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March 2, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
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- March 2, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
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- 56:38
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A bombshell indictment: former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan facing federal charges. We’re live at the courthouse with the latest, and our Spotlight Politics team has an analysis.
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- State of the Union Address Important Moment For Biden
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Two political experts put President Joe Biden's upcoming State of the Union address in perspective.
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- Ask Geoffrey: Old Nike Missile Sites in Chicago
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- 6:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Were intercontinental ballistic missiles ever housed or siloed at Montrose Harbor? Geoffrey Baer joins “Chicago Tonight” for this week’s Ask Geoffrey to talk about old Nike missile bases in Chicago.
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- Ukrainian-American Journalist on Russian Invasion
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- 7:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Russia's invasion of Ukraine has left a scar on foreign relations and global policy. Ukrainian-American journalist Julian Hayda, who claimed residence in Ukraine in January, talks about the latest developments.
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- New Podcast Series Explores Queer History With Help From Library’s Archives
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- 4:03
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- A new podcast series, "Unboxing Queer History," from the Gerber-Hart Library explores figures in queer history.
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- CDC Changes COVID Guidance
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- 7:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Cook County is now at the lowest level of COVID-19 risk, under new guidance set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This new framework looks beyond cases and test positivity to determine risk, and instead focuses on hospitalizations and hospital capacity.
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- Officials Examine Rise in Carjackings Across the Country
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- 5:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- With carjackings on the rise in big cities across the country, senators are now exploring what the federal government can do about it.
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- Preview of Biden's First State of the Union Address
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- 8:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Jason DeSanto, a political speechwriter and senior lecturer at Northwestern, and Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee, take a look at what to expect from President Joe Biden's first State of the Union Speech.
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- March 1, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 56:45
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Previewing the President Biden’s State of the Union during an international crisis. Plus, the latest from Ukraine, Chicago’s history storing Nike missiles on the lakefront, celebrating paczki day and more.
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- Latino Voices: A WTTW News Community Conversation
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- 54:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- On Monday, February 28, 2022, Chicago Tonight on-air reporter Joanna Hernandez moderated the live online conversation with Anyiné “Angie” Galván-Rodríguez, founder of @AfroLatinaNatural blog; Yovanny Cabarcas, treasurer at Afrolatino Historical Society; and Sarah Taylor, founder and executive director of Yo Soy Ella. The panel discussed Afro-Latino history in Chicago, while also touching on the nuances of multiracial identities.
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- Teatro ZinZanni Returns to the Big Top
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- 4:56
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Teatro ZinZanni has returned with a dinner and show experience unlike any other in the city. Under the big top, Teatro ZinZanni presents a performance that is Cirque du Soleil meets cabaret, with a little circus action in between.
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- Study: More Sleep Reduces Caloric Intake, Helps Obesity
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- 6:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Getting a full night’s sleep could help one lose weight, according to a recent study by University of Chicago and University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
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- What’s Ahead for Biden’s Supreme Court Pick
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- 12:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court has launched what Democrats hope will be a quick, bipartisan confirmation process for the court’s first Black woman.
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- Crain’s Headlines: State Farm Loses Big Insuring Cars
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- 3:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- New reports from insurance company State Farm signal just how much the pandemic has upended the auto insurance industry; the Old Post Office welcomes another tenant; and the St. Regis tower sees its highest-priced sale so far.
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- After Walkouts, Amazon Workers in Chicago Look to Next Steps
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- 5:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- In Chicago, a group of workers called Amazonians United Chicagoland says it’s seen success from its organizing efforts – including a recent work stoppage three days before Christmas, when dozens of employees at two Amazon warehouses in southwest side Gage Park and Cicero walked off the job.
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- Ukraine Talks Yield No Breakthrough as Russians Close In
- Runtime
- 9:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Russian economy is beginning to deal with the fallout of major international sanctions, as the value of the ruble has plummeted. This comes as Ukraine holds off Russian military forces for a fifth day, but fears grow of a violent escalation in major cities like Kiev.
