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Feb. 22, 2007

Chicago Journal Managing Editor Haydn Bush joins us to discuss some of the aldermanic races he's been covering. 53rd Ward Alderman Ed Bus gets ready for his media blitz. We preview the National Report Card for high school students. Plus, Filmspotting previews the Academy Awards, and we take a trip inside the Chicago birthplace of many an Oscar. Then, Puerto Muerto take on Nina Simone in the latest installment of UnderCover.

WEB EXTRA: Filmspotting Turns The Tables

Feb. 22, 2007
Filmspotting co-hosts Adam Kempenaar and Sam Van Hallgren ask Steve Edwards for his take on the best films of 2006.

Three to See

Feb. 22, 2007
It's time once again for another installment of a segment we call Three to See. This week, Chicago Public Radio's Arts Editor Edward Lifson is back from vacation and has these suggestions for trips into the Chicago-area arts scene.

UnderCover: Puerto Muerto Covers Nina Simone

Feb. 22, 2007
Chicago wife-husband duo Puerto Muerto take on Nina Simone's "Be My Husband."

The Making of Oscar

Feb. 22, 2007
Several workers stand next to vats of liquid on the dingy factory floor. The vats look like tubs of water. But they actually contain an alloy like pewter called brittania. Marketing Assistant Dave Kogan says that metal is 980 degrees Fahrenheit.

Filmspotting Goes to the Oscars

Feb. 22, 2007
Millions of people will gather for parties, office pools and popcorn this Sunday night as the Motion Picture Academy hands out its 2007 Academy Awards. Oscar Night is one of the biggest spectator sports of the year. But predicting winners is easier said than done.

Numbers Game

Feb. 22, 2007
For some, a student's aptitude isn't at all about Scan-trons or statistics. Writer and teacher John O'Connor says that some of the most important factors are hidden on the inside.

High School Studies

Feb. 22, 2007
Two long-awaited national studies are out today that provide the latest report card on the educational achievement of America's high school seniors. And the findings could have major implications for school reform efforts here and elsewhere.

Schadenfreude: Alderman Ed Bus: The Media Blitz

Feb. 22, 2007
Schadenfreude, Chicago's critically-acclaimed sketch comedy troupe, has been paying close attention to the news this week. Their character, Ed Bus, is running for re-election as alderman of the 53rd Ward.

City Council Campaign Notebook

Feb. 22, 2007
Election Day in the City of Chicago is less than a week away, and all this week, we're taking an in-depth look at some of the key issues and races at stake next Tuesday.

Southwest Side Stories: Holding the Keys to Life

Feb. 22, 2007
 

Boneyard

Feb. 22, 2007
Even though Jazz was thriving in the 1950s and '60s, music education at most colleges and universities rarely included jazz as a part of the available curriculum, and certainly not as a major.

Letters Home

Feb. 22, 2007
The experiences of U.S. soldiers in Iraq come alive in the new play Letters Home: Voices of American Troops from the Battlefields of Iraq.

Iraqi Refugees

Feb. 22, 2007
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have fled their country since the U.S. invaded in 2003. Many have gone to Syria and Jordan, where they're living in poverty. Some have family members in the U.S. and are desperate to come here.  

Cook County Budget Fight

Feb. 22, 2007
Daily Southtown reporter Jonathan Lipman helps us sort out the troubles with the Cook County budget.Music Button: Aubergine 3, “Don Pisco,” from the CD In All Things Modulation (Transistor Recordings)