Stories by michael lipkin

U of C Prof: Obama's Library Should Stay Away

A Barack Obama presidential library at the University of Chicago? Find out why one U of C professor gives that idea a failing grade.

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Pension Funding

There's more bad news on the state of the city's pension funds. What's being done in Springfield to solve the problem? Carol Marin talks with two legislators, and the author of a new report.

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Museum of Broadcast Communications

Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications has a new home. We speak with founder Bruce DuMont.

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Argonne's Supercomputer One of World's Fastest

A supercomputer at Argonne National Laboratory, code-named Mira, is the third fastest in the world, according to new rankings. We speak with the scientist in charge. 

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Bookman's Alley

Lovers of used and rare books are mourning the impending loss of a celebrated and unusual neighborhood bookstore. Jay Shefsky has the story.

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Salvation Army Center Set to Open

How can a water park change lives? We take a look at a new community center on the far south side that hopes to do just that.

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"Groupon's Biggest Deal Ever"

A new book has the scoop on why Groupon leaders turned down $6 billion from Google. We speak with the author.

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Fed: Recession Shrank Wealth 40%

The Federal Reserve says American wealth fell nearly 40 percent between 2007 and 2010.

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Gov. Walker Wins Recall Election

Wisconsin's Scott Walker is the only governor is U.S. history to fight off a recall vote. Will his victory rattle the Obama campaign? Carol Marin and her panel have more.

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Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard

Jean-Claude Brizard

Chicago teachers begin voting Wednesday to authorize a strike. Why have relations between the CPS and the union deteriorated so badly? We hear from schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard.

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Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis

Karen Lewis

Chicago Public Schools reaches a deal with its service employees union. Could a teachers contract be close behind? We speak with Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis.

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Gambling Expansion Passes Assembly

The Illinois Senate passes a major gambling expansion bill, but not with enough votes to override a potential veto. 

Taste of Chicago Lineup Announced

The pared down list of Taste of Chicago restaurants features mostly returning booths.

Latest on Pension Reform from Springfield

Carol Marin joins us live from Springfield to tell us just how close the Illinois General Assembly is to a deal on pension reform.

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Chicago Home Prices Hit New Low

Chicago home prices fall for the seventh straight month. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel discuss what needs to happen for the market to stabilize.

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Talking Back to Facebook

The author of a new book tells us how to keep kids safe in the digital age.

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Illinois House Passes Medicaid Cuts

It was a passionate debate, but in the end, the Illinois House passed Medicaid reform. We have the latest from Springfield on that, and the gambling expansion debate.

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IL House Approves Chicago Casino

The Illinois House approved an expansion to gambling in the state, including casinos in Chicago and four other cities, despite objections from Gov. Pat Quinn. 

Tracking Social Media for NATO

Protesters take to social media for the NATO summit. We take a look at some of the latest tools and analysis.

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Black Bloc

What are black bloc protesters, and how is Chicago preparing for their violent tactics? Paris Schutz reports. 

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NATO Protests Will Send in the Clowns

Clowns -- that's right, clowns -- are coming to Chicago this week to protest the "absurdity" of NATO.

Occupy Chicago to Target Boeing

Occupy Chicago protesters are kicking off their "10 Days of Action" this week, including plans to march without permits and "shut down" Boeing's North Riverside Plaza headquarters.

Political Impact of Obama's Gay Marriage Support

One day after President Obama's public support of gay marriage, we assess the political landscape and look at how the issue may affect the November elections.

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Comic Book Artist Alex Ross

The superhero movie, The Avengers, is breaking box office records. We get a behind-the-scenes look at Chicago's own superhero of the comic book industry: artist Alex Ross.

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Field Museum's New Meteorite

A rock from the fireball that caused a sonic boom as it fell in Nevada last month will join the Field Museum's meteorite collection on Tuesday. 

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Iraqi UN Ambassador Hamid al-Bayati

Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations joins us to discuss his country's efforts to curb political infighting.

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