Joel Weisman

WTTW's 'Chicago Week in Review'

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Host of Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, a weekly program on public television station WTTW Channel 11; former reporter for the Washington Post and the Chicago Sun-Times

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Marathon negotiations began last November, but they broke down yesterday and today some 26,000 teachers are on strike in Chicago.

Chicago Teachers Strike Leaves 350,000 Students without School

Marathon negotiations began last November, but they broke down yesterday and today some 26,000 teachers are on strike in Chicago.

from To the Point

As the state legislature considers impeachment, Rod Blagojevich today went out for a jog.

Blagojevich Vows to Break Silence as Impeachment Process Begins

As the state legislature considers impeachment, Rod Blagojevich today went out for a jog.

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Governor Ron Blogojevich was arrested this morning on federal corruption charges , including that he tried to sell his power to appoint Barack Obama's successor to the US Senate.

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Taken into Federal Custody

Governor Ron Blogojevich was arrested this morning on federal corruption charges , including that he tried to sell his power to appoint Barack Obama's successor to the US Senate.

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Little Saigon’s Vietnamese community has long leaned Republican. Now local Democrat Derek Tran is trying to peel away votes in an OC swing district.

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