Eight Forty-Eight 8/7/2008

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We report on a recent string of deaths at a Chicago apartment building for veterans. We hear about the graduation of new guards for the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center’s model unit. We talk with one of the organizers behind a new campaign to ensure South Side residents and businesses aren’t displaced by a Chicago Olympics. Plus, we talk with journalist-turned-novelist Jack Fuller about his latest work, Abbeville. Then, a report on overcrowding on commuter rail lines—in their parking lots, a woman who reconditions old Big Wheels for use by adults, and another installement of Writer's Block Party.

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Deaths at Veterans Home

A Chicago apartment building has earned national recognition for helping homeless veterans get on their feet. But Chicago Public Radio has learned that at least six of facility’s tenants have died since last fall.

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Different Strategy in Play at Detention Center

Cook County's long troubled Juvenile Temporary Detention Center is using its staff in a different way.

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Coalition Rallies for an Equitable 2016 Olymipics

We talk with one of the organizers behind a new campaign to ensure South Side residents and businesses aren’t displaced by a Chicago Olympics.

Posted on 8.7.2008

Journalist and Novelist Jack Fuller Talk about Abbeville

Alison Cuddy talks with journalist-turned-novelist Jack Fuller about his latest work, Abbeville.

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Commuter Parking on the Rails

A report on overcrowding on commuter rail lines—in their parking lots.

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Big Wheels for Big People

What happens when a childhood toy grows up?

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Writers Block Party: Celebrating the Number 8.

Another installment of our literary variety show within a show called Writers' Block Party. Today, the show focuses on the number eight.

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