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2009
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Irish Chicago
Irish Chicago1 2009 HD
The colorful stories of Irish-American immigrants and their descendants who lived the history and exemplify the repeated cycle of the outsider...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Aidan Quinn
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1979
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Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79
Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '791 1979 HD
Genre: Music
Cast: Gordon Lightfoot
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2010
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DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis
DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis1 2010 HD
The history of Chicago's African-American community told like never before -- through the voices of its leading citizens, scholars, artists,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Kellita Smith
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1991
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Koko Taylor: Queen of the Blues
Koko Taylor: Queen of the Blues1 1991 HD
Known fondly as the "Queen of the Blues," Koko Taylor began singing in Chicago blues clubs in the 1950s. Her gritty, powerful voice attracted the...
Genre: Music
Cast: Koko Taylor
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1978
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Vito
Vito1 1978 HD
This 1978 documentary classic is an inside look at the old-style Chicago Machine politics of the Richard J. Daley era, where Alderman Vito Marzullo...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Vito Marzullo
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2012
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Remembering Chicago: The '70s and '80s
Remembering Chicago: The '70s and '80s1 2012 HD
From the changing political landscape to the unforgettable era of Mr. Cub hitting 500, Sweetness and the football victory that made the whole country...
Genre: Documentary
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2007
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Remembering Chicago: The Boomer Years
Remembering Chicago: The Boomer Years1 2007 HD
Experience the pivotal 1950s-1960s period through the eyes of 20 Chicagoans as they relive the stories and events of their youth, coming of age, and...
Genre: Documentary
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2023
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The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago
The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago1 2023 HD
Chicago is full of places that take your breath away, from gilded lobbies to verdant parks and eye-bending skyscrapers to glorious sacred spaces....
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Geoffrey Baer
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2003
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Angels Too Soon
Angels Too Soon9.00 2003 HD
On December 1, 1958, fire swept through Our Lady of the Angels school on Chicago's west side, killing 92 children and three nuns. This Emmy...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Callaway
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2024
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The Young Lords of Lincoln Park
The Young Lords of Lincoln Park1 2024 HD
"There was a time, from the late 1940s through the 1960s, when the now-upscale Lincoln Park neighborhood served as the beating heart of...
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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2025
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Touring the Lakefront with Geoffrey Baer
Touring the Lakefront with Geoffrey Baer1 2025 HD
Geoffrey Baer is back to traverse the length and breadth of Chicago’s world-famous “front yard” to explore everything from beloved...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Geoffrey Baer
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2022
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Czechs in Chicago
Czechs in Chicago1 2022 HD
The story of the Czech immigrant experience in Chicago, past and present. Spanning nearly two centuries of turbulent times, it shows how the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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2001
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How Chicago Rocked the 60s
How Chicago Rocked the 60s7.00 2001 HD
It all began when the Beatles landed in America, on February 7, 1964. Their arrival heralded the beginning of the "British Invasion," and rock and...
Genre: Music
Cast: Bob Sirott
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1974
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The Book of Chapin
The Book of Chapin1 1974 HD
Soundstage Original Series 1974-1985 The man who drove his "Taxi" to the top of the music charts entertains.
Genre: Music
Cast: Harry Chapin