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85-Year-Old Photographer Steve Schapiro Reflects on Civil Rights Movement

He took memorable pictures of Martin Luther King Jr. and traveled with writer James Baldwin. Steve Schapiro talks about what he witnessed in the United States back then — and what he is seeing today.

Crain’s Headlines: Citibank to Replace Gresham Branch in New Location

A bank franchise reassesses one of its locations on Chicago’s Far South Side. That story and more with Crain’s Chicago Business Editor Ann Dwyer.

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Large Nonprofits Struggle to Provide Services While Locked Out of Pandemic Aid

Their size and reach allow them to get assistance quickly and efficiently to people in need, but nonprofits with more than 500 employees cannot apply for forgivable loans under the CARES Act.

August 3, 2020 - Full Show

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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan: ‘No Plans to Resign’

“I have no plans to resign,” Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Thursday in a statement as a growing number of Democrats encourage him to step down due to his entanglement in Commonwealth Edison’s bribery scandal.  

‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Austin

Bordering the western suburb of Oak Park, community leaders say Austin often grapples with violence and disinvestment – as of late it’s struggled with COVID-19 and an uptick opioid overdoses.

How ‘Situation Chicago’ Is Working to Save Chicago Music Venues

Local musicians and business owners are joining forces to help music venues in Chicago withstand the pandemic through a new album, “Situation Chicago.”

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Ask Geoffrey: What’s the Chicago Parental School?

For about 70 years, Chicago boys who were chronic school-skippers were sent to a residential facility in a bucolic setting that was once WTTW’s neighbor. Our own history teacher Geoffrey Baer explains.

PBS Career Exploration Documentary Series Features Chicago-area Native

Chicago is the last stop on PBS’ four-part career exploration documentary series: “Roadtrip Nation: To Be Determined.” We talk with one of the road trippers, who’s a Chicago native, and a CEO of a workforce development program.

Trump Floats Idea of Election Delay, A Virtual Impossibility

President Donald Trump, lagging in the polls and grappling with deepening economic and public health crises, on Thursday floated the startling idea of delaying the Nov. 3 presidential election.

July 30, 2020 - Full Show

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Police Officer Suicide Sounds Mental Health Alarm

On Tuesday, a high-ranking chief in the Chicago Police Department is believed to have committed suicide — and research shows the suicide rate for Chicago officers is higher than the national average.

Spotlight Politics: Bad News for High School Athletes

Gov. J.B. Pritzker releases new guidelines for recreational sports, and a war of words unfolds at the ComEd hearing at the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Chicago Rowers Made History as First All-Black High School Crew in US

The new documentary “A Most Beautiful Thing” tells the story of Manley High School’s rowing team on Chicago’s West Side. We speak with some of the men featured in the film.

July 29, 2020 - Full Show

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