Month Archive

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		Jessye Norman, International Opera Star, Dead at 74 Man Falsely Convicted of 1993 Murder Says He Was Framed by Former Police Detective In ‘Every Brilliant Thing,’ A List Becomes a Reminder of Why Life is Worth Living ‘Help is Here’: Statewide Campaign Aims to Reach People Who Use Drugs October 1, 2019 - Full Show You Can Now Smell Sue the T. Rex’s Breath at the Field Museum Watchdog Finds DEA was ‘Slow to Respond’ to Opioid Epidemic Elon Musk Unveils Prototype for Mars Rocket As Teachers Strike Looms, Principals Group Says CPS Misrepresented Its Views Crain’s Headlines: US Manufacturing at 10-Year Low House Democrats Subpoena Giuliani in Trump Impeachment Probe Pompeo, Democrats Trade Intimidation Charges in Trump Probe Teachers, Support Staff, Park District: A City on Triple Strike? Free Art Collections at CPS Based on Unique ‘Art Subscription’ Model	Pompeo Acknowledges He was on Trump Call at Center of Probe New Evidence Will Clear Marni Yang of Gruesome 2007 Murder, Attorneys Claim ‘Oslo’ An Enthralling Exploration of How Personal Diplomacy (Almost) Worked October 2, 2019 - Full Show Vivian Maier Photos, Artifacts Donated to University of Chicago Ask Geoffrey: The History of the Art Institute Lions 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 3-6 Fearing the ‘Insect Apocalypse’? Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’ Crain’s Headlines: TV Ratings Show Drop in Cubs’ Popularity Lightfoot, Preckwinkle Clash Over Metra Electric Proposal Naomi Klein on the ‘Burning Case’ for a Green New Deal Chicago Teachers Union Sets Oct. 17 Date for Strike If No Deal Reached Spotlight Politics: Watchdog Releases Sexual Harassment Report How Risky is Eating Red Meat? New Papers Provoke Controversy Lyft Blocks Bike-Sharing Access on Popular App – But Chicago Riders Won’t Be Affected	New Abortion Clinic Being Built in Illinois, Near St. Louis Researchers Develop Blood Tests to Detect Diabetic Complications, Cancer Schiff: Trump’s ‘Rant’ Reinforces Urgency of Impeachment Inquiry Not Just Ukraine: Trump Now Calls for China to Probe Bidens 102 Cases of Vaping Illnesses in Illinois, Health Officials Report Bears vs. Raiders: Mack Faces Former Team in London Crain’s Headlines: Ken Griffin’s $125 Million Gift to Chicago’s MSI October 3, 2019 - Full Show House Committee Holds Hearing on Gun Violence in Chicago 1 Year After Van Dyke Conviction, How is Chicago Handling Police Misconduct? Minimum Wage Debate: Should Tipped Workers Also ‘Fight for $15’? Gunman Guilty in Brutal Slaying of 9-Year-Old Tyshawn Lee Comedian Damon Williams Stands Up for Hometown of Chicago Native American Jewelry Tells ‘Stunning Stories’ of Indigenous People	Some in GOP Want Trump Inquiry But Balk at Impeachment Talk White House Prepares Formal Objection to Impeachment Probe Duckworth, Booker File Bill to Reduce Cost of Solar Energy for Poor Families ‘Driving Force’ Behind Murder of 9-Year-Old Tyshawn Lee Guilty of Murder Judge Finds No Bias from Jussie Smollett Special Prosecutor Dan Webb Survey: Stress, Drug Abuse Top Issues Facing Chicago Youth New Group to Connect Veterans in Illinois With Careers in Clean Energy, Sustainability The Week in Review: Teachers Gear Up For a Coordinated Strike
