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September 2019
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Death Toll in West Texas Shooting Rampage Rises to 7
FBI: West Texas Gunman ‘Was on a Long Spiral of Going Down’
Jeff Award Nominations a Reminder of the Season Spotlighted as ‘Year of Chicago Theater’
Gov. Pritzker Pardons Army Vet Deported to Mexico
Suit Settled in Teen Suicide that Led to Illinois Law Change
Opioid Settlement Would Divide Money Based on Local Impact
Police: Shootings, Murders Fall in August
Willie Wilson to Run as Independent for US Senate Against Dick Durbin
Humanitarian Crisis Unfolds in Hurricane-Stricken Bahamas
September 3, 2019 - Full Show
Chicago Dance Crash’s Wonderfully Fresh ‘Lil Pine Nut’ Deserves a Remount
From Tunnel to Tap: Field Exhibit Explores Hidden Beauty of Water Systems
Exhibit Digs Up Satire and Skeletons of ‘Legendary Printmaker’ Posada
Social Worker Shares Intimate Stories from Chicago’s Mental Health System
CPS Unveils Englewood STEM High School After Controversial Closures
Aldermen React to Mayor’s ‘Hard Choices’ in ‘State of the City’ Speech
Civil Rights Attorney to Lead New Office of Equity and Racial Justice
Grammy-Winning Guitarist Isaiah Sharkey on John Mayer Tour, Family Legacy
Facebook Face Recognition Feature to Replace Tag Suggestions
Walmart Introduces New Gun Restrictions But Will They Help?
April 2020 Trial Date Set in R. Kelly’s Federal Case in Chicago
‘We Need Help’: Rescuers in Bahamas Face a Ruined Landscape
Jussie Smollett’s Attorneys Detail Why Civil Suit Should Be Tossed
September 4, 2019 - Full Show
Illinois Tech Becomes 1st University in Midwest to Offer Degree in Artificial Intelligence
Bears, Packers Kick Off NFL’s 100th Season Thursday Night
10 Things to Do This Weekend: Sept. 5-8
The Legal Battle Over Lincoln Yards $1.3B TIF District
Ask Geoffrey: An Airline Taxi Service in Chicago
New Illinois Law Boosts Funding for Clean Water Infrastructure, Jobs
Make Salsa and Pico de Gallo with Fresh, Homegrown Ingredients
Spotlight Politics: Lightfoot Leans on Springfield as Chicago Teachers Ready to Strike
Early Learning Providers Concerned About New City Funding Contract
Hurricane Dorian Rakes Carolinas as It Moves Up the Coast
Aldermen, Advocates Want City Tax to Support Homeless Students, Families
Cook County Maps Story of Opioid Epidemic with New Website
Could Illinois Be the Next State to Ban Balloon Releases?
September 5, 2019 - Full Show
Bus Driver Fired, CTA Sued After Cyclist Struck by Bus in River North
Parents Sound Alarm on Vaping After Daughter’s Near-Death Experience
Restoring Artwork and Treasures at a Chicago Conservation Lab
UChicago Podcast Strives to Bridge the Civil-Military Divide
What Congestion Pricing Could Look Like in Chicago
Naperville City Council Says ‘No’ to Legal Sale of Marijuana – For Now
CPS CEO Janice Jackson on a Possible Teachers Strike and the School Year Ahead
‘The Founders’ Art Project Connects Communities Along CTA Green Line
Study Shows ‘Clear Evidence of Rising Rents’ Near Obama Center Site
Bears’ Offense Struggles in Opening Loss to Packers
‘The Band’s Visit’ Captures the Special Magic of an Unexpected Encounter
Judge: Drugmakers, Others Can Face Trial Over Opioids Crisis
Head of Suburban Autism Center Charged in $3M Fraud Scheme
Broadband Access Key to Expanding Telehealth in Illinois Communities
The Week in Review: Sterigenics Ruling, Bears Flop
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Trial to Begin in 9-Year-Old’s Killing That Shocked Chicago
US Health Officials Report New Vaping Deaths, Repeat Warning
Looking to Hire 30,000, Amazon Plans Nationwide Job Fairs
Sen. Durbin Calls on FDA Commissioner to Act on Vaping Epidemic or Resign
UChicago Among Top 10 ‘Best Colleges’ in 2020 Rankings from US News
Disability Rights Community Mourns Loss of Pioneer Marca Bristo
September 9, 2019 - Full Show
Humans Have Been Altering the Planet for at Least 3,000 Years, Study Finds
Crème Sheri Brings a Big Personality to All Things Jazz
‘The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook’ Offers a Democratic View of the City
Lack of E-Cigarette Regulations Complicates Explanation for Lung Illnesses
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi: ‘We’re Leaning Into Chicago’
Sterigenics Settlement: Controversial Company Gets Green Light from Judge
Northwestern Engineering Team Pioneers New Medical Technologies
Rare, Super-Deep Diamonds Reveal Secrets of Early Earth
‘Chicago Tonight’ Expands Business Coverage with Crain’s Chicago Partnership
