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The Choice for Mayor 2019: A WTTW News Special

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Clip: S2019 | 50m | In-depth profiles of mayoral candidates Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle. (50m)

‘The Rivals’ (2003)

Clip: S2019 | 56m 6s | Bob Sirott sits down with Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers players in 2003. (56m 6s)

Encore Performance: Chicago Symphony Chorus

Clip: S2019 | 3m 17s | Members of the Chicago Symphony Chorus perform “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” (3m 17s)

Caroll Spinney: Archival Interview (2003)

Clip: S2019 | 10m 42s | Caroll Spinney discusses his book “The Wisdom of Big Bird” on “Chicago Tonight.” (10m 42s)

Andrew Bird Takes Flight in 2001: WTTW Archives

Clip: S2019 | 4m 34s | In 2001, indie rock songwriter Andrew Bird invited WTTW into his Wicker Park home. (4m 34s)

Your Guide to Marijuana in Illinois

Clip: S2019 | 3m 18s | Marijuana will be legal in Illinois for those over 21 starting Jan. 1, 2020. (3m 18s)

Web Extra: Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy

Clip: S2019 | 11m 38s | Bears head coach Matt Nagy speaks to the media ahead of Sunday’s game against the Giants. (11m 38s)

Your Guide to Marijuana in Illinois

Clip: S2019 | 2m 49s | Marijuana is now legal in Illinois for those over 21. What you need to know. (2m 49s)

Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson: Full Interview

Clip: S2019 | 10m 50s | Chicago’s top cop is retiring at the end of the year. (10m 50s)

Web Extra: Syrian Artist and Architect Mohamad Hafez

Clip: S2019 | 2m 30s | Syrian artist and architect Mohamad Hafez discusses two of his works. (2m 30s)

Web Extra: Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy

Clip: S2019 | 12m 49s | Bears head coach Matt Nagy speaks to the media ahead of Sunday’s game against the Raiders. (12m 49s)

Web Extra: Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy

Clip: S2019 | 11m 3s | Bears head coach Matt Nagy speaks to the media ahead of Sunday’s game against the Vikings. (11m 3s)

Mickey Alice Kwapis Describes The Specimen Museum

Clip: S2019 | 1m 4s | Taxidermist Mickey Alice Kwapis has started a nonprofit called The Specimen Museum. (1m 4s)

Joe Mansueto on the Chicago Fire

Clip: S2019 | 29m 42s | Last week, Mansueto became the sole owner of the Major League Soccer team. (29m 42s)

Chicago Bears Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky

Clip: S2019 | 10m 23s | The Bears quarterback speaks to the media ahead of the Bears vs. Redskins game. (10m 23s)

Chicago Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy

Clip: S2019 | 18m 57s | The Bears head coach addresses the media ahead of the Bears vs. Redskins matchup. (18m 57s)

Big Sadie Live Performance: ‘Only You’

Clip: S2019 | 3m 29s | Husband-and-wife country singers Elise Bergman and Collin Moore perform. (3m 29s)

Web Extra: Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy

Clip: S2019 | 12m 52s | Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy addresses the media ahead of Thursday’s practice. (12m 52s)

Full Speech: Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

Clip: S2019 | 59m 20s | Gen. Jim Mattis, the 26th U.S. defense secretary, speaks in Chicago on Sept. 11, 2019. (59m 20s)

Explainer: How Audio is Added to Vinyl Records

Clip: S2019 | 48s | Carl Saff of Saff Mastering in Chicago explains the process. (48s)

Full Interview: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

Clip: S2019 | 13m 44s | Our unedited, one-on-one interview with the head of the massive ride-hailing company. (13m 44s)

Chicago Floating Museum Founders on Next Public Art Project

Clip: S2019 | 1m 27s | Andrew Schachman and Avery R. Young on the Cultural Transit Assembly. (1m 27s)

Web Extra: Isaiah Sharkey Performs ‘Heaven’

Clip: S2019 | 2m 52s | Isaiah Sharkey and the Isaish Sharkey Band performs “Heaven” from Sharkey’s second album. (2m 52s)

Homemade Pico de Gallo with Chef Nicole Putzel

Clip: S2019 | 4m 38s | Chef Nicole Putzel joins gardener Jeanne Nolan and “Chicago Tonight” host Phil Ponce. (4m 38s)

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s ‘State of the City’ Address

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Clip: S2019 | 34m 21s | Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivers her first “State of the City” address. (34m 21s)

Deep Frydays: Chicago-Style Hot Dogs

Clip: S2019 | 4m 45s | A Chicago classic gets skewered in this final episode of our summer food series. (4m 45s)

