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Chicago Cops Found Not Guilty in Laquan McDonald Cover-Up Trial How Will the Laquan McDonald Conspiracy Trial Impact Police Reform? City Asks Public to Weigh In on O’Hare Expansion Designs New Illinois Program Aims to Reduce Opioid Addiction Using Medical Marijuana What ‘Dry January’ is All About, and Why You Might Want to Try It ‘Downton Abbey’ Star Brendan Coyle Makes Chicago Debut
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Jan. 17, 2019 - Full Show
1/17/2019 | 56m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Chicago Cops Found Not Guilty in Laquan McDonald Cover-Up Trial How Will the Laquan McDonald Conspiracy Trial Impact Police Reform? City Asks Public to Weigh In on O’Hare Expansion Designs New Illinois Program Aims to Reduce Opioid Addiction Using Medical Marijuana What ‘Dry January’ is All About, and Why You Might Want to Try It ‘Downton Abbey’ Star Brendan Coyle Makes Chicago Debut
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5 Designs Proposed for O’Hare’s Massive Expansion
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Clip: 1/17/2019 | 2m 59s | Chicago unveiled five possible designs for the massive expansion of O'Hare Airport. (2m 59s)
Chicago Cops Found Not Guilty in Laquan McDonald Cover-Up
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Clip: 1/17/2019 | 6m 35s | A Cook County judge says cops didn't conspire to hide details of the McDonald shooting. (6m 35s)
‘Downton Abbey’ Star Brendan Coyle Makes Chicago Debut
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Clip: 1/17/2019 | 4m 46s | British actor Brendan Coyle chats about his Chicago debut in "St. Nicholas." (4m 46s)
The Laquan McDonald Conspiracy Trial and Police Reform
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Clip: 1/17/2019 | 12m 47s | What impact will the Laquan McDonald conspiracy trial have on police reform efforts? (12m 47s)
A Look Inside Chicago’s Puppet Theater Festival
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Clip: 1/17/2019 | 7m 43s | A visit with the co-directors of the opening show of Chicago's big puppet festival. (7m 43s)
New Program Aims to Reduce Opioid Addiction Using Marijuana
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Clip: 1/17/2019 | 6m 44s | Illinois is trying a new approach to curb opioid addiction: Medical marijuana. (6m 44s)
Web Extra, Brendan Coyle Talks About Performing
Clip: 1/17/2019 | 48s | Actor Brendan Coyle talks about performing as a solo actor versus working with an ensemble (48s)
Web Extra, Roche Schulfer on Playwright Conor McPherson
Clip: 1/17/2019 | 49s | Goodman Theatre Executive Director Roche Schulfer describes the playwright Conor McPherson (49s)
What ‘Dry January’ is All About
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Clip: 1/17/2019 | 6m 35s | New year, no booze – at least for January. That’s the idea behind the “dry January" trend. (6m 35s)
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