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Art Institute Highlights Revolutionary Art from Soviet Union

An exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago features the artistic outpouring of Russian artists after the October Revolution of 1917, the coup that brought the Soviet Union into being more than a century ago.

El Lissitzky. “Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge,” 1920. Ne boltai! Collection.

Dick Simpson on His Life as a Chicago Progressive

He has seemingly been part of the Chicago political scene forever, first as an activist but then as an alderman, political science professor and twice as an unsuccessful candidate for Congress. Dick Simpson talks about his new book.

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Julia Sweeney Makes Second City Debut with ‘Older and Wider’

The author, actor and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member tells us about her new stand-up residency at The Second City.

What DNA Testing Kits Can – and Can’t – Tell You About History, Health

The commercials for do-it-yourself DNA testing kits promise a bounty of self-discovery about your history and health. But are you prepared for the results?

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School Funding Formula in Limbo After Rauner Veto

Gov. Bruce Rauner used his veto pen this week to rewrite a bill making minor technical changes to the state’s new and much-debated school funding formula. State Superintendent of Education Tony Smith joins us.

Jan. 10, 2018 - Full Show

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‘Too Hot to Handel’: Jazz-Gospel ‘Messiah’ Reaches into State Prisons

Classical music gets a soulful twist in a show that reaches from Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre to a notorious prison in Louisiana.

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Revised Obama Presidential Center Plans Submitted to City Hall

The Obama Foundation says it revised plans for the Obama Presidential Center after extensive community input. But are they enough to silence critics of the center, and will city officials OK the plans?

Obama Presidential Center rendering (Image by DBOX)

A Homebuyer’s Market? Redfin Says Chicago Neighborhoods ‘Have It All’

If you’re looking to buy an affordable home near public transit, highly rated schools and other neighborhood perks – one real estate website says look no further than Chicago.

Area Hospitals Race to Keep Up With a Demanding Flu Season

Health officials say the flu is peaking early this year, with 100 more flu outbreaks statewide than at this time last season. How hospitals are handling the increased volume of patients.

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Preventing and Treating Legionnaires’ Disease

As lawmakers spar over a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at a veterans home in Quincy, we take a closer look at how the illness spreads and is treated.

Colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) with moderately-high magnification depicts a large grouping of Gram-negative Legionella pneumophila bacteria. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

West Town Textile Studio Finds Common Threads with Community

On Chicago’s West Side, an artist-run production weaving mill and a social service agency work together to weave adults with intellectual disabilities into the fabric of their community. 

Jan. 9, 2018 - Full Show

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As Global Refugee Numbers Swell, Trump Targets Salvadorans in US

President Donald Trump surprised both supporters and detractors when he seemed to endorse an immigration deal a day after the White House announced that nearly 200,000 Salvadorans who have been in the country for more than a decade must leave.

How Gentrification Takes Shape Across Chicago Neighborhoods

A scorching accusation by a candidate for Illinois governor adds fuel to the gentrification debate in Chicago.