August 29, 2019 - Full Show
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Mayor Lightfoot Delivers Her First ‘State of the City’ Address ‘State of the City’: Chicago’s $838M Budget Gap and the Path Ahead 5 Teens Charged with Murder Under Controversial Illinois Law As a Young Man, He Documented Lives of ‘Railroad Tramps’ Trump’s Dream of Space Force Moves a Step Closer to Reality Mars Wrigley Internship a Sweet Gig, but Not All Goodies and Gumdrops
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August 29, 2019 - Full Show
8/29/2019 | 56m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Mayor Lightfoot Delivers Her First ‘State of the City’ Address ‘State of the City’: Chicago’s $838M Budget Gap and the Path Ahead 5 Teens Charged with Murder Under Controversial Illinois Law As a Young Man, He Documented Lives of ‘Railroad Tramps’ Trump’s Dream of Space Force Moves a Step Closer to Reality Mars Wrigley Internship a Sweet Gig, but Not All Goodies and Gumdrops
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5 Teens Charged with Murder Under Controversial Illinois Law
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Clip: 8/29/2019 | 8m 12s | Just what is the felony murder law? Chicago defense attorney Brandon Brown weighs in. (8m 12s)
As a Young Man, He Documented the Lives of ‘Railroad Tramps’
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Clip: 8/29/2019 | 5m 20s | Years ago, a Chicago man spent months traveling by train, taking photos of those he met. (5m 20s)
Mars Wrigley Internship Not All Goodies and Gumdrops
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Clip: 8/29/2019 | 3m 26s | Cindy Mancilla spent her summer working at the headquarters of candy magnate Mars Wrigley. (3m 26s)
Mayor Lightfoot Gives Her First ‘State of the City’ Address
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Clip: 8/29/2019 | 8m 33s | Mayor Lightfoot lays out her vision for plugging the city’s $838 million budget deficit. (8m 33s)
The ‘State of the City’: Chicago’s $838M Budget Gap
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Clip: 8/29/2019 | 12m 49s | Reaction to and analysis of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s “State of the City” address. (12m 49s)
Trump’s Dream of Space Force Moves a Step Closer to Reality
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Clip: 8/29/2019 | 6m 26s | What the creation of the U.S. Space Command means for President Trump’s military goals. (6m 26s)
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