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The mayoral candidates met for a final televised debate Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011.

Feb. 18, 2011

WBEZ political reporter Sam Hudzik handicapped the race for Chicago mayor and offers highlights from the last debate before Tuesday’s municipal election. Ald. Ed Bus of the 53rd Ward provided the latest installment of The Weekly Guide. And hip-hop group The Opus preformed live in-studio as part of our weekly DJ Series: A Spinning Season.

Handicapping the mayoral race on the home stretch

Feb. 18, 2011
So now that the televised debates are over,  the mad dash to the finish line is on! The race to become mayor of Chicago is heading into its final days before Tuesday’s election. The last TV ads will air and candidates’ schedules are packed with appearances!

Volunteers drum up support for mayoral candidates

Feb. 18, 2011
There are four days left until Chicago’s municipal election. The candidates have been out in full force - stumping hard for votes. But behind the scenes, it’s the army of volunteers that have helped really make the difference.

'The Weekly Guide' with mayoral candidate Alderman Ed Bus (53rd)

Feb. 18, 2011
Thursday Eight Forty-Eight finished its one-on-one interviews with the candidates for Mayor of Chicago. Turns out there's one more left to sit down with--53rd Ward Alderman Ed Bus is also in the race. His campaign slogan?

New Queer Cinema Movement darling goes 'Kaboom'

Feb. 18, 2011
Gregg Araki is considered one of the darlings of the early '90s New Queer Cinema movement.

Tag-team production crew The Opus performs

Feb. 18, 2011
For nearly two decades, music producers Kevin Johnson and Aaron Smith have been joined at the hip-hop intersection of beats and samples. They started out in Rubberoom- one of the best-known crews of the 1990s.