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Monday, March 15, 2010
 We talk with a band that’s been together for 46 years. Our series Inside/Out continues with a report from Robert Wildeboer that takes us through a day standing in line and eating silently at a juvenile prison.


 
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Chicago and U.S. Underprepared for Bioterror Attack

DePaul law professor Barry Kellman and retired General Charles Tucker join us for a conversation on Chicago’s preparedness for a bioterror attack. The men are speaking on the topic at a Union League Club breakfast on Tuesday.

Posted on 3.15.2010
The Health Effects of Flame-Retardant Chemicals

The Environment Report’s Rebecca Williams examines the effect of PBDE's on human health.

Music Button:  Chemical Brothers, "Burst Generator", from the CD We Are The Night, (Astralwerks)

Posted on 3.15.2010
Inside/Out: A Day in St. Charles Youth Prison

Our series Inside/Out continues with a report from Robert Wildeboer that takes us through a day standing in line and eating silently at a juvenile prison.

Posted on 3.15.2010
HoZac Records Takes Underground Punk Acts to South by Southwest

Writer Brian Costello profiles Chicago-based punk label, HoZac Records.

Music Button:  Dum Dum Girls, "Bhang Bhang I'm a Burnout", from the CD I Will Be, (Hozac)

Posted on 3.15.2010
From Newsroom to Frontline

Former Daily Herald reporter Avian Carrasquillo heads to Iraq with U.S. Army.

Music Button:  Gaudi + Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, "Ghamgar Bare Ne", from the CD Dub Qawwali, (6 Degrees)

Posted on 3.15.2010
Band Ides of March Still Rockin' After 46 Years

We talk with a famous band from Berwyn that’s been together for 46 years.

Posted on 3.15.2010
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Daley Fills Two Chicago City Council Vacancies

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Changes to No Child Left Behind Welcomed, Scorned

Thousands May Move Out of Illinois Mental Institutions

Quinn Continues Schools Tour While Pushing Tax Hike

Judge Will Decide Whether to Lift Restraining Order on Abortion Law

Daley Won't Testify at Bribery Trial



National News
Wavering Dems in Obama's sights on health vote

Aide: Karzai 'very angry' at Taliban boss' arrest

Fed weighs how and when to signal higher rates

Toyota dismisses account of runaway Prius

New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals

US Israel criticism ignites firestorm in Congress

Investigators seek motive in 3 slayings in Mexico



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Thai protesters give blood to pour on streets

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US envoy cancels Mideast trip amid US-Israel feud

Fiji declares state of emergency for cyclone aid

Aide: Karzai 'very angry' at Taliban boss' arrest

Afghan gov't to send more police to Kandahar

Vietnam releases leading dissident from prison

Investigators seek motive in 3 slayings in Mexico

Irish Catholic leader won't quit for abuse coverup