Eight Forty-Eight—September 30, 2004 |
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Sun-Times Contract Negotiations
Scott Forneck—Political Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
Reporters, copy editors, and newsroom staff are planning to picket in front of the Chicago Sun-Times building. Their union has been in contract negotiations with the paper's management, but the two sides remain far apart.
Guest Scott Forneck is a spokesman for the Chicago Newspaper Guild. |
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Hollinger Scandal Continues
Jim Kirk—Business Columnist, Chicago Tribune
Former Hollinger International CEO Conrad Black has proposed creating a separate trust to control his remaining shares in the company. Black resigned from the Chicago Sun-Times parent company amidst accusations of embezzlement in Fall 2003. |
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Chicago Images
Jim Yood—Arts Contributor
A collection of images that have helped define how the rest of the world sees Chicago are on display at a gallery in the city's West Loop. Arts contributor Jim Yood has more.
The exhibition, Chicago Images, runs Friday, October 1–Friday, November 26, 2004, at the Frederick Baker Gallery—1230 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago. |
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Quinn Opposes Tollway Plan
Patrick Quinn—Lieutenant Governor, State of Illinois
The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is expected to approve a 10-year, $5.3 billion plan to overhaul the state's toll roads. But Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn has written a letter to the toll authority's board urging it to make several changes. |
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Restaurant Update
Steve Dolinsky—Food Contributor
We catch up on Chicago-area restaurants with food contributor Steve Dolinsky. He tells us about area chefs of note; places in suburban Evanston, Western Springs, and Northbrook; and much more.
Dolinsky is a food reporter for ABC Channel 7 in Chicago.
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Aria in the Fairmont Hotel
200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago |
La Fette
163 West North Avenue, Chicago |
Avenues in the Peninsula Hotel
108 East Superior Street, Chicago |
Prairie Grass Cafe
601 Skokie Boulevard, Northbrook |
Charlie's on Leavitt
4352 North Leavitt Street, Chicago |
Ritz-Carlton Dining Room
160 East Pearson Street, Chicago |
de cero
814 West Randolph Street, Chicago |
Trio Atelier
1625 Hinman Avenue, Evanston |
Essence of India
4601 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago |
Vie
4471 Lawn Avenue, Western Springs |
Improv Kitchen
3419 North Clark Street, Chicago |
Whitehall
107 East Delaware Place, Chicago |
Jewel of India
2401 West Devon Avenue, Chicago
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Creative Nonfiction Author Michele Morano
Michele Morano—Assistant Professor of English, DePaul University
Ray Salazar—Writer and Contributor
Her vivid and detailed writing have earned her national recognition as a 2004 recipient of the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, given to female writers at the start of their careers.
In this segment, Morano reads from her short story, “La Queimada,” published in the anthology, The Fourth Genre: Contemporary Writers of/on Creative Nonfiction. |
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Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington
Nadine Cohodas—Writer and Jazz Scholar
Richard Steele—Special Contributor
Washington's vocal and emotional range rank her among the top singers of all time. But the book and CD compilation Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington (Pantheon, 2004) recounts a difficult journey to the top. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 29, 2004 |
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“Power Trips”
Ellen Shearer—Assistant Dean, Washington Program; Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
Spa treatments, greens fees, European trips—an analysis of Congressional travel disclosures shows some members of the House and Senate are racking up tens of thousands of dollars in perks paid for by lobbyists and private interests.
The study, “Power Trips,” was a collaboration between journalism students at Northwestern University and the public radio program, Marketplace. Guest Ellen Shearer is director of Northwestern's Medill News Service.
Tune in for Marketplace weekdays at 6:30 pm on Chicago Public Radio.
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Chicago Area Transit Panel
Julie Hamos—State Representative, 18th District, Illinois
Illinois house speaker Michael Madigan established the panel to review issues facing public transportation in the region, including coordination, organization, and the Chicago Transit Authority's ballooning budget gap.
Our guest, Democratic state representative Julie Hamos of Evanston, chairs the panel. |
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312 Rules the World
Aaron Freeman—Writer and Contributor
Contributor Aaron Freeman campaigns for an all-inclusive 312 area code. He's a comedian and journalist in Chicago. |
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Sport Piloting
The federal government is making it easier for people to get a pilot's license. But as Illinois Public Radio's Chris Lehman reports, there are a few catches. |
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Stanley Fish on Teaching
Stanley Fish—Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Emeritus; University of Illinois, Chicago
He's as outspoken and controversial as ever. Well-known Milton scholar Stanley Fish discusses his tenure as dean of liberal arts and sciences at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and his philosophy on education.
Fish is Distinguished Professor of English, Political Science, and Criminal Justice at UIC. |
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Chicago's Web Sites, Blogs, E-mags, and Zines: Zulkey.com
Claire Zulkey—Writer
Named “Best Local Blog” in Newcity Chicago's "Best of 2004" issue, Zulkey.com is the brainchild of Chicago writer Claire Zulkey.
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Surf some more of Chicago's Web Sites, Blogs, E-mags, and Zines. And e-mail us your suggestions at 848@ChicagoPublicRadio.org. |
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New Freedoms in Contemporary Chinese Art
Originally broadcast September 26, 2004, on Hello Beautiful!
Wu Hung—Professor of Art History, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago
Edward Lifson—Host, Hello Beautiful!
In a joint exhibition between Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art and the University of Chicago's Smart Museum of Art, Chinese artists explore their rapidly changing society and new freedoms of expression.
The exhibit, Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China, runs Saturday, October 2, 2004–Sunday, January 16, 2005.
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Callimico Monkeys
Vince Sodaro—Keeper, Brookfield Zoo
Gianofer Fields—Producer and Correspondent
We visit the Brookfield Zoo in the west suburbs to learn about some of its most vocal residents.
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 28, 2004 |
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MacArthur Genius Reginald Robinson
Reginald Robinson—Musician
Richard Steele—Special Contributor
We revisit our 1999 conversation with composer, pianist, and ragtime virtuoso Reginald Robinson. He's one of two Chicago recipients of the 2004 MacArthur Foundation fellowships, known as “genius grants.”
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MacArthur Genius Aleksandar Hemon
Aleksandar Hemon—Writer
The other Chicago recipient of a 2004 MacArthur Foundation fellowship is Bosnian-born writer Aleksandar Hemon, who's drawn comparisons to Vladimir Nabokov and Joseph Conrad. |
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Asthma Possibly Linked to T Cells
Dale Umetsu, M.D., Ph.D.—Director, Center for Asthma and Allergic Diseases; Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University
Immunologists at Stanford University may be one step closer to determining the cause of asthma: they claim to have identified a connection between the disease and T cells, a type of white blood cell.