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- Mask Mandate Ends in Illinois
- Runtime
- 6:19
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- For the first time in many months, masks are no longer required in many public spaces in Illinois.
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- February 28, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 56:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Illinois and Chicago go maskless. Plus, the latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and heightened nuclear tensions, inside the local effort to unionize Amazon workers, and a local study connects better sleep with weight loss.
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- Chicago Tonight: Black Voices — February 26, 2022 Full Episode
- Runtime
- 26:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Students protest racial slurs at a suburban high school. How a Chicago journalist uses her own experience to address trauma. Helping students pay for college. And our Black History Month Spotlight.
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- Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices — February 26, 2022 Full Episode
- Runtime
- 26:49
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Can industry and safe environmental practices co-exist in Chicago? Free college tuition for local students. And we bring you a taste of Polish treats with Colombian flavors.
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- The Week in Review: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
- Runtime
- 26:49
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Local fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The mayor’s controversial gang ordinance fails. City and state set for mask removal as a mask melee in Springfield gets personal.
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- 'Chicago Tonight' In Your Neighborhood: Kids Off the Block
- Runtime
- 3:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- We speak with Diane Latiker, founder of Kids Off the Block, as part of our community reporting series.
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- City Council Approves Police Watchdog Agency Leader
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- 6:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- City Council members yesterday confirmed Andrea Kersten — the mayor’s pick — to lead the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
Kersten has served as the interim head of COPA since last year — but her approval through council was mired by months of controversy.
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- 'Chicago Tonight' In Your Neighborhood: Roseland Community Hospital
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- 3:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- We speak with Dr. Khurram Khan, Chief Medical Officer of Roseland Community Hospital, as part of our community reporting series.
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- Ukrainians Wake to Sirens and Shells as Russia Attacks
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- 8:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Ukrainian citizens woke to the sound of air raid sirens early Thursday morning as Russian forces began invading the country from the North, East and South -- and cruise missiles rained down on strategic military targets.
The attacks began around 5 am local time, shortly after President Vladimir Putin announced on Russian television the launch of a quote "special military operation" in Ukraine.
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- Inside the Massive COVID-19 SHIELD Testing Operation
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- 4:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- What began less than two years ago as a way to test students at the University of Illinois quickly turned into a major statewide operation that is now testing at more than 1,700 schools.
The unique saliva test invented by Shield Illinois has been employed as a way to prevent COVID outbreaks — and at some of those schools, the results have been nothing short of extraordinary.
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- ‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Roseland
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- 5:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Roseland community has long been a place on the low end of neighborhoods in the Chicago area, but that's now starting to change. The neighborhood is growing and tonight we will investigate that growth and the people that's making it happen.
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- Peace Rally in Ukrainian Village
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- 5:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- For some Chicago area residents, what's happening in Ukraine is personal — they've got relatives suddenly living in a war zone.
They're trying to draw Americans' attention to the Russian invasion — including with a rally this afternoon in Chicago's Ukrainian Village.
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- Co-Chair of Congressional Ukraine Caucus on Invasion
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- 8:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Congressman Mike Quigley, a Democrat from Chicago’s North Side. He is also a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus.
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- February 24, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 56:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Congressman Quigley and the local Ukrainian community on the violence in Europe. An exclusive look at the widely-used SHIELD test for COVID. And we’re in Roseland for our In Your Neighborhood series.
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- FIRSTHAND Talks: A Handshake Away — FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence
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- 10:28
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Chicago’s gun violence epidemic is tragic, but not random. Andrew Papachristos explains how the connected nature of cities and science can predict the next likely shooting victim.
About Andrew V. Papachristos, PhD
Professor of Sociology and Director of the Northwestern Network and Neighborhood Initiative, Northwestern University
Sociologist Papachristos’ research aims to understand how the connected nature of cities – how their citizens, neighborhoods, and institutions are tied to one another – affect what we feel, think, and do. His main area of research applies network science to the study of gun violence, police misconduct, illegal gun markets, street gangs, and urban neighborhoods. An author of more than 50 articles, Papachristos’ work has appeared in journals such as JAMA, The American Sociological Review, Criminology, and The American Journal of Public Health; and publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Chica...
