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Injustice Watch Launches Judicial Voting Guide for 2020 Election

It might just seem like names at the end of the ballot, but voting for judges in Cook County has serious consequences. How voters can make educated decisions about the dozens of judges listed on the 2020 ballot.

(WTTW News)

The Author as Superhero: Ernest Hemingway in Comic Books

In the comic book world there is the Marvel universe and the DC universe. Less well-known is the Ernest Hemingway universe. But the Oak Park-born writer, a towering figure in 20th century literature, was a popular figure in comics.

An illustration from DC’s “Weird War Tales” #68 (October 1978)

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Method Behind the Madness: Experts Weigh In on Political Polling Process

As Nov. 3 draws near, Americans may be paying more attention to the latest polling numbers — but after the 2016 election, some people wonder just what those numbers really mean. 

President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden. (WTTW News via CNN)

October 13, 2020 - Full Show

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Barrett Vows To Interpret Laws ‘As They Are Written’

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett presented her approach to the law as conservative and fair on Monday at the start of fast-tracked confirmation hearings, while angry Democrats cast her as a threat to Americans’ health care coverage.

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Erin Schaff / The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Central Camera Rises From the Ashes After Looting, Fire

For a 121-year-old camera store in Chicago, everything changed on the night of May 30. How the third-generation owner of Central Camera is rebuilding the business after its destruction.

Firefighters battle the blaze inside Central Camera, a 121-year-old Chicago business, on May 30, 2020. (Courtesy Dominic Gwinn)

New Data: Top 1% of Americans Wealthier Than Bottom 50%

According to the Federal Reserve, the gap between the rich and the not-so-rich in the U.S. is getting wider. What that new data may mean for economic inequality in America. 

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Community Groups Reteach History of Christopher Columbus

After a summer of social unrest and calls to remove some monuments, activists are still pushing for the city to change the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. How some groups envision reteaching the history of Christopher Columbus.

An empty pedestal in Grant Park in July 2020, where a statue of Christopher Columbus stood recently. (WTTW News)

‘Fair Tax’ or Tax Hike? Debating the Graduated Income Tax Amendment

Perhaps the most hotly contested race on Illinois ballots this year isn’t between two candidates. It’s a fight over income tax rates. We hear from both sides of the hotly contested measure.

A billboard in Chicago promotes voting in favor of the so-called fair tax in the November election. (WTTW News)

Northwestern Study: 1 in 5 Chicagoans Test Positive for Coronavirus Antibodies

Far more Chicagoans may have been infected by COVID-19 than previously thought. We discuss the preliminary findings of a new study with Dr. Elizabeth McNally of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

(WTTW News)

October 12, 2020 - Full Show

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Crain’s Headlines: Southwest to Fly From O’Hare

For the first time since it began flying to Chicago in 1985, Southwest Airlines will begin flying from O'Hare. Crain’s Chicago Business reporter Danny Ecker joins us with that story and more.

(WTTW News)

‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Greater Grand Crossing

A pandemic, civil unrest and an increase in violence. How community organizations in Greater Grand Crossing are helping young people cope with adversity.

VP Debate Takeaways: Pandemic Looms Over a More Civil Fight

In normal times, vice presidential debates don’t matter much. But in an election year as wild as 2020, everything is magnified. Here are key early takeaways from the only vice presidential debate ahead of the Nov. 3 Election Day.

Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., at the vice presidential debate Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 in Utah. (AP Photo / Patrick Semansky)

Local Community Leaders on Vice Presidential Policy Promises

Health care, the environment and the economy were among the issues that got top billing Wednesday when the running mates of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off at their sole debate.

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence participate in a debate Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (WTTW News via CNN)