Shows US Mass Shootings on the Rise Illinois Health Officials Report Hospitalizations Linked to Vaping ‘Hamilton’ Exhibition Brings 18th Century Life into 2019 Reality Study Finds Americans Are Sitting Too Much, Not Exercising Enough Man Charged in Officer’s Killing Claims He’s a ‘Victim’ Because He Tried to Help Multimillion-Dollar Art Collection Sparks Creative Thinking at Suburban School Southwest Side Bungalow Provides Shelter from Street Violence New Asian Carp Study Reaffirms Need to Protect Great Lakes The Plight of the Monarchs: Trump Order Weakens Protections Chicago Casino Study: Taxes Too High to Be Profitable	United Tells Pilots No Alcohol for 12 Hours Before Flights Stocks Slide After Bond Market Warns Again of Recession Experts Call for Steps to Stem Increases in Legionnaires’ Disease Witness Describes Moments Leading to Chicago Officer’s Fatal Shooting 10 Things to Do this Weekend: Aug. 15-18 How the Weakened Endangered Species Act Could Impact Illinois August 14, 2019 - Full Show Judge Lifts Decorum Order in Jason Van Dyke Case, Freeing Up Last Documents Keya Trammell Was Bullied for Alopecia. Now She is Bald and Proud. Ask Geoffrey: A Long-Lost State Street Hot Spot Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown Won’t Seek Re-Election A Look at Immigration Status in the Workplace Spotlight Politics: Politicians Hit Illinois State Fair Rare Coins, Cash on View as World’s Fair of Money Returns to Chicago Area	Vaping Companies Sue to Delay US Review of E-Cigarettes R. Kelly is a No-Show at Cook County Court Hearing US Makes New Push for Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Deep Frydays: Potato Chip-Crusted Polish Sausage August 15, 2019 - Full Show US Stock Indexes End Mostly Higher After Volatile Day Should Physicians Ask Patients About Illicit Drug Use? Pritzker Signs Bill Redefining ‘Local Foods’ in Illinois Mark Larson’s ‘Ensemble’ Captures Chicago Theater History in Creators’ Own Words Doctors Suspect Vaping Behind Dozens of Lung Illnesses in US Consultant’s Report Questions Economics of Chicago Casino Plan Lone Star Tick Brings Heartland Virus to Illinois How Keanon Kyles’ Voice, Determination Led Him to Carnegie Hall Democratic Slating for the State’s High Court	Flooding, A Trade War and Deere Cuts Outlook Again AP Sources: Trump Has Talked About Buying Greenland for US Government Wants a New 911-Like Number Just for Suicide Hotline Scientists Confirm July Set New Global Heat Record Cook County Democrats Make Picks for 2020: Foxx, Neville, Cabonargi 4 in 10 Parents Have Limited Access to Grocery Stores, Survey Finds Rescued Sea Otter Pups Make Behind-the-Scenes Debut at Shedd Aquarium Guilty Verdict for Homeless Man Charged With Killing Off-Duty Chicago Officer The Week in Review: Chicago Casino Future in Doubt
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Steel Mill Sorry for Spill That Killed Fish, Closed Beaches	Trade War’s Losers Could Include Microchips, Energy, Banks 74% of Economists in Survey See US Recession by End of 2021 Doctors Say New Rule Will Mean Sicker Immigrants Slain Chinese Scholar’s Family to Give $20K for Help in Case Joe Walsh Apologizes for Past and Attacks Trump August 19, 2019 - Full Show Artificial Light is Changing Animal Behavior in Chicago, Study Finds 2 Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease Linked to Schaumburg Hotel Patient Sues Rush Oak Park Hospital After Contracting Legionnaires’ eta Creative Arts Foundation names new CEO: Kai EL’Zabar With Business Community’s Help, CRED Fights Chicago Violence with Jobs ‘Dance for Life’ Celebrates Multifaceted Brilliance of Chicago’s Dance Scene	Planned Parenthood Leaves Federal Family Planning Program Judge to Rule on Tossing Suit Against Jussie Smollett in October Facebook Rolls Out Tool to Block Off-Facebook Data Gathering U. of I. Social Workers Ask Judge to Toss Lawsuit Filed by Yingying Zhang’s Estate Report Outlines Culture of Fear, Harassment on Speaker Madigan’s Watch Pritzker Signs Bill Legalizing Syringe Exchanges Statewide New Law Allows Illinois to Set Own Restrictions on Greenhouse Gases August 20, 2019 - Full Show Chicago Police Recruits Test Their Acting Skills in Empathy Workshop Amid Contract Negotiations, CPS Teachers Gear Up for New School Year As Newark Deals With Water Crisis, Another Look at Lead Levels in Chicago A Joyful Meeting of East and West as Shanghai Symphony Makes Ravinia Debut	Suit Alleges Security Guards Had Sex with Illinois Students Greenland Fallout: Trump’s Canceled Trip Blindsides Denmark August 21, 2019 - Full Show New Bill Educates Illinois Prisoners on Voting Rights After Release Bald Eagles, Owls and Other Birds Rehabilitated at Illinois Raptor Center 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Aug. 22-25 Study: Pollution Linked to Depression, Bipolar Disorder Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli on Gun Violence, Police