Full Interview: FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub

Clip: S2019 | 15m 58s | Paris Schutz sits down with the FEC chair to talk about the 2020 election. (15m 58s)

Deep Frydays: Part of Your Complete Breakfast

Clip: S2019 | 3m 58s | Nick and Erica rescue your boring breakfast routine in this week’s episode. (3m 58s)

Deep Frydays: Potato Chip-Crusted Polish Sausage

Clip: S2019 | 3m 56s | Nick and Erica concoct a unique bite-sized snack using Chicago ingredients -- and hot oil. (3m 56s)

Trump Considers Commuting Blagojevich’s Sentence

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Clip: S2019 | 3m 42s | President Trump weighs in again on the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. (3m 42s)

Deep Frydays: Hot Tips

Clip: S2019 | 3m 54s | Today’s sacrifice to the gods of hot oil: rib tips. (3m 54s)

Deep Frydays: Fry the Rainbow

Clip: S2019 | 3m 42s | This week, Nick and Erica pay homage to Rainbow Cone -- and they deep-fry it. (3m 42s)

Deep Frydays: Saganaki Saga

Clip: S2019 | 3m 44s | Our summer series takes inspiration from Greektown, the birthplace of flaming cheese. (3m 44s)

Deep Frydays: Fine, We’re Doing Malort

Clip: S2019 | 3m 50s | This week, we throw caution to the wind and deep-fry an infamous Chicago drink: Malort. (3m 50s)

Archival Video: 2008 Interview with John Paul Stevens

Clip: S2019 | 16m 14s | Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens sits down with WTTW’s V.J. McAleer in 2008. (16m 14s)

Deep Frydays: Frango Frolics

Clip: S2019 | 3m 13s | Many people have sweet memories of what we’re about to dunk in hot oil: the Frango mint. (3m 13s)

Charlie Keevil: ‘Let’s Go Places’

Clip: S2019 | 9m 10s | Check out 1930s Chicago in this clip from Charlie Keevil’s 1930s promotional film. (9m 10s)

Deep Frydays: Take a Pizza My Heart

Clip: S2019 | 3m 34s | Today’s sacrifice to the gods of hot oil: deep-dish pizza. (3m 34s)

Deep Frydays: Totally Tubular Tamales

Clip: S2019 | 3m 46s | This week’s installment of our summer series goes deep on Chicago-style tamales. (3m 46s)

Deep Frydays: Brownie Disaster

Clip: S2019 | 3m 33s | This week’s installment of our summer series goes deep on a Chicago favorite: brownies. (3m 33s)

Deep Frydays: Ramp It Up

Clip: S2019 | 3m 16s | This week’s installment of our new summer series goes deep on Chicago’s odorous namesake. (3m 16s)

Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Full Interview

Clip: S2019 | 26m 35s | Mayor Lori Lightfoot sits down for an interview Monday, June 10, 2019 with Paris Schutz. (26m 35s)

Web Extra: Riff Brothers Choreography Revival

Clip: S2019 | 2m 10s | Dancers Jenai Cutcher and Heather Brown perform a Riff Brothers routine on May 18, 2019. (2m 10s)

Web Extra: Novelty Golf on ‘Wild Chicago’

Clip: S2019 | 4m 4s | Novelty Golf is featured in this 1992 edition of the WTTW program “Wild Chicago.” (4m 4s)

Web Extra: Joe Swanberg on ‘Easy’

Clip: S2019 | 1m 10s | Chicago-based writer and director Joe Swanberg talks with Paris Schutz. (1m 10s)

Web Extra: Dorothy Olson Pauletti at Palmer House

Clip: S2019 | 2m 29s | 102-year-old Dorothy Olson Pauletti returns to The Empire Room for a special celebration. (2m 29s)

Mayor Pete Buttigieg Speaks at City Club of Chicago

Clip: S2019 | 50m 59s | The U.S. presidential candidate speaks at the City Club of Chicago on Thursday, May 16. (50m 59s)

Web Extra: ‘West Side Story’ Cast Performs ‘Somewhere’

Clip: S2019 | 2m 48s | A performance by Mikaela Bennett, who plays Maria in Lyric Opera’s “West Side Story.” (2m 48s)

Web Extra: ‘West Side Story’ Cast Performs ‘Cool’

Clip: S2019 | 1m 15s | Brett Thiele sings “Cool” with Bill Billingham on piano. (1m 15s)

Documentary: ‘As We See It’

Clip: S2019 | 26m 14s | In 1979 WTTW aired this documentary made by Kelvyn Park High School students. (26m 14s)