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Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham

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WTTW 11 will feature Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham stories on its nightly newsmagazine Chicago Tonight every other Tuesday night throughout the year. One-hour specials will air in the spring and fall. Segments will examine regional issues through both field reporting and in-studio discussions. To view a listing of WTTW's Beyond Burnham programs click here. [MORE]

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "Global Visionaries" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

Watch an interview from our series of local visionaries on Chicago Tonight. [MORE]

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "Global Visionaries: Dr. Carla Pugh" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

In this episode of the TV series, Dr. Carla Pugh shows how she created simulators so medical students could hone their skills without fear of injuring patients. Now she is the director of the Center for Advanced Surgical Education at Northwestern University where she uses innovative methods to train residents. [MORE]

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "Global Visionaries: Funmi Olopade" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

In this episode of WTTW's year-round series we meet Funmi Olopade, Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics, and Director of the Cancer Risk Clinic at the University of Chicago Medical Center. An expert in breast cancer risk assessment and treatment, her goal is to extend high-end care to typically underserved populations at home and abroad. [MORE]

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "Global Visionaries: Jeanne Gang" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

In this installment of the TV series, architect Jeanne Gang discusses the Aqua Tower, the latest 82-story addition to the Chicago skyline, as well as her other structures that are reshaping not only the skyline, but the way many think about architecture. [MORE]

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "Global Visionaries: Rami Nashashibi" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

In this episode of WTTW's year-round series we meet Rami Nashashibi.  Through his nonprofit INner-City Muslim Action Network,  the founder and executive director strives to engage the Muslim community around progressive issues of social justice. [MORE]

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "Global Visionaries: Richard Sandor" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

In this episode of WTTW's year-long series we meet Richard Sandor, the father of "carbon trading." Sandor pioneered the world's first voluntary, legally binding greenhouse gas emissions trading system. [MORE]

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "Global Visionaries: Richard Thaler" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

In this episode of the TV series, behavioral economist Richard Thaler illustrates how giving people a little "nudge" can produce big results. [MORE]

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "High Speed Rail" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

In this episode of the TV series we explore whether the region is on track for a high-speed rail network. Or has the train left the station? Correspondent Rich Samuels looks at where we're headed. [MORE]

Saturday, April 4, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "Housing Deconstruction" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

In this episode of the TV series we look at how to preserve the environment by deconstructing homes piece-by-piece. Correspondent Christian Farr also visits a newly established warehouse that stores used housing materials. And we’ll take a closer look at a program that teaches a new workforce how to properly deconstruct old homes. [MORE]

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "Soil Reuse Ordinance" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

In this episode of the TV series, Chicago Tonight examines a new city ordinance that allows the reuse of construction soil and rubble. The Chicago Department of Environment believes the ordinance will save the taxpayers money and reduce carbon emissions, but some environmentalists believe that the debris could be contaminated with chemicals that could be harmful to the environment, as well as residents. The ordinance has created an alliance between those environmental groups and waste haulers. [MORE]

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 7:00am

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "Water Use Planning" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

In this episode of WTTW's year-long TV series, Rich Samuels reports on planning for the region's future water use, who's doing it and why. [MORE]

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham -- "Wind Energy" on WTTW

Chicago Matters

In this episode of the TV series we explore what role wind energy will plan in the region’s future. Right now, the industry is enjoying remarkable growth—but not without growing pains. Rich Samuels has that story. [MORE]

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham Premiere on WTTW

Chicago Matters

WTTW's first Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham segment features two stories on an hour-long Chicago Tonight. Christian Farr will introduce us to the Starlight project—the “internet of the future”—and explain why its hub is located here. And Rich Samuels will look at calls to modernize the infrastructure of the Illinois Waterways system. [MORE]

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:00pm

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham – Season Premiere

Chicago Matters

In WTTW’s special series re-launch we meet Adrian Holovaty, the Naperville founder of EveryBlock.com, a website aggregating local news on a block-by-block basis. Also: More than half of the crude oil being refined in the Midwest comes from Canada. Elizabeth Brackett travels to Canada to look at the environmental costs of mining that heavier crude oil. [MORE]

Monday, December 1, 2008 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Monday, December 1, 2008 9:00pm to 10:30pm
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Sunday, December 14, 2008 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Sunday, December 14, 2008 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Chicago’s Lakefront

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Chicago is unique among the world’s great waterfront cities because almost its entire lakeshore is public land – it belongs to all of us. But it didn’t come to us without a fight.

Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:00pm

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

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The first full-length documentary about Daniel Hudson Burnham makes its television broadcast premiere. Directed by Judith McBrien, the film—narrated by Joan Allen—explores Burnham's fascinating life and complex legacy and how his vision to organize the chaos of 19th century America shaped the nation's towns and cities for generations.
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