Database Pritzker Upset With Harassment Report Findings, But Not With Madigan Sister Jean, America’s Favorite Basketball Nun, Turns 100	Trump Moves to End Limits on Detention of Migrant Children Guidelines Say More Women May Need Breast Cancer Gene Test Planned Parenthood Seeks Cash After Bailing From US Program Sarah Sanders Heads to Fox News as a Contributor Transgender Woman Suing Circle K Over Alleged Discrimination Deep Frydays: Part of Your Complete Breakfast Illinois Attorney General Expands Lawsuit Against Purdue Pharma Lightfoot Launches Task Force to Combat Sexually Transmitted Infections August 22, 2019 - Full Show Field Museum, Evanston Brewery Introduce Beer Inspired by 1893 World’s Fair New Study Finds Chicago Scooter Rides Peak During Rush Hour Chicago’s Music Box Theatre Celebrates 90th Anniversary Tiger Woods’ Jackson Park Project: Where the Proposed Merger Stands Mayor, Labor Groups Push for $15 Minimum Wage by 2021	FAA Puts Out a Call for Pilots to Test Changes in Boeing Jet Feds to Revamp Confidentiality Rules for Addiction Treatment Veteran Litigator Dan Webb Appointed Special Prosecutor in Smollett Case City Reaches Settlements with 16 E-Cigarette Retailers for Selling to Minors Illinois Resident Who Was Hospitalized After Vaping Dies Shedd Sea Lion Dies After Complications from Acute Liver Failure ‘Into the Woods’ a Musical Reminder to Be Careful What You Wish For Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source to Get $815 Million Upgrade The Week in Review: Report Cites Harassment, Bullying in Madigan’s Office
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Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh Making Longshot GOP Challenge to Trump	Trump Claims Serious Trade Negotiations with China to Begin CTU Rejects Fact-Finder’s Report, Moves Closer to Teachers Strike August 26, 2019 - Full Show Sting: The Englishman Who Can Still Rock a Crowd With Meditations on Love States Sue Over Rollback of Child Immigrant Protections Amazon Fires ‘Heartbreaking,’ But Global Outcry Offers Hope Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia Talks Immigration Policy, Impeachment At Bridgeport Arts Center, Artists Search for Meaning in Migration	GOP Trump Challengers Won’t Get Much Help from Their Party Pilot Praised for 1989 Iowa Crash Landing Dies in Seattle DOJ Moves to Add More Marijuana Growers for Research Illinois AG Seeking Additional Time to Hand Out Suburban Express Refunds August 27, 2019 - Full Show EPA Consent Order Requires General Iron to Reduce Air Pollution Chickens and Roosters Rescued from Foul Play in Chicago Federal Election Chair Sounds Alarm on 2020 Election Activist Calls for Racial Equity as Transportation Revolution Looms	OxyContin Maker, Government Attorneys in Settlement Talks Top Women’s Hockey Players Announce Series of Tournaments Facebook Tightens Political Ad Rules, But Leaves Loopholes August 28, 2019 - Full Show Police Sgt. Sues City, Eddie Johnson Over Alleged Cheating on Department Exam The Beauty of Coral Reef, Captured on 89 Giant LED Panels 12 Things to Do This Labor Day Weekend: Aug. 29-Sept. 2 Remember Chicago’s Last Waterfall? It Looks Much Different Now Alderman: Budget Gap Could Be As High As $1.3 Billion Top Cop Eddie Johnson on Organ Donation, Chicago Violence A Pantry in a Pilsen Health Center Takes Aim at Food Insecurity Gary Mayor Gets New Role: Freeman-Wilson to Lead Chicago Urban League Ask Geoffrey: Who Were Joe Hill and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn? Spotlight Politics: Joe Walsh Wages Primary Challenge Against Trump	McDonald’s Offering Harassment Training to All US Workers Farmers’ Loyalty to Trump Tested Over New Corn-Ethanol Rules Watchdog: Comey Violated FBI Policies in Handling of Memos Health Officials Report 5 More Cases of Hospitalizations Linked to Vaping August 29, 2019 - Full Show Deep Frydays: Chicago-Style Hot Dogs Amid Lax Enforcement, New Bill Aims to Crack Down on Negligent Animal Dealers Lightfoot Outlines $838M Budget Deficit in ‘State of the City’ Address The ‘State of the City’: Chicago’s $838M Budget Gap and the Path Ahead 5 Chicago Teens Charged with Murder Under Controversial Illinois Law Mars Wrigley Internship a Sweet Gig, but Not All Goodies and Gumdrops Trump’s Dream of Space Force Moves One Step Closer to Reality Video: Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s ‘State of the City’ Address	Ravinia’s Production of ‘Candide’ Brings Bernstein Celebration to a Glittering Close EPA Moves to Revoke Rules on Oil Industry Methane Leaks E-Cigarette Maker Juul Facing Mounting Scrutiny by State AGs New Initiative Aims to Bring Solar Energy, Jobs to Chicago’s South Side African Festival of the Arts Celebrates 30th Anniversary This Labor Day Weekend ‘Voices of the City’ Project Captures Chicagoans’ Favorite Spots The Week in Review: Lightfoot Identifies Chicago’s Massive Budget Shortfall