Guest Dr. Dale Umetsu is coauthor of the article, “Induction of T Helper Type 1–like Regulatory Cells that Express Foxp3 and Protect against Airway Hyper-reactivity,” which appears in the September 26, 2004, online edition of the journal, Nature Immunology. |
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Cedille Records Turns 15
Jim Ginsberg—Founder and President, Cedille Records
Peter Whorf—Managing Producer
The Chicago-based nonprofit Cedille Records celebrates a wide variety of classical music composers and their rarely recorded works. It also boasts a lineup of some of the world's finest performers with Chicago-area connections.
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Richard Pryor Comes to DVD
Wally Podrazik—Media Contributor
Many programs from the golden era of television have found new life as DVDs. Media contributor Wally Podrazik takes a look at the short-lived, but important, Richard Pyror Show.
Podrazik is coauthor of Watching TV: Six Decades of American Television. |
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Photographs of Paul Revere School
Jon Lowenstein—Photographer
For two years, Jon Lowenstein has been capturing daily life in and around Paul Revere elementary on Chicago's south side. He's also worked with students at the kindergarten-through-eighth grade school as mentor to its Wild Photographers Club.
Lowenstein's photographs, along with some of his students', are compiled in the exhibition, Voices in the Hall: Photographs of Paul Revere School. It's on display through November 21, 2004, at the Chicago Cultural Center—78 East Washington Street, Chicago. |
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Helen Boardman and her husband Bill in 2002. |
When You're Young at Heart
Neenah Ellis—Contributor
In 2000, radio producer Neenah Ellis set out to meet people who were more than 100 years old. One of them was Schaumburg resident Helen Boardman, who passed away in August 2004 at the age of 108. Ellis offers this remembrance.
Neenah Ellis is author of If I Live to Be 100: Lessons from the Centenarians.
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Neenah Ellis's conversation with Helen and Bill Boardman. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 27, 2004 |
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Acting Illinois Schools Superintendent
Randy Dunn—Interim Superintendent, Illinois State Board of Education
Now that Robert Schiller has stepped down as Illinois's top education leader, what's next for the state board of education? We talk with the man poised to replace Schiller, Dr. Randy Dunn. |
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Elgin Area School District May Split
Liza Roche—Staff Writer, Elgin Courier News
Administrators of Illinois school district U-46 in the northwest and west suburbs are battling a group of parents that wants to secede to form a district of its own. An advisory referendum on the issue is on the November 2004 ballot. |
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Campaign Notebook: Barack Obama on Education
Barack Obama—Democratic Candidate, U.S. Senate, Illinois
We continue our series of short interviews with the two major-party candidates for Illinois's open U.S. senate seat. Each week, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Alan Keyes discuss a specific issue affecting Illinois voters. |
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Campaign Notebook: Alan Keyes on Education
Alan Keyes—Republican Candidate, U.S. Senate, Illinois
We continue our series of short interviews with the two major-party candidates for Illinois's open U.S. senate seat. Each week, Republican Alan Keyes and Democrat Barack Obama discuss a specific issue affecting Illinois voters. |
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Personal Story: Social Worker Gwendolyn Mastin
Gwendolyn Mastin—Founder and CEO, New Phoenix Assistance Center
Sylvia Ewing—Producer
Award-winning social worker Gwendolyn Mastin reflects on her career, providing a hard look at the grim realities facing some Chicago youth. |
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Business Update
David Greising—Business Contributor
The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a look at Morningstar, Wrigley is considering an acquisition, and Chicago's baking industry has fallen on some hard times. We discuss these and other Chicago-area business stories.
Contributor David Greising is chief business correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. |
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Sports Update
Cheryl Raye-Stout—Sports Contributor
The Chicago Cubs continue their wild quest for the wild card, the White Sox bid farewell to U.S. Cellular Field for the 2004 season, and the Bears are wondering what the future holds for their starting quarterback. |
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Wrigleyville Parking
Elizabeth Coady—Writer
Wrigleyville resident Elizabeth Coady has these thoughts on one of the downsides of a winning Cubs team. |
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Jeanne Gang's prototype ballpark of the future. Photo courtesy Studio Gang Architects. |
Ballparks of the Future
Jeanne Gang—Principal, Studio Gang Architects
Ed Keegan—Architecture Contributor
Architect Jeanne Gang and architecture contributor Ed Keegan join us to imagine the next-generation ballpark and to ponder the future of Chicago's Wrigley Field.
Gang's prototype of a ballpark of the future is one of six designs featured in the 2004 Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy. Keegan is a contributing editor of Architecture Magazine. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 24, 2004 |
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Month in Review
Elizabeth Brackett—Correspondent, WTTW Channel 11
Linda Lenz—Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Catalyst
Eric Zorn—Columnist, Chicago Tribune
Host Steve Edwards reviews the month's news with WTTW's Elizabeth Brackett, Catalyst's Linda Lenz, and the Chicago Tribune's Eric Zorn. |
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Fifty-third Ward alderman Ed Bus of Schadenfreude. |
Schadenfreude: Building Inspectors
Schadenfreude's 53rd Ward alderman Ed Bus takes a few moments to defend his son in light of new information questioning his qualifications to be a City of Chicago building inspector.
Fifty-third Ward alderman Ed Bus hosts the kick-off of the second season of Chicago Public Radio's comedy program, Schadenfreude, on Sunday, September 26, 2004, at 8:30 pm.
Check out Schadenfreude Sundays at 8:30 pm >> |
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Philosophers Probed in Hannah and Martin
John Haugeland—Chair of the Philosophy Department, University of Chicago
David Parkes—Actor
PJ Powers—Artistic Director, Timeline Theatre
Elizabeth Rich—Actor
Iris M. Young—Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
The relationship between philosophers Martin Heidigger and Hannah Arendt is examined in the Timeline Theatre Company's production of Hannah and Martin. Scholars and thespians present their findings.
Hannah and Martin is at the Timeline Theatre through October 10, 2004. |
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Some Hip-Hop for Yom Kippur
Kevin Coval—Contributor
It took a while for poet Kevin Coval to accept his background, until he discovered the common ground between hip-hop culture and personal prayer.
