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October 29, 2019 - Full Show

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The ‘Failure Boost’: How Early Career Letdowns Lead to Future Success

Northwestern researchers studied the careers of young scientists and found that failure early in one’s career leads to greater success in the long term – at least for those who stick with it.  

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‘No Crying in Newsrooms’: Former Sun-Times Editor Shares Stories of Women in Journalism

Julia Wallace, the former managing editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, talks about women in journalism in her new book, “There’s No Crying in Newsrooms: What Women Have Learned About What It Takes to Lead.”

John Leguizamo in “Latin History for Morons.” (Photo by Matthew Murphy)

John Leguizamo Brings ‘Latin History for Morons’ to Chicago

If your Latin history is a little rusty, actor and writer John Leguizamo understands – and he’s here to offer an antidote in the form of his latest one-man show, playing in Chicago this week. We get a preview.

Rendering of the proposed Chicago zero-waste marketplace called Zaste. (Courtesy of Zaste)

Sisters Plan to Open Zero-Waste, BYOC Grocery Store in Chicago

Buying in bulk and hunting down package-free items can be a challenge that often requires trips to multiple stores. To make sustainable shopping more accessible, two Chicago sisters plan to open a zero-waste marketplace by spring 2020.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks about the ongoing teachers strike on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, the ninth day of the work stoppage. (WTTW News)

Lightfoot Accuses CTU of Moving Goal Posts After Marathon Bargaining Session

CTU delegates to meet Tuesday, but no tentative agreement reached

On the ninth day of the teachers strike, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says negotiations have been held up by additional demands from the Chicago Teachers Union for more prep time and new legislative proposals.

In this April 29, 2019, file pool photo Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg speaks at a news conference after company’s annual shareholders meeting at the Field Museum in Chicago. (Joshua Lott / The Washington Post via AP, Pool, File)

CEO Will Tell Congress that Boeing Made Mistakes on Max Jet

On the anniversary of the first of two deadly crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jets, the CEO will tell Congress that the aircraft company knows it made mistakes and is throwing everything into fixing the plane.

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Latest Corruption Charge Has Legislators Squirming

Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield on Monday for the start of the fall veto session, but any new legislation could be overshadowed by a bribery charge filed against Democratic state Rep. Luis Arroyo. 

Chicago Principals Concerned About Possibility of Long Strike

Two Chicago Public Schools principals talk about the strike from their perspective – and what it will take to pick up the pieces when it eventually ends.

Striking Chicago Public Schools teachers carry signs on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, day eight of the Chicago teachers strike. (WTTW News)

CPS Cancels Tuesday Classes as Sticking Points Stall Deal

The Chicago Teachers Union strike has surpassed its 2012 work stoppage in terms of missed school days. An update on negotiations from Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union leaders.

A 4-pound piece of a meteorite that struck Costa Rica earlier this year was handed over to the Field Museum on Oct. 7, 2019. (John Weinstein / Field Museum)

Field Museum’s New Meteorite Contains Stardust That Predates the Solar System

A 4-pound chunk of a rare type of meteorite that crashed into a Costa Rican village this spring has found its way to Chicago, and experts say the rock likely contains clues to the origins of life on Earth.

In this April 16, 2013 file photo, Illinois Rep. Luis Arroyo, D-Chicago, speaks on the House floor during session in Springfield, Illinois. (AP Photo / Seth Perlman)

Illinois Rep. Luis Arroyo Faces Federal Public Corruption Charge

Rep. Luis Arroyo, 65, bribed a legislative colleague with an offer of $2,500 a month in exchange for the state senator’s support of his sweepstakes-related legislation, according to a federal complaint unsealed on Monday.

President Donald Trump speaks at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Convention Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo / Charles Rex Arbogast)

In Chicago, Trump Calls the City an Embarrassment to the US

President Donald Trump disparaged the city Monday as a haven for criminals that is “embarrassing to us as a nation.” The city’s top cop sat out Trump’s speech to protest the president’s immigration policies and frequently divisive rhetoric.

