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Thursday, July 3, 2008
 We report on how Hyde Park helped form the politics of Senator Barack Obama. Then, we profile a group of young people living in a Christian commune in Chicago. We talk with the author of a book about a nineteenth century Chicago woman who led a religious movement in Jerusalem.  Plus, we continue the Autism Chronicles series as Amy Thompson brings her son to a specialist.


 
 
 
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The Neighborhood that Launched Obama

A closer look at Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, how it launched Barack Obama, and how it feels about him now.

Posted on 7.3.2008
History of the American Flag

Alison Cuddy talks with the Chicago filmmaker behind a history of the American flag. The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord and Conflict airs Thursday night on local PBS stations.

Posted on 7.3.2008
A Father's Fourth of July

One woman remembers her father’s love for the Fourth of July.

Posted on 7.3.2008
Two Sides of Jesus People USA

Shannon Heffernan profiles a group of young people living in a Christian commune in Chicago.

Posted on 7.3.2008
American Priestess

Alison Cuddy talks with the author of a book about a nineteenth century Chicago woman who led a religious movement in Jerusalem.

Posted on 7.3.2008
Al Gini on Religion in America

Resident philosopher Al Gini helps us dissect some of the latest research from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

Posted on 7.3.2008
Autism Chronicles: A Medical View of Kollin's Autism

We continue the Autism Chronicles series as Amy Thompson brings her son to a specialist.

Posted on 7.3.2008
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