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	Josh Jacobs Rallies Raiders Past Bears 24-21 Depositions and More: What to Watch on Impeachment This Week Army Veteran Deported After Drug Conviction Now a US Citizen Lightfoot Expresses ‘Significant Concern’ As Teachers Strike Looms October 7, 2019 - Full Show ‘A Man of Good Hope’ Captures Immigrant’s Plight with Stunning Artistry Lincoln Park Zoo Polar Bear Participates in ‘Voluntary’ Blood Test Trump Sends Strong, Conflicting Signals on Syria, Turkey State Sen. Toi Hutchinson Takes on New Role as Illinois’ ‘Cannabis Czar’ Guns, Abortion and Gay Rights Top Supreme Court’s Docket Two Longtime Chicagoans Among 2019 ‘Genius Grant’ Recipients Crain’s Headlines: GM Strike Raises Fears of Recession Northwestern Coach Pat Fitzgerald on Sports, School and Leadership Parkinson’s Disease Not Slowing Down Runner’s Marathon Goal Climate Activists: ‘The Oceans Are Rising, And So Are We’	October 8, 2019 - Full Show The Cases for and Against Horse-Drawn Carriages in Chicago Land Deal Tied to Illinois Senate President Cullerton Under Scrutiny Crain’s Headlines: Caterpillar Stock Sags Amid Global Economy Concerns Checking Out the Menu at Chicago’s US Pizza Museum Is It Time to Reopen Chicago’s Shuttered Mental Health Clinics? ‘What Came After’ Exhibition Explores Legacy of Chicago Imagism Chicago Fashion Week Hopes to Put City’s Design Scene on the Map White House Vows Total Halt to Impeachment Probe Cooperation Quigley: Attempts to Slow Impeachment Probe Show White House ‘Panic’	9-Year-Old Charged with Murder in 5 Illinois Fire Deaths Trump Defends Syria Move, Doesn’t Want US Troops in Mideast Report: Defense Attorneys Laud Shift to ‘Fairness and Accountability’ Under Kim Foxx Watchdog Report: Chicago Police Parked for Free at Bears, Cubs Games October 9, 2019 - Full Show It’s Time to Declare a ‘Year of Chicago Dance’ Ask Geoffrey: How Did North Lawndale Get Its Name? Crain’s Headlines: American Airlines Delays Return of Boeing 737 Max Jets PAWS Chicago to Open New Outreach Center in Englewood City Releases Inspector General’s Laquan McDonald Investigation Local Scientists Help Create First Long-Range Tornado Forecasts Mayor, CPS CEO: Solutions to ‘Quality-of-Life Issues’ Aren’t in a Teachers Contract What’s Next in Lead-Up to a Chicago Teachers Strike? Teachers Union Leaders Defend Equity Demands in Contract Negotiations 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 10-13	Officials Find More Fetal Remains Connected to Late Doctor Lawmakers Urge AG Raoul to Investigate College Board for Selling Student Data 10 Fall Color Destinations in Illinois This Month Report: Climate Change Threatens Survival of Most North American Birds October 10, 2019 - Full Show Florida Men Tied to Giuliani Arrested on Campaign Charges Study: Doctors ‘Losing Ground in Battle’ Against Heart Disease Crain’s Headlines: Another Federal Subpoena for ComEd Chicago Marathon Director Carey Pinkowski Reflects on Evolution of Race Monarch Migration Leads to Some Dead Butterflies on Chicago Lakefront No New Taxes in Cook County Budget	Republican Rep. Shimkus: Trump’s Syria Decision ‘Despicable’ Mom Says Illinois Boy Charged with Murder is ‘Not a Monster’ Illinois AG Raoul, Chicago Intervene in Lawsuit Over Coal-Plant Emissions What the Feds Were Searching for When they Raided Sandoval’s Office A Smashing Debut by Pianist Sunwook Kim at Thrilling CSO Concert Illinois Officials Launch Anti-Vaping Campaign as More Illnesses Reported As Teachers Strike Nears, CPS and CTU No Closer to Contract Deal The Week in Review: Teachers Strike Looms, McDonald Records Released
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	What Chicago Families Need to Know About Teachers Strike Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei Sets World Marathon Record in Chicago Ex-National Security Council Official Testifying to Congress AP Explains: Columbus, Once Immigrant Hero, Now Heel to Some ‘Evil on Steroids’: Bail Denied For Man Charged With Murder of 5 Neighbors WTTW Viewers Need to Rescan Their TVs This Week Crain’s Headlines: Boeing Removes CEO From Chairman Role As Scooter Pilot Ends, A Call For Keeping Them Around – With Changes Cathy