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As part of our continuing series, Inside and Out, Robert Wildeboer reports on the education of kids in juvenile prison. We host a conversation that asks: why should kids in juvenile detention receive a good education? What are the benefits?

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Settlement Could Mean New Living Environments for State's Mentally Ill

A lawsuit reveals what some saw is unfair institutionalization of elderly mental patients. We learn more about the problems and what the state is doing to help these patients.

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Inside/Out: Full-time School for Only Half the Kids at St. Charles

As part of our continuing series, Inside and Out, Robert Wildeboer reports on the education of kids in juvenile prison.

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What's a Prison Education Worth?

Chicago Department of Family and Support Services Assistant Commissioner Azim Ramelize discusses the significance of education for juvenile offenders.

Music Button: RJD2, "The Stranger", from the CD The Colossus, (RJEC)

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South Side Irish Parade Lives in Memory

Writer Bridget Houlihan Kennedy recounts the history of a St. Patrick's Day tradition in Chicago's South Side Irish Parade.

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Lottery Winner Becomes Business Owner

South Side native Yancy Hicks tells us how winning a million dollars changed his life.

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Singer-Songwriter Andrew Belle Makes Musical Waves

Chicago musician Andrew Belle joins us for a performance and conversation in the WBEZ Jim and Kay Mabie Performance Studio.

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Local News

Guilty Plea Expected in Mumbai Terror Case

Sebelius in Chicago to Rally Seniors for Support of Health Care Bill

Support for Health Care Bill Shaky Among Illinois Congressmen

Region's Jobless Rate Jumps in January

Chicago Urban League's Cheryle Jackson Moves to Private Sector

Chicago Childhood Obesity Rates Slim Down

Illinois Could See More Nuclear Power Plants

Late-innings hardball in health care push

Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face US trial

US, Israel to try and heal worst rift in years

Challenger overtakes Iraq PM in overall vote count

FBI: No evidence Mexico hit men targeted Americans

Clinic: Woman championed by Obama eligible for aid

Bernanke to wage fresh battle for Fed powers

International News

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Thai protesters to pour own blood at PM's house

FBI: No evidence Mexico hit men targeted Americans

Women, girls rape victims in Haiti quake aftermath

Clashes erupt in Jerusalem; US envoy cancels trip

Challenger overtakes Iraq PM in overall vote count

German bishop surprised at number of abuse cases

New Colombian party linked to right-wing gangs

French policeman slain in shootout

Ukraine to pass law scrapping NATO ambitions