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- FIRSTHAND Talks: And How are the Children — FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence
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- 13:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Cristina Pacione-Zayas talks about how toxic stress can adversely affect a child’s development and how community support can be a game changer.
About Cristina Pacione-Zayas, PhD
Associate Vice President of Policy, Erikson Institute
Pacione-Zayas directs the vision for policy and leadership initiatives at Erikson Institute, an academic institution focused on child development. She is charged with articulating and executing Erikson’s policy agenda to generate systemic solutions leading to equitable opportunities and positive outcomes for young children, families, and communities. Pacione-Zayas also directs the Community Data Lab, which equips local leaders with precise and accessible data on young children to inform systems coordination, resource allocation, and policy through the Early Development Instrument Pilot Project and Risk and Reach Project. She also served on the Educational Success Committee of Governor J.B. Pritzker’s transition team and ...
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- FIRSTHAND Talks: Ask Why — FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence
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- 13:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Jermaine Harris explores the vital role police officers can play in their communities and how listening can prevent violence from happening in the first place.
About Jermaine Harris, MPSA
Community Policing Sergeant, Chicago Police Department, Austin 15th District
Harris currently serves as the Community Policing Sergeant in Austin’s 15th District of the Chicago Police Department. Over his 16-year law enforcement career, he has worked exclusively in the Englewood, Austin, and Garfield Park communities. Born on the west side of Chicago, Sergeant Harris served in the United States Marine Corps. He takes pride in the volunteer work he does with Chicago area youth, where he sits on both the Local School Council at George Westinghouse College Prep High School and the board of Garfield Park Little League.
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About FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence
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This multiplatform WTTW initiative puts a human face on hot-button issue...
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- FIRSTHAND Talks: Healing is in Our Stories — FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence
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- 13:56
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Lisa Daniels, who lost a son to gun violence, explains how she was able to forgive the man who killed him.
About Lisa D. Daniels
Executive Director and Founder, Darren B. Easterling Center for Restorative Practices
Lisa D. Daniels is an advocate, leader, and speaker in the field of restorative justice who helps individuals and families find healing in the aftermath of violence and crime. She is the founder of the Darren B. Easterling Center for Restorative Practices, a nonprofit organization that offers behavior health and trauma-recovery services to Chicago’s most underserved communities. After the untimely death of her son Darren in 2012 due to street violence, Daniels decided to tell his story in a way that reshaped the narrative about who he was and the legacy he left behind. Through the Center, she oversees initiatives that give those affected by gun violence the tools, resources, and support they need to heal and erase the residue of trauma on th...
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- FIRSTHAND Talks: Creating Space Between Impulse and Action — FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence
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- 11:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Eddie Bocanegra explains the effectiveness of dealing with the trauma of gun violence through cognitive behavioral therapy and collaboration.
About Eddie Bocanegra, MA
Senior Director for Heartland Alliance, READI Chicago
Bocanegra oversees the management and implementation of READI Chicago’s evidence-based and trauma-informed program to reduce gun violence and promote safety and opportunity in the city. As a pioneer in the field, Bocanegra brings years of experience in community-based organizations and programs created to address trauma and build resiliency among those most impacted by violence. Most recently, he served as executive director for the YMCA of Chicago’s Youth Safety and Violence Prevention program. Previously, he cochaired Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Public Safety and Accountability Commission for a Safer Chicago.
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About FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence
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- FIRSTHAND Talks: Money with Attitude — FIRSTHAND: Living in Poverty
- Runtime
- 11:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Calvin Holmes explains how the cycle of poverty can be broken with long-term investment aimed at helping families to grow wealth, and how providing “money with the right attitude” to low-income communities can help lift people out of poverty.