Marston’s Adaptation of ‘Jane Eyre’ Heads to the Joffrey Ballet Powerful Writing: Presidential Speechwriters Discuss Their Craft Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Draws Fire From All Sides Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day? Chicago Groups Weigh In CPS Teachers, Staff Rally and March as Strike Countdown Continues October 14, 2019 - Full Show	Former White House Aide: John Bolton Called Giuliani a ‘Hand Grenade’ White House: Trump Condemns Violent Parody, Hasn’t Seen It October 15, 2019 - Full Show ‘Caution Freedom’ Shines Light on Artwork Too Provocative for Putin Chicago Firm Sues Netflix Over ‘When They See Us’ Interrogation Method Art Is Love in Endearing ‘Man of No Importance’ Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Martha Bárcena on Visit to Chicago Evanston Native Shares How She Helped Break Harvey Weinstein Story Crain’s Headlines: Lightfoot Floats New Chicago Casino Plan Scientists Reconstruct Face of Human Ancestor Using Fossilized Bone ‘Downton Abbey’ Actor Harry Hadden-Paton Rehearses for Royal Role in Chicago Can Illinois Save $1M a Day by Consolidating Pension Funds? Governor Says Yes Contract Bargaining Wraps Up With No Deal Between CTU, Board of Education	October 16, 2019 - Full Show Probe Uncovers High-Level Unease Over Trump, Giuliani Moves Study: ‘Medicare for All’ Not Only Way to Universal Coverage ‘There Will Not Be School Tomorrow’: Lightfoot Believes CTU Will Strike Joe Maddon Returns to Los Angeles Angels as New Manager 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 17-20 For First Time in 30 Years, Vinyl Records Being Made in Chicago Stardom and Mortality Battle It Out in ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Crain’s Headlines: Departed Exelon CEO Gets $7.7M Retirement Package Ask Geoffrey: Sites to See at Open House Chicago Parents of CPS Students Sound Off on Teachers Strike Chicago Zoological Society Honors Wildlife Conservation Leaders Front Lawn Art Installations Pay Tribute to Late Chicago Artist Time For Winter Prep in The WTTW Garden Chicago Public Schools Teachers to Strike Thursday	Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings Has Died UK, EU Reach Tentative Brexit Deal; Still Needs Ratification October 17, 2019 - Full Show ‘Southern Exposure’ Expands Chicago’s Architectural Canon Lincoln Park Zoo Lion Sahar Died of Encephalitis Caused by Fungal Infection Bears vs. Saints: Trubisky May Return, But Injuries Mount Illinois Leads Nation with 137 Vaping-Related Illnesses CPS Teachers, Staff Take Their Case to the Streets with Rallies Across the City Crain’s Headlines: Northwestern’s $10M Grant to Prevent Opioid Deaths Chicago Aldermen Propose New Name for Lake Shore Drive Mayor Lightfoot: Where’s CTU’S Urgency? Joel Paterson, Master of Classic Guitar Styles, Takes on the Beatles CTU President: Lightfoot Spreading ‘Falsehoods’ About Negotiations	Chicago’s Top Cop Found Lying in Car; Requests Investigation Joffrey Dancers’ Dramatic Powers Soar in Hypnotic ‘Jane Eyre’ Juul Halts Sales of Fruit, Dessert Flavors for E-Cigarettes CPS Reports Possible Threat Found Inside Lane Tech What Happens If a Teacher Crosses a Picket Line and Goes to Work? Chicago’s Mayor Says Top Cop Was Drinking Before Incident in Car Strike Day 2: City Wants 10-Hour Daily Bargaining Sessions With CTU The Week in Review: Chicago’s Teachers on Strike