Kevin Coval is Jewish, a hip-hop poet, and performs at the Spin in the Works show at the Art Institute's North Halsted exhibition space on October 8, 2004. |
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Kaparot Offers Forgiveness, but Not for Chickens
Aaron Freeman—Contributor
Contributor Aaron Freeman confronts his rooster for this Yom Kippur tradition. |
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Alberto Mizrahi on Sephardic Music
Alberto Mizrahi—Cantor
Known as the “Jewish Pavarotti,” Chicago cantor Alberto Mizrahi shares the history of Sephardic music.
Originally broadcast March 1, 2002 |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 23, 2004 |
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1934 World's Fair Freckle Champ
Blossom Levin—Chicago Resident
From 1933–34, Chicago marked its centennial by hosting its second world's fair, the Century of Progress. Millions flocked to the lakefront fairgrounds, including lifelong Chicago resident and then-teenager Blossom Levin. |
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The Legacy of Chicago's 1933 World's Fair
Peter Alter—Curator, Chicago Historical Society
Mike Conklin—Staff Reporter, Chicago Tribune
Jen Masengarb—Education Programs Specialist, Chicago Architecture Foundation
Our roundtable discusses the impact of Chicago's 1933 world's fair on both culture and architecture. Called the “Century of Progress,” the fair officially closed in October 1934.
Guest Jen Masengarb is co-curator of the exhibit, A Century of Progress: Architecture and Chicago's 1933–34 World's Fair. It runs through November 21, 2004, at the Chicago Architecture Foundation—224 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
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Cool Spot: International Friendship Garden Liberty Trail
Originally broadcast June 29, 2001
Jerry Pohlen—Writer and Contributor
Gianofer Fields—Producer and Correspondent
Missed the 1933 world's fair in Chicago? You can still see part of it in northwest Indiana. Our Cool Spot travelers Jerry and Gianofer take us to the International Friendship Garden in Michigan City.
To learn more about this and other oddball travel destinations, visit our Cool Spots Audio Library >> |
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Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival
Jonathan Miller—Film Contributor
We preview some of the festival's 2004 offerings with film contributor Jonathan Miller.
The Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival takes place Thursday–Sunday, September 23–26, 2004, at several venues in Chicago. It's curated by Chicago Filmmakers. Contributor Jonathan Miller teaches film at Illinois Institute of Technology.
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 22, 2004 |
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Cook County Jail and America's Prison Crisis
Alan Elsner—National Correspondent, Reuters America
A conversation with journalist Alan Elsner, author of Gates of Injustice: The Crisis in America's Prisons (Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2004) |
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Chicago's Web Sites, Blogs, E-mags, and Zines: Lumino Magazine
Nick Powills—Publisher, Lumino Magazine
The October 2004 edition of Lumino is devoted to famous nerds, including interviews with the cast of Revenge of the Nerds. And as publisher Nick Powills tells us, the online magazine attempts to marry pop culture with local happenings.
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Lumino Magazine
Surf some more of Chicago's Web Sites, Blogs, E-mags, and Zines. And e-mail us your suggestions at 848@ChicagoPublicRadio.org. |
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Ten Chimneys
Shawn Malone—Executive Director, Ten Chimneys Foundation
Jonathan Abarbanel—Theater Contributor
For some 40 years, legendary acting couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne held court at Ten Chimneys, their rural home located about 30 miles southwest of Milwaukee. We get a tour of the estate from Shawn Malone of the Ten Chimneys Foundation.
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Sink. Sank. Sunk...
Jim Lasko—Artistic Director, Redmoon Theater
Frank Maugeri—Associate Artistic Director, Redmoon Theater
We meet up with Redmoon Theater's Jim Lasko and Frank Maugeri at a park in Chicago's Chinatown, where they're preparing for their show, Sink. Sank. Sunk...
The performance is free, and it runs Thursday–Sunday, September 23–26, 2004, at 6 pm at Ping Tom Memorial Park—300 West 19th Street, Chicago. |
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The Gourmet Cookbook
Ruth Reichl—Editor in Chief, Gourmet Magazine
Zanne Stewart—Executive Editor, Gourmet Magazine
John Willoughby—Executive Editor, Gourmet Magazine
Steve Dolinsky—Food Contributor
Gourmet Magazine has been the gold standard for aspiring home as well as professional chefs for 60 years. Now its editors have compiled more than 1000 recipes into a collection entitled, The Gourmet Cookbook (Houghton Mifflin, 2004).
Food contributor Steve Dolinsky is a food reporter for ABC Channel 7 in Chicago. |
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Illinois Poet Laureate Kevin Stein
Like music and art, cooking evokes memories that engage our senses. For Illinois poet laureate Kevin Stein, it's his mother's talents in the kitchen that make him reminisce.
You can hear Stein read more of his work on Thursday, September 23, 2004, at 7 pm at St. Xavier University's McGuire Hall—3700 West 103rd Street, Chicago. The event is free and open to the public. |
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florasonic
Stephen Lapthisophon—Multimedia Artist
Chicagoan Stephen Lapthisophon brings us this audio postcard from his sound installation at the Lincoln Park Conservatory. Inspired by a William Wordsworth poem, it's called “Was It for This?”
The project runs through September 30, 2004, at the Conservatory—2391 North Stockton Drive, Chicago. It's part of the ongoing exhibition, florasonic, presented by the Chicago Park District in partnership with Experimental Sound Studio. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 21, 2004 |
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Interim Illinois Schools Superintendent
Adriana Colindres—Reporter, Copley Newspapers, Illinois State Capitol Bureau
The Illinois State Board of Education has named Randy Dunn its interim superintendent, filling in during Robert Schiller's 10-day leave of absence. But the smart money in Springfield suggests that Schiller's days are numbered. |
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Education Update
Alexander Russo—Education Contributor
Contributor Alexander Russo joins us to discuss the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) analysis of the Chicago Public Schools's (CPS) controversial Renaissance 2010 plan as well as the power of the CTU and the CPS fight against truancy.
Russo is a contributing editor of Catalyst magazine and editor of the book, School Reform in Chicago. |
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Homeless Students
Rene Haybach—Director, Law Project, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
We talk with an attorney for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, which has filed a legal claim against the Chicago Public Schools for violating the rights of homeless students. |
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Child Nutrition
Dr. Quentin Young—Medical Contributor
Fast food and vending machines are commonplace in many schools, and medical contributor Dr. Quentin Young says that's a bad thing. He joins us to discuss child nutrition—from breast-feeding to school lunches. |
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Fostering Frustration
Sara Burnett—Staff Writer, Daily Herald
A special series in the Daily Herald explores the nomadic lifestyle and trauma many Illinois foster children experience. With us in studio is Sara Burnett, who coauthored the series with Patrick Kunzer and Dave Orrick.