Judge Rejects Decorum Order in Marlen Ochoa-Lopez Murder Case
After Nearly 100 Years, Chicago Stock Yard Kilty Band Marches On
Wisconsin Man Accused of Making Illegal Vaping Cartridges
September 10, 2019 - Full Show
Group Calls on Illinois, Great Lakes States to Take Action on ‘Forever Chemicals’
3D Ghost of Maria Callas Gives a Remarkable Performance at Lyric Opera
Illinois Derailment Prompts Evacuation of Schools, Homes
Vista Tower’s Engineering Feats: Blair Kamin Explains
How Satellites Can Detect and Protect Earth From Asteroids
Congestion Charge a Tough Sell for ‘Overtaxed’ Chicagoans
Why Fewer Kids Are Playing High School Football in Illinois
Crain’s Headlines: McDonald’s Betting on Drive-Thru Automation
US to Commemorate 9/11 as Its Aftermath Extends and Evolves
Corporations Balk at Progressive Plan to Reinstate Corporate Head Tax
Share of Uninsured Americans Rises for 1st Time in a Decade
Government Will Propose Banning Flavors Used in E-Cigarettes
Janice Jackson: Trauma is a ‘Fact of Life’ for Many CPS Students
OxyContin Maker Reaches Tentative Opioid-Crisis Settlement
September 11, 2019 - Full Show
Ask Geoffrey: What’s the ‘Polish Cathedral’ Architectural Style?
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Opens Up in Chicago Speech
52 Endangered Blanding’s Turtles Released in DuPage County
Crain’s Headlines: New Private Sector Gig for Lisa Madigan
Illinois Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Opioid Distributors, Manufacturers
How Should Illinois Schools Teach Sex Education?
New Series ‘We Are Witnesses’ Explores Criminal Justice in Chicago
Local Rehab Hospital Turns Gun Violence Victims into Able Survivors
Spotlight Politics: Illinois Has a New Supreme Court Justice
10 Things to Do This Weekend: Sept. 12-15
Potency of Wisconsin THC Cartridges May be Higher than Claim
Protest Planned Ahead of Sean Spicer’s Visit to NEIU
CPS Ordered to Overhaul Sexual Violence Policies After Scathing Federal Review
September 12, 2019 - Full Show
Report: Obesity Rates Rising in Illinois, Across the Country
Chicago Rolls Out Plan to Curb Deadly Traffic Accidents
Lyric Opera Names Its Next Music Director: Enrique Mazzola
Crain’s Headlines: US-China Trade War Signals Trouble for Boeing
Revisiting Farnsworth House, a Masterpiece of Modern Architecture
Will Illinois Become the Next State to Pass Rent Control Laws?
Bears Face Fangio, Broncos in Week 2 Matchup
Cook County’s Chief Judge Fends off Opposition to Keep Top Spot
Comedy Series ‘South Side’ Highlights Chicago Talent, On and Off Camera
High School Bands Ready for Battle at Chicago Football Classic
Health Officials: Hospitalizations in Illinois Linked to Vaping Climbs to 52
US Officials Revise Vaping Illness Count to 380 in 36 States
Family: Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ Singer, Dies
10,000 Cabbages Growing in Garfield Park for New ‘Living Exhibit’
‘Be Here Now’ a Tragicomic Gem About Seizing the Day
Suburban Teen With Severe Lung Damage Files Lawsuit Against E-Cigarette Maker Juul
The Week in Review: Anne Burke Named Chief Justice of Illinois Supreme Court
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Chicago Teachers Inch Closer to Possible Strike
Pineiro’s 53-Yard Field Goal Lifts Bears Past Broncos 16-14
After Bankruptcy Filing, Purdue Pharma May Not be Off Hook
Rocker Ric Ocasek, Frontman of The Cars, Dead at 75
September 16, 2019 - Full Show
Lightfoot Proposes Citywide Ban on Flavored E-Cigarette Products
Allison Arwady Nominated to Become CDPH Commissioner
Business is Buzzing This Summer for a Chicago Beekeeper on Wheels
New Book Pegs Trump’s Rise to Evolution of Modern Television
Author Paul Tough on ‘How College Makes or Breaks Us’
Crain’s Headlines: Amazon Adds 400 Jobs to Chicago Office
Basketball Diplomacy Takes a Great Theatrical Leap Forward at Steppenwolf
The Reparations Debate is Heading to City Council
In Joliet, Commercial Fishers Join the Fight Against Asian Carp
General Iron Deal Spurs Debate About Land Use, Air Quality
Indiana, Illinois AGs Investigate After Fetal Remains Found
Many US Women Say 1st Sexual Experience Was Forced in Teens
Ocasio-Cortez Backs Liberal Challenger to Dem Congressman
Cokie Roberts, Longtime Political Journalist, Dies at 75
September 17, 2019 - Full Show
Lifelong Dollhouse Maker Dreams of Creating a Museum
Lawyer: Chicago Archdiocese Has Paid Out $80M to Law Firm
An Advice Columnist Taps into the Pain, Poetry and ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ of Life
Kim Foxx Hopes to ‘Right Wrongs of the Past’ With Pot Expungements
Should Chicago Increase Its Minimum Wage to $15 by 2021?