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	Chicago Teachers Strike Enters Day 3 as Monday Classes Canceled Bridgewater Throws for 2 TDs, Surging Saints Top Bears 36-25 Chicago Board of Education Meeting Postponed As CTU Strike Continues Sensational Actress Works Her Magic in Writers Theatre’s ‘A Doll’s House’ October 21, 2019 - Full Show City Animal Shelter Completes $1.5 Million Medical Unit Renovation Trump Laments G-7 Move From Doral After Bipartisan Pushback High Water Levels in Lake Michigan Could Remain Though Early 2020 Crain’s Headlines: More Problems for Troubled Ford Factory The Story of Mold-A-Rama, Chicago’s Very Own Souvenir Machine How Parents of CPS Students Are Coping With Canceled Classes Chicago’s Old Post Office Gets Multimillion-Dollar Makeover Lightfoot Asks CTU to End Strike Before Contract Agreement is Finalized 2019 Jeff Award Winners Capture Richness of Chicago Theater Scene	Trump Viewed Ukraine as Adversary, Not Ally, Witnesses Say Trump Likens House Impeachment Inquiry to ‘A Lynching’ Illinois Attorney General Expands Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors October 22, 2019 - Full Show Federal Judge Refuses to Toss Out Chicago’s Lawsuit Against Jussie Smollett New Play Brings Lenny Bruce Back to Life … and to Chicago At the Driehaus Museum, a Chance to Look at Old Material in a New Light Crain’s Headlines: McDonald’s Struggling to Attract US Customers A Preview of Mayor Lightfoot’s Budget Address Cook County Assessor’s Office Criticized Over Pace of Reforms ‘Information Wars’ Author Says US Losing Battle Against Disinformation How CPS Strike is Impacting High School Seniors Applying for College Police Chief Skipping Trump’s 1st Chicago Visit as President	US Diplomat: Trump Linked Ukraine Aid to Demand for Probe Charges Filed in Northwest Side Carjacking of Vehicle with 2 Kids in Backseat October 23, 2019 - Full Show Lightfoot: No Property Tax Hike If Springfield Chips In 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 24-27 How Scientists Are Turning Plastic Trash into High-Quality Liquids Police Union Leaders Issue Vote of No Confidence in Eddie Johnson Crain’s Headlines: Bill Daley Leaves Bank of New York Mellon Congress Grills Zuckerberg on Facebook’s Digital Currency Plans Chicago Aldermen React to Budget Proposal, Teachers Strike Professional Mediator Offers Tips for Better Negotiations Striking CPS Teachers, Staff Take Message to City Hall Spotlight Politics: Federal Probe Circling Closer to Speaker Madigan	Chaotic Scene as Republicans Disrupt Impeachment Deposition CPS on Teachers Strike: ‘This Cannot Go Into Next Week’ Chicago Cubs Hire David Ross to Replace Maddon as Manager October 24, 2019 - Full Show ‘Andares’ a Powerfully Imagined Homage to Mexico’s Indigenous Cultures NIH Awards DePaul University $6.6M for Violence Prevention Research Illinois Appeals Federal Decision Denying Flood Assistance for Residents, Businesses 2nd Illinois Resident Dies from Vaping-Related Illness Former Tattoo Artist Leaves Indelible Marks on Canvas Bears Look to Jump-Start Offense Against Chargers Crain’s Headlines: No CTA Fare Hikes for Now Lightfoot’s New Plan to Address Mental Health Care ‘Check, Please!’ Returns for 19th Season on WTTW Pressure Mounts on Facebook to Vet Political Content	Trump Confronts Limits of His Impeachment Defense Strategy Dispose of Unused Medications at DEA’s Drug Takeback Day Doctor Who Kept Fetuses is Vilified in Life and Death Want to Quit Vaping? Start Small, Says Chicago Psychologist Illinois Tech Gets $150M Gift to Train Students for Tech Careers in Chicago Retailers Pull Johnson’s Baby Powder After Recall No Breakthroughs Friday as Chicago Teachers Strike Heads Into Weekend The Week in Review: End in Sight for Chicago Teachers Strike?	Battle Shields and War Bonnets: Field Exhibit to Showcase Native American Women and Warriors Facebook Launches a News Section – and Will Pay Publishers
