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Ray Suarez

Chicago jazz piano legend Willie Pickens died this past week at age 86. Fellow musicians remember him as a talented musician and mentor to generations of jazz students.
Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia talks about the city of Chicago’s new municipal ID cards which will be accessible to residents who lack documentation for living there.
Poet and author Kevin Coval talks about his new book of poems, A People’s History of Chicago. The book tells the stories of the city’s marginalized communities.
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What kind of music gets Olympic athletes pumped up when they’re working out? Taekwondo competitor Paige McPherson talks about what gets her going.