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  Roger Ebert (1942-2013)

  April 5, 2013 at 4:46 pm / Blog

  We cannot begin to articulate the sadness that Chicago is feeling today after the loss of one of our greats, Roger Ebert. By now there are innumerable tributes; we particularly recommend you read Robert Feder and Rick Kogan. Here’s Roger at his best in 1999, reminiscing about drinking with Mike Royko as a young kid fresh out of Urbana, Illinois, and reading Royko’s review of “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.” It’s a portrait of Chicago journalism that we deeply … Continue reading →

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  [Voices of Cabrini raw: archival photos]

  Chicago Collection, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Voices of Cabrini

  Footage for the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the city of Chicago. This tape is compiled of archival photos. Towards the end of the tape, director Ronit Bezalel receives a haircut from George Robbins in his brand new barber shop. Continue reading →

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  [Voices of Cabrini raw: Marion Stamps funeral]

  Chicago Collection, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Voices of Cabrini

  Video from the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the city of Chicago. This video features footage from Cabrini activist Marion Stamps’ funeral. Congressman Bobby Rush speaks at the service. Towards the end of the video, there is an interview with a Cabrini resident who had lived in the area since the 1960s. Continue reading →

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  VIDEO preview of Studs’ Place screening

  August 29, 2012 at 3:24 pm / Blog

  STUDS’ PLACE: LOST AND FOUND SEPTEMBER 5, 5:30-7:30pm FREE ADMISSION Free non-alcoholic beverages Birthday cheesecake courtesy of Eli’s Cheesecake   Museum of Broadcast Communications 360 N. State St., Chicago, IL guarantee your seats by rsvp’ing to info@mediaburn.org Studs’ Place: Lost and Found on Sept 5 1 ratings 4 views Join us next Wednesday for this fun night of stories and television hosted by Rick Kogan and Tom Weinberg. Until this discovery of four additional episodes of Studs’ Place, only ten … Continue reading →

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  Jazz legend Von Freeman improvising with Studs Terkel

  August 14, 2012 at 4:48 pm / Blog

  Chicago jazz legend Von Freeman died yesterday at the age of 88. We present some truly special footage of the tenor saxophonist improvising live with Studs Terkel in 1997.

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  [Voices of Cabrini raw: CHA photos]

  Chicago Collection, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Voices of Cabrini

  Footage for the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the city of Chicago. This video features a number of early still photographs of the building of CHA housing and its first residents. Continue reading →

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  [Voices of Cabrini raw: Mark Pratt interview]

  1995-12-17 / Chicago Collection, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Voices of Cabrini

  Video for the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the city of Chicago. In this tape, resident Mark Pratt gives a brief history of Cabrini Green. He talks about his family, growing up in Cabrini, security issues, future hopes to become a homeowner, living in Cabrini, and Cabrini demolition. The Pratt children talk about living in Cabrini Green, hopes for the future, hobbies, and daily happenings. The family is interviewed inside their home in Cabrini. Continue reading →

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  [Voices of Cabrini raw: Mark Pratt & family]

  1995-12-17 / Chicago Collection, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Voices of Cabrini

  Video for the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the City of Chicago. This tape includes two interviews with Mark Pratt outside on the common grounds of Cabrini and inside his home on December 17, 1995. He talks about resident protests against the Chicago Housing Authority and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Cabrini Green’s community, the 1992 gang truce, growing up in Cabrini, the Robert E. Byrd Academy, his family, and the effects of the demolition project on residents. Continue reading →