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	Cleaning Plant Troubles Could Lead to Hospital Tool Shortage Islamic State Still Poses a Threat After Al-Baghdadi’s Death Trump’s Visit to Chicago Creates Stir Before He Even Arrives Special Needs Families Hope Chicago Strike Will Bring Change Chicago Teachers Strike Extends to 8th Day 2019 Chicago Festival Guide October 28, 2019 - Full Show Eddie Johnson Responds to Trump Barbs: ‘I’m Doing the Right Thing’ Harms Woods Near Glenview is Illinois’ Newest Nature Preserve Crain’s Headlines: Cost-Cutting at Walgreens Prompts Corporate Job Cuts Tapping Into the Blistering Tragedy of ‘I’m Lenny Bruce’ Need a Drill? A Sewing Machine? New Chicago Tool Library Ready to Lend In Chicago, Trump Calls the City an Embarrassment to the US Illinois Rep. Luis Arroyo Faces Federal Public Corruption Charge Field Museum’s New Meteorite Contains Stardust That Predates the Solar System CPS Cancels Tuesday Classes as Sticking Points Stall Deal Chicago Principals Concerned About Possibility of Long Strike Latest Corruption Charge Has Legislators Squirming ‘American Medina’ Shares Personal Stories of Muslim Chicagoans	CEO Will Tell Congress that Boeing Made Mistakes on Max Jet Lightfoot Accuses CTU of Moving Goal Posts After Marathon Bargaining Session Sisters Plan to Open Zero-Waste, BYOC Grocery Store in Chicago John Leguizamo Brings ‘Latin History for Morons’ to Chicago ‘No Crying in Newsrooms’: Former Sun-Times Editor Shares Stories of Women in Journalism The ‘Failure Boost’: How Early Career Letdowns Lead to Future Success October 29, 2019 - Full Show Crain’s Headlines: Business Slowing for Chicago-Based Grubhub Growing Giant Pumpkins ‘A Tough Hobby’ for Illinois Enthusiasts In Chicago Speech, Former FBI Director Comey Dishes on President Trump Former First Family Touts Latest Design for Obama Presidential Center Google Claims to Have Achieved ‘Quantum Supremacy’ Illinois House Moves to Investigate Indicted Representative Chicago Teachers Strike Day 9: Negotiations at a Standstill	AP-NORC Poll: Halloween Plans, From Candy to Costumed Pets Diplomat: Bolton Cautioned Him About Giuliani and Ukraine Another No-Show for R. Kelly, This Time in Federal Court Internal Document Provides Insight into CTU Bargaining Police Department Accepts New Recommendations to Boost Homicide Clearance Rate Leguizamo Blazes His Way into an Often Unexplored Cultural Inheritance 10 Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 31-Nov. 3 Chicago ‘Genius Grant’ Recipient Teaching Course on Urban Sustainability October 30, 2019 - Full Show Illinois House Passes Bill Allowing College Athlete Endorsement Deals Crain’s Headlines: Beer Giant Moving US Headquarters to Chicago Ask Geoffrey: Lincoln Park Statue in Mexico City? Oriental Institute Unveils Multimillion-Dollar Makeover for Centennial Ethylene Oxide Ban Narrowly Passes Illinois House Boeing CEO Faces Another Grilling on Capitol Hill Over Max Sister Helen Prejean on ‘Dead Man Walking’ at Lyric Opera Spotlight Politics: Assessing Political Fallout of Teachers Strike CTU Reaches Tentative Deal But Won’t Return to Work Thursday	Stable Costs But More Uninsured as ‘Obamacare’ Sign-ups Open Chicago Teachers Strike Comes to an End, Classes Resume Friday Apples Shipped to Illinois Recalled Over Listeria Concerns 3rd Illinois Resident Dies from Vaping-Related Illness EPA Adds Abandoned Chicago Dumping Ground to Superfund Cleanup List October 31, 2019 - Full Show Crain’s Headlines: Lobbying Activities of Exelon, ComEd Under Investigation Democrats Push Impeachment Rules Package Through House Bears Face Eagles in Rematch of Playoff Loss Mickey Alice Kwapis Wants You to Love Taxidermy As Much As She Does In the Zooniverse, Everyone Can Be a Scientist Report: Trump Surveyed Donors on Freeing Blagojevich Labrador Sworn in at State’s Attorney’s Office in Chicago Hedy Weiss Reviews ‘A Doll’s House,’ ‘I’m Lenny Bruce’ and More