About Calvin Holmes
President, Chicago Community Loan Fund
Since 1998, Calvin Holmes has served as the President of the award-winning Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF), a nonprofit, certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that provides financing and technical assistance for community stabilization and development efforts and initiatives that benefit low-to-moderate income neighborhoods throughout metropolitan Chicago. Calvin currently serves as an advisor to the Community Development Advisory Board (appointed by President Barack Obama), Bank of America National Community Advisory Council, and others, and serves in leadership positions on several boards. Among his many community leadership a...
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- FIRSTHAND Talks: Defund the War on Poverty — FIRSTHAND: Living in Poverty
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- 11:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Ebony Scott explores why poverty has persisted in spite of the "War on Poverty" launched in 1964 – in Chicago and everywhere else. She explains how “strength-based” cash investments in individuals of color can lift up communities and foster loyalty to the businesses that provide employment.
About Ebony Scott
Partnership Director, Family Independence Initiative
Ebony Scott has 20 years of experience partnering with families, communities, and organizations to build a stronger Chicago. Prior to joining the Family Independence Initiative (FII), she most recently served as the Director of Community Engagement for a Charter School network on the far South side, and as the Statewide Coalition Director for an education policy group that helped improved access to quality education for Illinois kids. Ebony has also served at Teach for America, where she co-led their alumni engagement strategy for diversity initiatives and career services; and as the Executiv...
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- FIRSTHAND Talks: Policing the Poor — FIRSTHAND: Living in Poverty
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- 11:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Mark Jay examines how mass incarceration and police violence overwhelmingly target poor people, regardless of race. He suggests that providing resources, especially for those suffering from mental health issues, would substantially reduce those numbers.
About Mark Jay, PhD
Sociologist, University of California, Santa Barbara
Mark Jay received a PhD in sociology from UC Santa Barbara in 2020, where he taught several courses on issues of crime and poverty. He is the co-author of A People's History of Detroit, and has written many related articles in publications such as Race and Class, Historical Materialism, Social Justice. In 2018-2019, he was the lead professor for two courses at UC Santa Barbara - Cultural Method, focused on the culture of inequality; and Critique of Global Capitalism. Before receiving his PhD, Mark worked with PCAP, a Michigan-based organization that sends activists into local prisons and juvenile detention centers to facilitate poetr...
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- FIRSTHAND Talks: Talent Not to Be Missed — FIRSTHAND: Living in Poverty
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- 10:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Juan Salgado explores an often-overlooked pathway out of poverty: community colleges and their unique position to meet people where they are. He explains how these under-resourced institutions help students capitalize on their talents.
About Juan Salgado
Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago
Juan Salgado’s 20-year career has been dedicated to improving education and economic opportunities for residents in low-income communities. He oversees Chicago's community college system, serving more than 80,000 students. From 2001 to 2017, he served as CEO of Instituto del Progreso Latino, where he worked to empower residents of Chicago’s Southwest Side through education, citizenship, and skill-building programs. Juan attended Moraine Valley Community College prior to earning his B.A. at Illinois Wesleyan University and his M.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and in 2015, he was named a MacArthur Fellow, one of the most prestigious innovati...
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- FIRSTHAND Talks: Unbuckling the Bootstraps Narrative — FIRSTHAND: Living in Poverty
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- 10:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Audra Wilson explodes the myth that people in poverty made personal choices that put them there, and proposes solutions that can help everyone achieve racial and economic equality.
About Audra Wilson
President and CEO, Shriver Center on Poverty Law
Audra Wilson is the President & CEO of the Shriver Center. She has been a champion for racial and economic justice for more than 20 years as a public interest lawyer and teacher, policy shaper, community mobilizer, and experienced executive manager. Audra began her career as a Welfare Advocacy Staff Attorney at the Shriver Center, and has worked with then-state-Senator Barack Obama, at Northwestern University School of Law, as Chief of Staff for Congresswoman Robin Kelly, and as Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Illinois. Throughout her career, she has focused on the voices and experiences of communities of color and communities most impacted by injustice.
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- North American River Otters Return to Chicago
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- We can add river otters to the list of wildlife making a comeback in the Chicago region.