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Cockroaches May Hold Key to Scientific Breakthroughs
Christopher Comer—Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Biological Sciences; University of Illinois, Chicago
Gianofer Fields—Producer and Correspondent
In his lab at the University of Illinois, Chicago, Dr. Christopher Comer has been studying cockroaches in hopes of developing new technologies for scientific and medical applications. |
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Lincoln Avenue Motels
Ed Keegan—Architecture Contributor
We check out the 1950s motels that line Lincoln Avenue on Chicago's northern edge. The city's been tearing them down, calling them crime havens, but architecture contributor Ed Keegan says the much-maligned structures deserve a second look. |
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Portuguese Fado Musician Mariza
Mariza—Musician
After years out of favor, Portuguese fado music is enjoying renewed popularity not only at home, but around the globe. One of the genre's most acclaimed artists is Mariza, who stopped by our studios for a special performance and interview.
Hear more of Mariza's performance and interview in Chicago Public Radio's special broadcast, “An Evening of Portuguese Fado Music Featuring Mariza,” on October 8, 2004 at 9:30 pm. Enjoy “An Evening of Portuguese Fado Music Featuring Mariza” >>
Mariza performs as part of the 2004 World Music Festival on Tuesday, September 21, 2004, at 7:30 pm at the Athenaeum Theatre—2936 North Southport Avenue, Chicago. Celebrate World Music Fest with Chicago Public Radio >> |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 20, 2004 |
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Campaign Notebook: Alan Keyes on Immigration
Alan Keyes—Republican Candidate, U.S. Senate, Illinois
We continue our series of short interviews with the two major-party candidates for Illinois's open U.S. senate seat. Each week, Republican Alan Keyes and Democrat Barack Obama discuss a specific issue affecting Illinois voters. |
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Campaign Notebook: Barack Obama on Immigration
Barack Obama—Democratic Candidate, U.S. Senate, Illinois
We continue our series of short interviews with the two major-party candidates for Illinois's open U.S. senate seat. Each week, Republican Alan Keyes and Democrat Barack Obama discuss a specific issue affecting Illinois voters. |
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Campaign Notebook: Obama Making Waves in Kenya
Muliro Telewa—Correspondent, BBC
Halfway across the globe in Kenya, many people are watching Illinois's 2004 U.S. senate race with great interest. Democratic candidate Barack Obama is the son of a well-known former Kenyan intellectual and government official. |
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Immigration Poems
Marvin Quijada—Writer and Actor
2004 Columbia College of Chicago graduate Marvin Quijada reflects on the immigrant experience. |
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Business Update
David Greising—Business Contributor
Why is Boeing at the center of a growing transatlantic trade dispute? Contributor David Greising discusses that as well as news about the president of Dominick's and labor negotiations at Caterpillar and the Chicago Sun-Times.
Greising is chief business correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. |
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CSO Kicks Off 2004-05 Season
John von Rhein—Music Critic, Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra begins the season in the midst of contract negotiations as well as its search for a successor to music director Daniel Barenboim. The Chicago Tribune's John von Rhein gives us an update and previews the season. |
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Sports Update
Cheryl Raye-Stout—Sports Contributor
Contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout checks in with us about the Chicago Bears's victory over their archrival, the Green Bay Packers. She also recaps the Chicago Cubs's road trip in their fight for a wild card slot. |
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Miss Senior Illinois 1999
Joan Sipich—Miss Senior Illinois 1999
She's a stunning 72-year-old with stylish red hair and sparkling blue eyes. Meet Joan Sipich, Miss Senior Illinois 1999.
Ms. Sipich's debut album is entitled, It's Magic: Timeless Standards by Joan Sipich. |
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Monday Music Corner: Capital D
David Kelly, aka “Capital D”—Attorney and Musician
For more than a decade, he's been half of the hip-hop duo, All Natural. David Kelly, aka “Capital D,” joins us to reflect on his life as an attorney and musician and to talk about his album, Insomnia (All Natural Inc, 2004).
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 17, 2004 |
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Ella Baker
originally broadcast July 25, 2003
Richard Steele—Special Contributor
Barbara Ransby—Associate Professor of African American Studies and History, University of Illinois, Chicago
Historian Barbara Ransby tells us how civil rights activist Ella Baker sought social justice instead of the spotlight.
Barbara Ransby is author of the book, Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision.
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Dawn Clark Netsch Profile
originally aired July 7, 2003
Dawn Clark Netsch—Professor of Law, Emerita, Northwestern University
Chicago Democrat Dawn Clark Netsch has earned a reputation as one of the most independent and outspoken public officials in Illinois. Clark Netsch reflects on her public life.
Former state senator Dawn Clark Netsch was the 1994 Illinois Democratic Gubernatorial nominee and former state comptroller. |
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Stewarts Coffee
originally aired July 10, 2003
Nilda Matos—Worker, Stewarts Coffee
James Sansone—Worker, Stewarts Coffee
Don Stewart—Owner, Stewarts Coffee
Steve Dolinsky—Food Contributor
Many die-hard baseball fans know that the expression “have a cup of coffee” refers to a short-lived career. But food contributor Steve Dolinsky takes us to a Chicago business where longevity is all in the beans.
Dolinsky is a food reporter for ABC Channel 7 in Chicago. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 16, 2004 |
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Chicagoland Watch List
David Bahlman—President, Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois
What do movie palaces, a high rise, and a mural have in common? They're all on the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois's 2004 endangered list of historic properties known as the “Chicagoland Watch List.” |
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A Requiem for Richard Nickel
Steven Tod—Director, The (Richard Nickel) Transaction Ensemble
Some Chicago artists are trying to persuade the Art Institute of Chicago to recognize architectural preservationist and photographer Richard Nickel. Their method of persuasion? Music.
The (Richard Nickel) Transaction Ensemble performs A Requiem for Richard Nickel on Saturday, September 18, 2004, at 2 pm at the Art Institute of Chicago—111 South Michigan Avenue. You can find the group in the northeast corner of the museum, underneath the Chicago Stock Exchange arch. |
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Speaking Up for South Asian Immigrant Rights
Nilofer Ahsan—Member, South Asian Progressive Action Collective
The Chicago-based South Asian Progressive Action Collective (SAPAC) says federal policies are hurting immigrant communities, and it's holding a youth forum to address the problems South Asian immigrants face in education, health care, and civil liberties.
