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Dueling Critics: Summer People

A family deals with divorce and a vet deals with PTSD on the coast of Maine.

Posted on 11.20.2009
Review: Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman

Jonathan Miller reviews a rather more esoteric film.

Posted on 11.20.2009
Film Critic Michael Phillips: New Moon and The Messenger

Chicago Tribune film critic and co-host of At the Movies Michael Phillips brings us his reviews of The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Messenger.

Posted on 11.20.2009
Music Supervisor Alexandra Patsavas Finds Perfect Tunes for the Screen

Alison Cuddy talks with the music supervisor for the Twilight movies and other heartthrob fare.

Posted on 11.20.2009
Chicagoans React to Oprah's Announced Departure

We hear how Chicagoans feel about the Queen of Media’s 2011 departure from Chicago.

Posted on 11.20.2009
Charter School Debate Heats Up in South Chicago

Some parents don't want LEARN at Thorp Elementary. Others see it as choice.

Posted on 11.20.2009
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Health Care

WBEZ Science reporter Gabriel Spitzer talks about yesterday’s Democratic gubernatorial debate on health care.

Posted on 11.19.2009
Exhibition Reveals Intimate Sides of Local News Anchors

Mother and daughter artists Ann and Maria Ponce explore an intimate, personal side of local news anchors in their new exhibition On TV/ Off TV.

Posted on 11.19.2009
Re-Entry Through the Eyes of an Ex-Offender

Robert Wildeboer brings us the story of one man’s struggle to reconnect and revive after years in prison.

Posted on 11.19.2009
Life After Prison: A Look at Illinois' Re-entry Programs

As Illinois releases 1,000 non-violent offenders back into society, we talk with the Safer Foundation's Diane Williams and Illinois Department of Corrections assistant director Deanne Benos about how re-entry works in Illinois and what resources are available to former inmates.

Posted on 11.19.2009
Proposed Permit Would Limit Pollution from U.S. Steel

Environment officials are in the final stages of issuing a new permit to U.S. Steel in Gary, Ind.

Posted on 11.19.2009
Eight Forty-Eight 11/19/2009

Mother-daughter artists Ann and Maria Ponce explore an intimate, personal side of local news anchors in their new exhibition On TV/Off TV.

Posted on 11.19.2009
Expert Panel: Condo Law and Dilemmas Facing Condo Owners

Our expert panel answers your questions on condo ownership.

Join in: Ask our experts in the comments section.

Posted on 11.18.2009
Condo Owners Struggle to Salvage an Almost-Empty Building

A couple of condo owners in Washington Park are pursuing a creative strategy for turning their building around after many of their neighbors went into foreclosure.

Posted on 11.18.2009
Eight Forty-Eight 11/18/2009

Our panel of experts take your questions and comments about the gaps in condo law and what changes are needed to help condo owners.

Posted on 11.18.2009
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