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Community Reaction to Mayor Emanuel’s Announcement
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From issues of police and violence, to community development and education, an assessment of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy.
Viewer Feedback: ‘Draft Horses Love to Work’
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Readers respond enthusiastically to our story about a push to ban horse-drawn carriages in Chicago.
Viewer Feedback: ‘Isn’t The State One Big Casino?’
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Readers react to the prospect of a casino in Chicago.
Viewer Feedback: ‘Finally a Law I Can Fully Support’
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Readers react to a new Illinois law that toughens up penalties for texting while driving.
Could the Giant Prehistoric Shark in ‘The Meg’ Still Be Lurking?
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We bite into the science behind this summer’s blockbuster movie about the giant, prehistoric shark Megalodon with a Shedd Aquarium expert.
‘Midnight Years’ Memoir a Story of Surviving Jon Burge
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Ronald Kitchen met former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge in 1988. He would go on to spend two decades in prison – including a dozen years on death row – before his exoneration in 2009.
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