SAPAC is holding its Speak Up! Act Up! for a New America forums on Thursday & Saturday, September 16 & 18, 2004, in Chicago. |
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Day without Mexicans
Ray Salazar—Writer and Contributor
As Mexicans celebrate Miguel Hidalgo's 1810 call for their country's independence, contributor Ray Salazar reflects on the importance of Mexicans in the U.S. |
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Honey in the City
Steve Dolinsky—Food Contributor
On Chicago's west side, in one of the city's roughest neighborhoods, beekeepers are turning ordinary-looking weeds into sweet, delicious honey. Food contributor Steve Dolinsky pays a visit to this apiary in North Lawndale.
Dolinsky is a food reporter for ABC Channel 7 in Chicago.
Among the places Beeline honey is available are:
| Green City Market |
Wednesdays, 7 am–1 pm, May–October
1750 North Clark Street, Chicago |
| Oak Park Farmers' Market |
Saturdays, 7 am–1 pm, June–October
Between Ridgeland & Euclid just north of Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois |
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St. Scholastica Carries on Benedictine Tradition
Judy Valente—Religion Contributor
Founded by the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago in 1907, St. Scholastica Academy has long taught its students to live by the Rule of St. Benedict. And the all-girls school has launched a rigorous program to ensure the tradition carries on. |
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I Wrote a Play on My Summer Vacation
Miriam Dolnick—Student
Claire Rabkin—Student
Emily Rabkin—Student
Eric Roth—Student
We talk with Chicago teenager Emily Rabkin and several of her friends, who wrote, produced, and performed the play, The Tragic Fall of the Blind Tightrope Walker and the Glorious Rise of the Traveling Circus. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 15, 2004 |
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Fawell Cooperates with Feds
Terry Brunner—Former Executive Director, Better Government Association
Carlos Hernandez Gomez—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio News
Now that Scott Fawell, once a top aide to former Illinois governor George Ryan, has decided to cooperate with prosecutors, what does it mean for the Operation Safe Road investigation and for a string of other political corruption probes?
Guest Terry Brunner is a former federal prosecutor.
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Reader Redesign
Alison True—Editor, Chicago Reader
One of Chicago's largest alternative weeklies is getting a face-lift. Chicago Reader editor Alison True tells us about the design changes underway at the paper. |
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Chicago's Web Sites, Blogs, E-mags, and Zines: sixosix magazine
Michael Tolva—Publisher, sixosix magazine
The Chicago-based magazine sixosix attempts to capture the stories and feel of the city. As part of our series exploring alternative media in our region, we talk with sixosix publisher Michael Tolva.
Related Link
sixosix magazine
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Reform Judaism and Same-Sex Marriage
Originally aired September 15, 2004, on our news broadcasts
Jason DeRose—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio News
It's easier to find a Reform rabbi for a same-sex wedding than one who will perform an interfaith ceremony. As Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports, Reform Judaism's openness to same-sex marriage challenges its stance against interfaith marriage. |
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Half Life Revealed
Tracy Baim—Writer
Jillian Miller—Actress
Bev Spangler—Writer and Actress
Set in Chicago during the immediate aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War, gays and lesbians in the military are the focus of the play, Half Life.
Awaken! Performances and Half Life Productions present Half Life through Saturday, September 18, 2004, at the American Theatre Company—1909 West Byron Street in Chicago. |
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Barrington Flags
Paul Vogel—Barrington, Illinois, Resident
On the front lawn of Paul Vogel's business in northwest-suburban Barrington, there's one American flag for each U.S. service member killed in Iraq.
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Another Chicago Reality Show
John Green—Writer and Contributor
Chicago mayor Richard Daley wants to buy 250 more surveillance cameras to help capture crime and other misdoings. Some residents have raised privacy concerns, but contributor John Green thinks the mayor may be on to something.
Green is author of Looking for Alaska. You can see him—along with fellow contributor Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Chicago Public Radio's Schadenfreude, and several other writers and performers—at a reading called, “Funny Ha-Ha.” It's Wednesday, September 15, 2004, at 8 pm at the Hideout—1354 West Wabansia Avenue in Chicago. |
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Route 61
Tim Steil—Author
Gianofer Fields—Producer and Correspondent
It's a counterpart to Route 66, and Chicago author Tim Steil says his year-long journey along U.S. Highway 61 changed his life. He captures his trip in the book, Highway 61 Revisited: 1,699 Miles from New Orleans to Pigeon River.
Book Information
Tim Steil, Highway 61: 1,699 Miles from New Orleans to Pigeon River (MBI Publishing, 2003) |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 14, 2004 |
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The Future of the Airline Industry
David Field—Americas Editor, Airline Business Magazine
Jay Franke—Assistant Director, Transportation Program, Northwestern University
Joseph Schwieterman—Director, Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, DePaul University
Our roundtable of experts weighs in on the turbulent skies clouding the airline industry, what the future holds, and what it all means for the Chicago area. |
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Haymarket History
Originally broadcast May 19, 2003
Linda Paul—Reporter-at-Large
As the City of Chicago dedicates a memorial to the May 1886 Haymarket Incident, an event that launched a worldwide labor movement, we revisit a report by contributor Linda Paul on the controversial history behind the landmark. |
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Haymarket Memorial Artist
Steve Shadley—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio News
Sculptor Mary Brogger meets up with Chicago Public Radio's Steve Shadley to talk about the monument she designed to commemorate the Haymarket Incident of 1886, a violent riot that helped spark a worldwide labor movement.
Mary Brogger's bronze sculpture at the corner of Randolph and Des Plaines streets in Chicago's West Loop. Photo courtesy of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. |
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Tank Garden
Kay Sabo—Committee Member, East Side Pride
Frank Ramos—Committee Member, East Side Pride
The East Side Pride community group planted the garden near an old M60 tank on Chicago's south side, turning a once-blighted area into a place of beauty. But freeway construction threatens the community garden, and residents are fighting to save it. |
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Great Lakes Wastewater
Some cities are working to find better methods of treating wastewater and returning it to its natural setting. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Chris McCarus reports.
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Great Lakes Radio Consortium |
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Jazz Trumpeter Clark Terry
Clark Terry—Musician
Richard Steele—Special Contributor
Terry has been a fixture on the jazz scene for more than fifty years, and at age 84, he's taken on a classic work, teaming up with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra to recreate the famed jazz version of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.
