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Preckwinkle: Soda Tax Repeal Will Lead to Cuts, ‘Fiscal Uncertainty’ Mayor: Police Overtime Abuse, Murder Clearance Rate ‘Unacceptable’ Cubs Hope to Avoid World Series Hangover as Playoffs Get Underway ‘Brown Girls’ Co-Creator Fatimah Asghar Wins Poetry Foundation Award
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Oct. 5, 2017 - Full Show
10/5/2017 | 56m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Preckwinkle: Soda Tax Repeal Will Lead to Cuts, ‘Fiscal Uncertainty’ Mayor: Police Overtime Abuse, Murder Clearance Rate ‘Unacceptable’ Cubs Hope to Avoid World Series Hangover as Playoffs Get Underway ‘Brown Girls’ Co-Creator Fatimah Asghar Wins Poetry Foundation Award
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‘Brown Girls’ Co-Creator Wins Poetry Foundation Award
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Clip: 10/5/2017 | 8m 44s | A web series shot in Chicago has been picked up by HBO. We speak with Fatimah Asghar. (8m 44s)
Cubs Hope to Avoid World Series Hangover as Playoffs Begin
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Clip: 10/5/2017 | 9m 28s | We preview the start of the Cubs’ playoff run with sports reporter Cheryl Raye Stout. (9m 28s)
Emanuel on Chicago Security, Wooing Amazon and Police Reform
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Clip: 10/5/2017 | 27m 11s | Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins us to discuss his solutions to challenges facing Chicago. (27m 11s)
Preckwinkle: Soda Tax Repeal Will Lead to Cuts, Layoffs
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Clip: 10/5/2017 | 5m 35s | Can Cook County’s budget swallow a repeal of the soda tax? (5m 35s)
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