July 16, 2020 - Full Show
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Live from the Hermosa neighborhood. How will Chicago area theme parks fare in the age of COVID-19? Cook County sees a disturbing uptick in opioid-related deaths. We tour a landmark South Side tavern.
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July 16, 2020 - Full Show
7/16/2020 | 56m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Live from the Hermosa neighborhood. How will Chicago area theme parks fare in the age of COVID-19? Cook County sees a disturbing uptick in opioid-related deaths. We tour a landmark South Side tavern.
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Ask Geoffrey: Chicago’s Vanishing Water Tanks
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Clip: 7/16/2020 | 6m 13s | They’re rare now, but rooftop water tanks once stood sentinel atop every large building. (6m 13s)
‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Hermosa
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Clip: 7/16/2020 | 5m 41s | Brandis Friedman is reporting from Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood. (5m 41s)
COVID-19's Impact on Amusement Parks, Carnivals
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Clip: 7/16/2020 | 7m 37s | As theme parks across the country begin reopening, how are Chicago attractions faring? (7m 37s)
Far South Side Tavern Headed For City Landmark Status
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Clip: 7/16/2020 | 3m 51s | A long-running tavern in Chicago’s East Side neighborhood is heading for landmark status. (3m 51s)
Hermosa Group Organizes Pop-Up Testing, Mask Distribution
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Clip: 7/16/2020 | 4m 47s | Rupert Medina, of the Hermosa Neighborhood Association, on the COVID-19 pandemic. (4m 47s)
Officials Sound the Alarm on Rising Opioid Overdose Deaths
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Clip: 7/16/2020 | 5m 41s | COVID-19 has hit minority communities hard, and so too has the opioid crisis. (5m 41s)
Puppeteer Brings Theater To Your Door with Pop-Up Show
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Clip: 7/16/2020 | 3m 21s | A local theater artist does house calls and takes his puppets on the road in Chicago. (3m 21s)
Social Equity Cannabis Licenses Delayed
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Clip: 7/16/2020 | 6m 4s | What’s behind Illinois’ delay in getting people of color into the legal cannabis business? (6m 4s)
State Rep. Guzzardi on COVID-19 Fallout, Schools Reopening
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Clip: 7/16/2020 | 4m 44s | State Rep. Will Guzzardi talks about how COVID-19 has impacted the Hermosa neighborhood. (4m 44s)
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