Crain’s Headlines: Lightfoot Administration Rolls Out Pot Plan
New Technique for Repairing Old Water Lines Could Save Neighborhood Trees
Chicago Band Big Sadie Weighs in on Ken Burns’ Documentary ‘Country Music’
A Shipping Container Gets New Life as Lawndale Pop-Up Spot
Dillinger Family Members Apply Again to Exhume His Grave
States Split by Party on Accepting Purdue Pharma Settlement
Number of Abortions in US Falls to Lowest Since 1973
September 18, 2019 - Full Show
Trump Names Hostage Envoy Robert O’Brien National Security Adviser
10 Things to Do This Weekend: Sept. 19-22
City Council Looks to Restrict Vaping, Expand Marijuana
‘Greenway’ Plan for Lincoln Park Side Street Sparks Neighborhood Tension
Crain’s Headlines: Fulton Market Office Building Sells for $50M
FCC Proposes New 3-Digit Suicide Prevention Lifeline
2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial Returns With a Critical Eye
Ask Geoffrey: The Pan American Games in Chicago
‘Everything Must Go’ Investigates Gentrification through Poetry, Illustrations
Spotlight Politics: Signs of Struggle Ahead for Lightfoot?
Government Watchdog to Testify About Alleged Trump ‘Promise’
Will Combo Pill Catch on in US to Prevent Heart Attacks?
US Awards $3M to Fill Gaps in Medical Marijuana Research
No Fetal Remains Found at Shuttered Indiana Abortion Clinic
September 19, 2019 - Full Show
House Chairman: Whistleblower Complaint May Involve Trump
Health Officials: 69 Hospitalizations Linked to Vaping in Illinois
Find Pumpkin Patches in Chicago and the Suburbs
Ald. Leslie Hairston Stands By Comment That Nature Sanctuary is ‘Dead’
Crain’s Headlines: Amazon Announces Renewable Energy Goals
Bears vs. Redskins: Chicago’s Offense Looks to Improve After Slow Start
Father Michael Pfleger: Gun Violence ‘Not Just a Chicago Problem’
Former Clinton Aide Blumenthal Tackles Lincoln’s Life in 5 Volumes
Will New Owner Joe Mansueto Light Up the Chicago Fire? We Ask Him
Field Museum Joins Youth Climate Strike in Chicago
Official: Fetal Remains Found in Garage Nearly 2 Decades Old
House Committee Votes to Boost Funding for Great Lakes Restoration
Trump Denounces ‘Partisan’ Whistleblower But Says ID Unknown
‘Don’t be a Fossil Fool’: Chicago Youth Demonstrate for Environmental Justice
University of Chicago Nurses Hit the Picket Line
The Week in Review: Lightfoot Gets Blowback for Pot Plan
CSO Opens Season with Glorious Grieg, Stunning Shostakovich and More
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Police: Suspect in Cop Shooting, Bike Attack Captured
‘Deficit of Trust’: At UN, Leaders of a Warming World Gather
Attempted Murder Charges Filed Against Man Accused of Shooting CPD Officer, Woman
September 23, 2019 - Full Show
At UN, Trump Focuses on Religious Freedom, Not Climate
27 Illinois Counties Eligible for Federal Aid After Near-Record Flooding
Where Have the Wild Birds Gone? 3 Billion Fewer Than 1970
Schools Consider Unrestricted Locker Room Access for Transgender Students
Illinois Considers Banning Flavored E-Cigarettes
Crain’s Headlines: Cash Infusion for High-Profile CTA Project
One of Lightfoot’s Loudest City Council Critics Speaks Out
Banned Books: Librarians Push Back Against Censorship
Trubisky, Bears Get Offense on Track, Beat Redskins 31-15
US Official Expects ‘Hundreds More’ Cases of Vaping Illness
Class-Action Suit Says Chicago’s Lack of Blind-Accessible Crossing Signals Violates ADA
September 24, 2019 - Full Show
Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead’s Poetic Lyricist, Dead at 78
Two Early 20th Century British Classics Adapted for the Stage
Raid at Home, Office of Powerful State Sen. Martin Sandoval