Album Information
Clark Terry with Jeff Lindberg and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Porgy and Bess (Americana Music, 2004) |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 13, 2004 |
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Federal Assault Weapons Ban Expires, Part One
John Cason—General Manager, The Gun Shop
We talk with the manager of a gun shop in southwest-suburban Plainfield, who says both the law and its expiration are a whole lot of nothing. |
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Federal Assault Weapons Ban Expires, Part Two
Tom Braglia—President, Illinois Chiefs of Police Association
For another perspective, we turn to the president of the Illinois Chiefs of Police Association. The group objects to the law's expiration. |
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Campaign Notebook: Obama on Guns and Crime
Barack Obama—Democratic Candidate, U.S. Senate, Illinois
We begin a series of short interviews with the two major-party candidates for Illinois's open U.S. senate seat. Each week, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Alan Keyes discuss a specific issue affecting Illinois voters. |
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Campaign Notebook: Keyes on Guns and Crime
Alan Keyes—Republican Candidate, U.S. Senate, Illinois
We begin a series of short interviews with the two major-party candidates for Illinois's open U.S. senate seat. Each week, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Alan Keyes discuss a specific issue affecting Illinois voters. |
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Business Update
David Greising—Business Contributor
Contributor David Greising discusses the state of the airline industry and of Illinois's manufacturing sector.
Greising is chief business correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. |
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We Employ America
Jeff Cowie—Senior Marketing and Sales Director, We Employ America
A conversation with Jeff Cowie from the Milwaukee-based organization We Employ America, which is trying to fight overseas outsourcing using free market principles |
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Sports Update
Cheryl Raye-Stout—Sports Contributor
What went wrong and what went right for the Chicago Bears during their 2004-05 season opener? Sports contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout assesses the start of the Lovie Smith era at Soldier Field and also the Chicago Cubs's wild card hopes. |
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The Lincoln Park Juniors Rowing Team slices through the Chicago River during an early morning practice in July 2004. Photo by Melisa Goh. |
Lincoln Park Crew Makes a Splash
Lynne Dinzole—President, Booster Club, Lincoln Park Juniors Rowing
Mike Tanner—Head Coach, Varsity Boys Team, Lincoln Park Juniors Rowing
Tiffany Tiberi—Assistant Coach, Lincoln Park Juniors Rowing
Rachel Waterson—Head Coach, Varsity Girls Team, Lincoln Park Juniors Rowing
Sylvia Ewing—Producer
If you've ever been stuck in traffic on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive, you've probably seen the Lincoln Park Juniors rowing team cutting through the waters of the lagoon across from the Lincoln Park Zoo.
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Fall Gallery Season
Originally broadcast September 12, 2004, on Hello Beautiful!
James Yood—Arts Contributor
Chicago's Fall 2004 commercial art gallery season has gotten underway, and visual arts contributor James Yood invites listeners to check out some of the city's most exciting “art laboratories.”
Yood is a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Aron Packer Gallery
Bodybuilder & Sportsman Gallery
Bucket Rider Gallery
Gallery Apartment 1R
Peter Miller Gallery
Rhona Hoffman Gallery |
118 North Peoria Street
Chicago |
Jean Albano Gallery
Maya Polsky Gallery |
215 West Superior Street
Chicago |
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Looking Ahead to the Fall 2004 Literary Season
Originally broadcast on Hello Beautiful! on August 29, 2004
Golden Rule Jones—Book Critic
From the South Side to the North Shore, Hello Beautiful!'s book critic Golden Rule Jones gives us a preview of literature and poetry readings in the Chicago area.
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For a list of the events mentioned—and more—visit Golden Rule Jones's literary Weblog >> |
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Chicago Journalist Lu Palmer Dies at 82
A fixture in Chicago journalism and politics for more than 50 years, Lutrelle “Lu” Palmer was instrumental in the election of the city's first black mayor, Harold Washington. At his retirement in 2001, Palmer sat down with special contributor Richard Steele. Lu Palmer passed away on September 12, 2004. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 10, 2004 |
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Why Chicago Traffic Sucks
Tom Brahms—Executive Director and CEO, Institute of Transportation Engineers
Charlie Wheelan—Contributor
Experts give us the real reasons behind Chicago's traffic snarls. |
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Budget Woes for RTA
Jon Hilkevitch—Transportation Writer, Chicago Tribune
With the CTA threatening drastic cuts in service unless it receives adequate funding, the Regional Transportation Authority has some tough budget decisions to make. |
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9/11 Anniversary Concerns Local Muslims
Diantha Parker—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio
Many Chicago-area Muslims applaud the U.S. government's efforts to keep terrorism at bay, but say
they're increasingly worried that this vigilance targets their community. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports. |
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Ties That Bind
Anne Feldman—Film Producer
Shakeela Hassan—Film Producer
Jan Thompson—Film Producer
Jason DeRose—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio
Filmmakers of the documentary Ties That Bind share their attempt to establish community among women through personal stories of faith and inspiration.
Ties That Bind airs at 7 pm Sunday, September 12, 2004, on Channel 11. A town hall meeting to discuss the documentary takes place at Channel 11's Grainger Studios in Chicago at 4 pm Sunday, October 3, 2004. |
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Film Reviews
Jonathan Miller—Film Contributor
Film contributor Jonathan Miller reviews the re-release of Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita and Lars von Trier's The Five Obstructions.
La Dolce Vita and The Five Obstructions open the weekend of September 11, 2004, at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago. |
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Patricia Barber's A Fortnight in France
Patricia Barber—Musician
Dan Bindert—Music Host, Chicago Public Radio
A pianist, vocalist, and songwriter, Chicago jazz musician Patricia Barber reflects on recent successes and her release, A Fortnight in France (Blue Note, 2004). |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 9, 2004 |
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Wilson Yard Plan Divides Uptown
Originally aired September 9, 2004, on our news broadcasts
Tony Sarabia—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio News
Forty-Sixth Ward alderman Helen Shiller wants to turn an old CTA yard in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood into a mixed-use development that includes housing for people with limited incomes. But some area residents are vocally opposed to the plan. |
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Five Arrested in Rogers Park “Goonings”
Originally aired September 9, 2004, on our news broadcasts
Ben Calhoun—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio
The attacks have usually involved random assaults perpetrated by groups of young people, and they've put Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on edge since Summer 2004. |
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Food Offerings at the Glen
Steve Dolinsky—Food Contributor
A shuttered naval base in north-suburban Glenview has been transformed into a vibrant complex of housing, shopping, and restaurants. Food contributor Steve Dolinsky samples the growing culinary scene at the Glen.