Ronnie Marmo as Lenny Bruce. (Photo by Doren Sorell)

Tapping Into the Blistering Tragedy of ‘I’m Lenny Bruce’

Directed with just the right balance of the sacred and the profane by Joe Mantegna, Ronnie Marmo’s show, “I’m Not a Comedian ... I’m Lenny Bruce,” is a seamless weave of excerpts from Bruce’s acts along with original material that deftly takes us inside the man’s psyche.

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Crain’s Headlines: Cost-Cutting at Walgreens Prompts Corporate Job Cuts

The company didn’t say how many people were let go, but a Tribune report pegged the number at 100 employees at its Deerfield headquarters.

Harms Woods (Courtesy North Branch Restoration Project)

Harms Woods Near Glenview is Illinois’ Newest Nature Preserve

The state has recognized a 169-acre section of Harms Woods, which is home to 400 different plant species, as an official state nature preserve, the highest level of protection for land in the state.

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson appears on “Chicago Tonight” on Aug. 9, 2018.

Eddie Johnson Responds to Trump Barbs: ‘I’m Doing the Right Thing’

In skipping President Donald Trump’s speech Monday to police chiefs in Chicago, the city’s top cop earned a vote of no confidence from the local police union’s board, and a rebuke from the president himself.

October 28, 2019 - Full Show

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2019 Chicago Festival Guide

Gear up for nature walks, art shows and holiday markets of all sizes across Chicago and the suburbs. 

Striking teachers at Chicago Public Schools gather outside a CPS school on the city’s North Side on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, day eight of the Chicago teachers strike. (WTTW News)

Chicago Teachers Strike Extends to 8th Day

While city negotiators reached a tentative agreement Sunday with striking members of SEIU Local 73, a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union has remained elusive.

This undated photo provided by Mila Cohen shows Cohen, left, with her daughter Yelena Cohen. (Mila Cohen via AP)

Special Needs Families Hope Chicago Strike Will Bring Change

For seven school days, Mila Cohen’s 14-year-old daughter retrieved her backpack and urged her mother toward the door — her usual morning routine before Chicago teachers went out on strike.

In this Oct. 21, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (AP Photo / Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump’s Visit to Chicago Creates Stir Before He Even Arrives

President Donald Trump’s visit to Chicago is stirring up a tempest in the city that he’s repeatedly derided as the poster child of urban violence and dysfunctional Democratic politics.

This file image made from video posted on a militant website April 29, 2019, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, being interviewed by his group’s Al-Furqan media outlet. (Al-Furqan media via AP, File)

Islamic State Still Poses a Threat After Al-Baghdadi’s Death

Eliminating the Islamic State group’s elusive leader gives President Donald Trump a new argument for leaving Syria, but the U.S. military campaign against the extremists is far from finished.

In this Tuesday, June 28, 2016 file photo, a doctor prepares for a surgical procedure at a hospital in Washington. On Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned hospitals that they could soon face shortages of critical surgical tools and equipment due to a dwindling supply of the chemical used to sterilize many U.S. medical devices. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Cleaning Plant Troubles Could Lead to Hospital Tool Shortage

 Hospitals could soon face shortages of critical surgical tools because several plants that sterilize the equipment have been shut down, government health officials said Friday.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks about “News Tab” at the Paley Center, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 in New York.  (AP Photo / Mark Lennihan)

Facebook Launches a News Section – and Will Pay Publishers

The “News Tab,” a new section in the Facebook mobile app, will display headlines — and nothing else — from the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, BuzzFeed News, Business Insider and the Los Angeles Times, among others.

An Apsáalooke war bonnet with a long tail, indicating that it was worn by only chiefs or accomplished warriors. (John Weinstein / Field Museum)

Battle Shields and War Bonnets: Field Exhibit to Showcase Native American Women and Warriors

The first-of-its-kind exhibit in 2020 will explore the history and culture of the Apsáalooke people, an indigenous group known for its horsemanship, artistic pursuits and matriarchal ways of life.