May 31, 2017 - Full Show
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No Budget Vote on Deadline Day; Gridlock Extends into June Joe Ferguson Says Cash-Strapped City Could Save Millions Chicago’s Fountains Make a Splash in New Book Large-as-Life Dinosaurs Frighten and Fascinate at ‘Jurassic World’ Chicago Band Local H Opens for Metallica Ask Geoffrey: Lyric Opera’s Marquee Mystery
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May 31, 2017 - Full Show
5/31/2017 | 56m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
No Budget Vote on Deadline Day; Gridlock Extends into June Joe Ferguson Says Cash-Strapped City Could Save Millions Chicago’s Fountains Make a Splash in New Book Large-as-Life Dinosaurs Frighten and Fascinate at ‘Jurassic World’ Chicago Band Local H Opens for Metallica Ask Geoffrey: Lyric Opera’s Marquee Mystery
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Ask Geoffrey: Lyric Opera’s Marquee Mystery
Clip: 5/31/2017 | 6m 33s | Geoffrey Baer drops the curtain on an opera house mystery. (6m 33s)
Chicago Band Local H Opens for Metallica
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Clip: 5/31/2017 | 7m 41s | Meet Local H -- the local band chosen to open for Metallica at Soldier Field. (7m 41s)
Chicago’s Fountains Make a Splash in New Book
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Clip: 5/31/2017 | 8m 36s | “Chicago’s Fabulous Fountains” details the history behind some of the city’s aquatic art. (8m 36s)
Joe Ferguson Says Cash-Strapped City Could Save Millions
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Clip: 5/31/2017 | 15m 5s | A new report from the inspector general highlights millions in potential savings. (15m 5s)
Large-as-Life Dinosaurs Frighten and Fascinate at ‘Jurassic
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Clip: 5/31/2017 | 4m 34s | The Field Museum welcomes its terrifying new neighbors at “Jurassic World: The Exhibition. (4m 34s)
No Budget Vote on Deadline Day; Gridlock Extends into June
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Clip: 5/31/2017 | 6m | The Illinois budget stalemate staggers past the spring session deadline and its 700th day. (6m)
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