Dolinsky is a food reporter for ABC Channel 7 in Chicago.
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Flight
1820 Tower Drive
847.729.9465 |
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2601 Navy Boulevard
847.729.3663 |
Red Star Tavern
1800 Tower Drive
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1853 Tower Drive
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Al Gini—Teacher as Leader, Teacher as Mentor
Al Gini—Resident Philosopher
As he celebrates 35 years in the classroom, our resident philosopher Al Gini stops by to share some of the insights he's picked up.
Gini is a professor of philosophy and business ethics at Loyola University Chicago. He's also cofounder and associate editor of Business Ethics Quarterly. |
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Is High School Boring?
Students from Amundsen High School on Chicago's north side respond to Mayor Richard Daley's 2003 statement, “High school is boring.” |
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Inside Mrs. B.'s Classroom
Leslie Baldacci—Teacher
Richard Steele—Special Contributor
Former Chicago Sun-Times columnist Leslie Baldacci reflects on her transition from the newsroom to the classroom and her experiences as a teacher in the Chicago Public Schools.
Baldacci is author of Inside Mrs. B.'s Classroom: Courage, Hope, and Learning on Chicago's South Side. |
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What Makes a Good Teacher?
Our intern, Gary Zidek, asks that question of students at Wheaton College in the west suburbs. |
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Teaching Toward Freedom
Bill Ayers—Distinguished Professor of Education, University of Illinois, Chicago
Onetime political radical Bill Ayers wants us to look at education in a new way: he says teachers have a moral obligation to encourage students to be fully engaged and active in their edification.
Ayers is author of the book, Teaching Toward Freedom: Moral Commitment and Ethical Action in the Classroom. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 8, 2004 |
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Elizabeth Evans—Director of Government and Community Affairs, Illinois Facilities Fund
Harriet Meyer—President, Ounce of Prevention Fund
We discuss the benefits of early childhood care and education and their availability in Illinois.
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Illinois Facilities Fund
Ounce of Prevention Fund |
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Thoughts on Educating Children
Aaron Freeman—Writer and Contributor
An essay by contributor Aaron Freeman, a comedian and journalist in Chicago |
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Midwest Literary Festival
Candace Fleming—Author
Eric Rohmann—Author
Acclaimed children's authors Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann join us to discuss the art of children's literature, one of the many genres being celebrated at the 2004 Midwest Literary Festival.
Fleming's books include Gator Gumbo: A Spicy-Hot Tale, Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!, and Ben Franklin's Almanac. She's based in northwest-suburban Mount Prospect. Rohmann won the 2003 Caldecott Medal for illustration for his book, My Friend Rabbit. He's a painter, printmaker, and illustrator based in west-suburban La Grange.
The 2004 Midwest Literary Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, September 11 and 12, in west-suburban Aurora.
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Around the Coyote
Sarah Hamilton—Executive Director, Around the Coyote
Ellen Hartwell—Artist
Candace Hunter—Contributor
Each fall for 15 years, artists, their work, and hungry art patrons have taken over Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood for the Around the Coyote Festival. Here's a preview of the 2004 offerings.
Contributor Candace Hunter is an artist and journalist. Around the Coyote kicks off Thursday, September 9, with a “Curator's Choice Show” and continues through Sunday, September 12.
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Around the Coyote |
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Chicago's Web Sites, Blogs, E-mags, and Zines: T
Annette Ferrara—Founder and Editor, TENbyTEN
The Chicago-based magazine TENbyTEN has covered the city's flourishing visual arts scene since 1999. Founder and editor Annette Ferrara says the idea emerged from the dearth of publication outlets for visual artists.
TENbyTEN celebrates the release of its “Romance Issue” on Thursday, September 9, 2004, with a launch party at the Chicago Theater.
Surf some more of Chicago's Web Sites, Blogs,
E-mags, and Zines. And e-mail us your suggestions at 848@ChicagoPublicRadio.org.
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TENbyTEN |
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Sketches from the Emmett Till Murder Trial
Franklin McMahon—Artist
The 1955 lynching of Chicago teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi helped fuel the growing civil rights movement. One person who witnessed the ensuing murder trial was Lake Forest artist Frank McMahon, who drew courtroom sketches for Life magazine.
McMahon's renderings of the Till trial are now part of the Chicago Historical Society's permanent collection. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 7, 2004 |
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CPS Reform Plan Ambitious and Controversial
Originally aired September 7, 2004, on our news broadcasts
Jay Field—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio News
The Chicago Public Schools Renaissance 2010 plan would close 60 underperforming schools, and many of the 100 new schools that would open in their place would be small charter and contract schools. |
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Arne Duncan on Renaissance 2010
Arne Duncan—CEO, Chicago Public Schools
As the 2004-05 school year gets underway, we talk with Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan about the ambitious and controversial reform plan, Renaissance 2010. |
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Illinois State Board of Education Faces Overhaul
Robert Schiller—State Superintendent, Illinois State Board of Education
Governor Rod Blagojevich failed in his efforts to scrap the board entirely, but state lawmakers did pass legislation to overhaul its structure and membership. |
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Personal Story: Young Chicago Authors Founder Bob Boone
Bob Boone—Educator and Founder, Young Chicago Authors
Longtime teacher Bob Boone shares his perspective on getting the most out of the classroom. He says creative writing is his secret weapon.
Boone is author of Inside Job: A Life of Teaching. The Fall 2004 edition of Young Chicago Authors's Say What Magazine comes out in September. |
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Whitewalls Celebrates 26 Years
Anthony Elms—Editor, Whitewalls
Buzz Spector—Founder, Whitewalls
Michael Workman—Arts Contributor
The Chicago art publication Whitewalls features work by both local and national artists, publishing many who've gone on to achieve broad critical acclaim.
Whitewalls celebrates its 26th anniversary with an exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center—5307 South Hyde Park Boulevard in Chicago. It runs through October 2, 2004. |
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Chicago Blues Great Lonnie Brooks
Originally broadcast June 16, 2004
Lonnie Brooks—Musician
Dan Bindert—Producer and Host, Chicago Public Radio Jazz
The legendary musician reflects on families, Fender guitars, and seven decades of forging a life in the blues.