A new research project aims to find out exactly how many are in the area--and what the public can do to make sure they stick around.
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- Spotlight Politics: Mask Mandates Lift; CPD Vaccine Mandate
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- 15:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The politics of the lifting of mask mandates, and a profanity-laced confrontation between state lawmakers on the House floor...just some of the issues for our Spotlight Politics team.
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- New Statewide Suicide Prevention Hotline Set for July Launch
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- 7:47
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Illinois is months away from the launch of a new suicide prevention hotline — and state lawmakers are working to make sure it gets funding.
Under federal law, the new 988 hotline takes effect in July. The state Senate this month passed a bill creating a statewide 988 trust fund, aimed at setting up and running a mental health crisis prevention and response system around Illinois.
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- Staging a Dance in a Frank Lloyd Wright Masterpiece
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- 3:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- It is an uncommon pairing of great architecture and modern dance. In Oak Park, a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece will soon be the setting for a performance. We visited Unity Temple to find out what makes these dancers move.
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- Despite Hurdles, Automatic Voter Registration Law Adds to Voter Rolls
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- 6:19
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A new report estimates an additional 111,000 voter registration applications have been processed at Illinois Secretary of State facilities annually, thanks to a 2018 automatic voter registration law.
But advocates say Illinois can — and should — do better.
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- Chicago Top Doc on End to Most Mask, Vaccine Mandates Monday
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- 7:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Chicago's major COVID-19 restrictions are about to be lifted.
On Monday, the city will end its indoor mask mandate. Plus -- restaurants, fitness centers and bars will no longer require customers to show proof of vaccination for entry.
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- Lightfoot's Gang Asset Forfeiture Ordinance Fails to Pass
- Runtime
- 5:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Mayor Lightfoot's controversial proposal to fight crime fails to pass in City Council. It would have allowed the city to go after assets and profits earned by Chicago's gangs.
Plus — alderpeople approve the new administrator for the city's police accountability agency.
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- February 23, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 56:45
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Arwady on ending the city mask mandate. City council takes action on the mayor’s gang asset ordinance. Funding a state suicide prevention hotline. And dancing in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple.
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- FIRSTHAND Talks: Truth Telling about Violence and Healing — FIRSTHAND: Segregation
- Runtime
- 8:58
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Chicago is a city of ZIP codes that mark cultural and racial differences and inequities. José Rico describes how understanding violence in a city known for its segregated neighborhoods is necessary for true healing and systemic transformation.
About José Rico
Circlekeeper; Executive Director, Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Chicago
See more FIRSTHAND: Segregation stories at https://www.wttw.com/segregation
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About FIRSTHAND: Segregation
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Chicago is one of the most segregated big cities in America, and it comes at a cost. The Metropolitan Planning Council found that segregation costs the region $4.4 billion in lost income, 83,000 fewer bachelor’s degrees, and about 200 lives cut short by homicides every year. In FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION, WTTW explores the impact racial divisions have on individuals, the city, and our region with a documentary series, reported stories, expert talks, and community...
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- FIRSTHAND Talks: Segregation is Bad for Your Health — FIRSTHAND: Segregation
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- 8:04
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Monica Peek explains how residential segregation leads to worse health outcomes for Black Americans. In her Talk, she navigates our segregated, under-resourced and understaffed healthcare systems, and chronic disinvestment in communities that have fewer health-promoting resources and attributes.
About Monica Peek, MD, MPH
Physician; Ellen H. Block Professor for Health Justice, Professor of Medicine and Associate Director, Chicago Center for Diabetes Translational Research, The University of Chicago
See more FIRSTHAND: Segregation stories at https://www.wttw.com/segregation
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About FIRSTHAND: Segregation
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Chicago is one of the most segregated big cities in America, and it comes at a cost. The Metropolitan Planning Council found that segregation costs the region $4.4 billion in lost income, 83,000 fewer bachelor’s degrees, and about 200 lives cut short by homicides every year. In FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATI...
