[Illinois Senate Race]
Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Al Salvi are campaigning for the 1996 Illinois Senate race. Both candidates are seeking to moderate their messages in an attempt to win over moderate, mainstream voters.
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Chicago Tonight: 1996 Democratic National Convention, Day 2
This special edition of Chicago Tonight covers the second day of the 1996 Democratic National Convention, including Jesse Jackson’s speech to the convention floor.
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![[Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653940712_640-228x160.jpg)
[Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn]
Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn reflect on their radical activism as members of the Weathermen, a militant anti-war movement active throughout the 1970s, and talk about their current efforts for reform in Chicago.
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![[Dan Rostenkowski Congressional race 1994]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653940750_640-228x160.jpg)
[Dan Rostenkowski Congressional race 1994]
Dan Rostenkowski runs for reelection in the 1994 Congressional race, despite facing allegations of fraud and corruption.
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Floods of 1993
This series of 13 news reports follows the Great Mississippi and Missouri Floods of 1993, covering the efforts to hold back the flooding and the extensive damage caused to property, farmland, business, and infrastructure.
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[Thanksgiving after flood in West Alton MO]
The Machens family slowly rebuilds their home and farm in West Alton, MO after it was severely damaged in the Great Flood of 1993.
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Peace in the Hood?
The WTTW Journal looks into the gang truce in Cabrini–Green that was negotiated after the death of Dantrell Davis. Elizabeth Brackett speaks to law enforcement and people in the community about the ongoing peace and the former violence.
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[Chicago flood]
The Chicago Flood has caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damages to the city’s business community. After the stop of the flood and an investigation into its cause, Mayor Daley handles the political fallout caused by the disaster.