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Chris Thile on Hosting ‘A Prairie Home Companion,’ Punch Brothers
After 40 years of tales from the fictional town of Lake Wobegon, Garrison Keillor is calling it quits. “Chicago Tonight” talks with Chris Thile about taking over as host of "A Prairie Home Companion," his bands and more.
The Week in Review: Budget Clock is Ticking
Joel Weisman and his panel discuss the week’s news, including the ongoing budget impasse and battle over education funding.
The Week in Review: Push is on for Elected Airport Authority
Joel Weisman and his panel discuss the week's news, including the agonizingly slow TSA screening lines at O'Hare and Midway which have prompted calls to wrest airport control from Mayor Rahm Emanuel and create an elected airport authority.
The Week in Review: What is Police Superintendent’s Combat Strategy?
Chicago's new top cop calls ongoing violence "unacceptable," while more Chicagoans disapprove of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's leadership. Host Eddie Arruza and guests discuss these stories and more in this week's show.
The Week in Review: Will the Lucas Museum Leave Chicago?
Joel Weisman and his guests discuss the week’s news, including the announcement by “Star Wars” movie mogul George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson that they are looking at locations outside of Chicago for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
![Andrea Durbin: "Collectively [the agencies] are owed over $100 million to date. That number grows every day. We're just trying to be paid for the work we've done."](/sites/default/files/styles/json_lg/public/field/image/r_service%20provider%20lawsuit_C0002_frame_4118.jpg?itok=wxhLQ3d0 "Andrea Durbin: \"Collectively [the agencies] are owed over $100 million to date. That number grows every day. We're just trying to be paid for the work we've done.\"")
Coalition of Social Service Agencies Files Lawsuit Against Governor, State Agencies
On Wednesday, a coalition of 64 Illinois-based human and social service agencies and companies filed a lawsuit against Gov. Bruce Rauner and the directors of six statewide agencies seeking payment for work performed since July 1, 2015.
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