The Lonnie Brooks Blues Band plays on Saturday, September 11, 2004, at Fitzgerald's—6615 Roosevelt Road in Berwyn. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 6, 2004
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 3, 2004
In honor of the 26th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, women in jazz are the focus of this encore edition. |
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Jazz Vocalist Dianne Reeves
Originally broadcast May 17, 2004
Dianne Reeves—Musician
Richard Steele—Special Contributor
The Grammy Award winner stops by our studios to chat about her life in music, including her musical roots in Chicago. |
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Chicago Jazz Vocalist Janice Borla
Originally broadcast February 23, 2004
Dan Bindert—Music Host, Chicago Public Radio
Janice Borla—Musician
Critics call local vocalist Janice Borla a singer's singer, and her release, Agents of Change, is earning rave reviews. Borla explores her path as a vocal improvisor with music host Dan Bindert. |
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Baritone Saxophonist Juli Wood
Originally broadcast April 8, 2002
Juli Wood—Musician
Richard Steele—Special Contributor
A regular in Chicago's top jazz clubs, baritone saxophonist Juli wood talks about the musical life and her spot on a bandstand traditionally dominated by men. |
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Earma Thompson, Queen of Chicago Jazz
Originally broadcast July 14, 2004
Earma Thompson—Musician
Richard Steele—Special Contributor
Pianist Earma Thompson has been a fixture of Chicago's jazz scene for nearly half a century, and she's finally released her debut album, Just in Time (The Sirens Records, 2004). Thompson sits down with special contributor Richard Steele. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 2, 2004 |
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2004 Election Coverage: Phil Crane in Fight for Political Life
Originally aired on our September 2, 2004, news broadcasts
Carlos Hernandez Gomez—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio News
Illinois congressman Phil Crane is the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. House. But the Eighth District representative is fighting for his political life against newcomer Melissa Bean. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Alan Keyes Makes Splash at GOP Convention
Bill Wheelhouse—Statehouse Bureau Chief, Illinois Public Radio
Keyes's comments about homosexuality and Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter made front-page news. They also made him the target of criticism from many top Illinois Republicans.
Alan Keyes is the Republican candidate for U.S. senate from Illinois. |
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Block 37 Proposal Unveiled
Ed Keegan—Architecture Contributor
The company that designed the Gurnee Mills shopping center envisions a mixed-use development featuring retail, office, hotel, and residential space and a state-of-the-art transit center. Block 37 is bounded by State, Dearborn, Randolph, and Washington Streets in downtown Chicago.
Contributor Ed Keegan is a contributing editor of Architecture Magazine. |
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Crime-Solving with Microscopic Evidence
Skip Palenik—Forensic Microscopist
George Houde—Writer and Contributor
Elgin resident Skip Palenik has spent 30 years sorting through microscopic evidence for everything from murders to counterfeit art scams. His work helped solve the Green River killings, which occurred in the early 1980s near Seattle.
The River Man, a movie about the Green River murders, airs Monday, September 6, 2004, at 7 pm on the A & E channel. |
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Fighting Dutch Elm Disease
Scott Jamieson—President and CEO, The Care of Trees
Gianofer Fields—Producer and Correspondent
In Chicago and the suburbs, keeping Dutch elm disease at bay is a constant battle. We visit an historic grove of American elms at Jackson and Michigan in downtown Chicago. |
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Theater Reviews
Jonathan Abarbanel—Theater Contributor
Contributor Jonathan Abarbanel reviews Camp Nimrod for Girls at Live Bait and Matt and Ben at the Bailiwick. Also, he updates us on some local theater news.
Camp Nimrod for Girls runs through October 10, 2004, at Live Bait Theater—3914 North Clark Street in Chicago. The Bailiwick Repertory Theatre's production of Matt and Ben runs through September 12, 2004, at the Theatre Building —1225 West Belmont Avenue in Chicago. |
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Jazz Festival Preview
Dan Bindert—Producer and Host, Chicago Public Radio Jazz
The 26th annual Chicago Jazz Festival features more than 75 artists playing everything from swing to avant-garde. With so many artists on so many stages, how do you choose? Chicago Public Radio jazz host Dan Bindert shares his picks.
The festival runs Friday through Sunday, September 3 through 5, 2004, at Grant Park in downtown Chicago. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 1, 2004 |
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Jon Burge Police Torture Depositions
Diantha Parker—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio News
Former Chicago police commander Jon Burge is back in town to give sworn depositions in four federal lawsuits involving allegations that he and officers under his command tortured confessions out of suspects. |
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Thoughts on the Act of Torture
Aaron Freeman—Writer and Contributor
An essay by contributor Aaron Freeman, a comedian and journalist in Chicago |
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City Council Preview
Gary Washburn—Staff Reporter, Chicago Tribune
As the Chicago City Council returns from summer break, its agenda includes questions about the future of Wal-Mart, CAN TV, Block 37, and affordable housing. |
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Casino Update
Chris Fusco—Staff Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
With three of its five seats open, the Illinois Gaming Board remains embroiled in a political and legal fight over the future of the state's 10th casino license. |
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Wendell Phillips High School Centennial
William Lawrence Scott III—Educator and Historian
Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington, Jerry Butler, and many other stars went to Phillips High School on Chicago's south side. As the school celebrates its 100th anniversary, longtime Phillips teacher William Scott shares some memories.
The Wendell Phillips High School Centennial Committee can be reached at 312.327.6711. |
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Senior Story—Dorothy Dust
Dorothy Dust—Chicago Resident
You could ask South Side resident Dorothy Dust to move from her home on Avenue O in Chicago, but chances are, you'd be wasting your time. She's lived in that house for all of her nearly 79 years. |
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The Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
Originally broadcast on the August 29, 2004, edition of Hello Beautiful!
Rachel Terp—Arts Intern
Designed by landscape architect Alfred Caldwell in the 1930s, the lily pool—located in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood—fell into disrepair in the 1970s and '80s. We visit the pool, which has been restored to its former glory. |
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African Festival of the Arts
Baabe Irving—Musician
Composer and producer Baabe Irving joins us to preview the 15th anniversary of the festival and to talk about his commemorative CD, Songs in the Language of Kemet.
The African Festival of the Arts runs Friday, September 3, through Monday, September 6, 2004, from 10 am to 10 pm at 51st and Cottage Grove in Chicago. Baabe Irving performs selections from his commemorative CD on Saturday. |
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