After 40 Years in Solitary Confinement, a ‘Story of Transformation and Hope’
Aldermen Propose Limits on Backyard Livestock in Chicago
Crain’s Headlines: Investors Weigh Effects of Climate Change
Brookfield Zoo Adopts 2 Stranded and Injured Sea Lions
Former Lake County Politician Aaron Lawlor Discusses Addiction, Recovery
Northwestern Launches Hub to Boost Science via Artificial Intelligence
Pelosi Orders Impeachment Probe: ‘No One Is Above The Law’
5 Fall Theater Recommendations from Hedy Weiss
A Spoonful Less Sugar, Tad More Fat: US Diets Still Lacking
10 Things to Do This Weekend: Sept. 26-29
CTU, CPS Leaders Offer Contract Updates as Strike Authorization Results Loom
Memo: Trump Prodded Ukraine Leader on Biden Claims
Democrats, Republicans React to Launch of Impeachment Inquiry
September 25, 2019 - Full Show
Crain’s Headlines: Inspire Brands Gobbles Up Jimmy John’s
The Impeachment Process: How It Works
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Why It’s Legal for Police, Divorce Attorneys to Collect I-Pass User Data
Mobile Museum Stops in Chicago to Preserve Family Histories
Spotlight Politics: Another Day, Another Politician, Another FBI Raid
Police: Teen’s Report of Kidnapping, Sexual Abuse in Wicker Park ‘Unfounded’
20-Mile Horse Ride Through Loop Shines a Light on Veteran Suicide
Report Details Human and Economic Costs of Flooding in Illinois, US
Bus Driver Fired After Striking Cyclist Was Among Highest-Paid CTA Drivers
Jacqueline Stewart, TCM’s Newest Host, on Film Preservation, Representation
Banged-Up Bears Look to Keep Things Rolling Against Vikings
September 26, 2019 - Full Show
Whistleblower Gives Democrats a ‘Roadmap’ for Trump Probe
Crain’s Headlines: 25 Chicago Restaurants Get Michelin Stars
Isaiah Collier: An Emerging Chicago Talent in Jazz and Blues
Chicago Teachers Union Members Vote to Authorize Strike
New Crocodile Species Identified With Help of Skulls in Field Museum’s Basement
US Vaping Illness Count Jumps to 805, Deaths Rise to 13
Illinois Among 17 States Suing Trump Administration Over Weakened Endangered Species Act Rules
CSO’s Opening Salvo in Beethoven 250th Birthday Celebration Proves Composer Forever Young
Riccardo Muti Leads Community Rehearsal with Chicago West Community Music Center
Investigations Touch Illinois Powerbroker’s Confidants
The Week in Review: Illinois Dems Join Pelosi’s Call for Impeachment Inquiry
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Terrorism Charge Against SUV Driver in Suburban Chicago Mall
Manager Joe Maddon Won’t be Back with Cubs Next Season
Trubisky Latest Quarterback Casualty; Status Unknown After Injury During Bears Win
Chicago Police Department Unveils New Dashboard Tracking Use of Force Reports
September 30, 2019 - Full Show
Lincoln Park Zoo Lion Sahar Dies Unexpectedly During Temporary Stay in Kansas
CDC Study Links Vaping Illness in Illinois, Wisconsin to THC Cartridges
Controversial Chemical Company Sterigenics Ceasing Illinois Operations
‘Remaking a Life’: New Book Features Chicago Women Living with HIV/AIDS
Deported Army Veteran from Chicago Returns to United States
‘A New Low’: Sen. Durbin on Ukraine Call, Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Special Prosecutor in Smollett Case Reveals He Made Campaign Contribution to Kim Foxx
As a Young Man, He Traveled with ‘Railroad Tramps’ and Documented Their Lives
Crain’s Headlines: McPier Leader to Join Real Estate Firm Clayco
Allies Watch Closely as Trump Impeachment Probe Intensifies
Cannabis Tourism: Will Legalized Marijuana Bring Reefer Madness to Illinois?
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