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2003
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John Hiatt & The Goners: Beneath This Gruff Exterior
John Hiatt & The Goners: Beneath This Gruff Exterior1 2003 HD
Inventive performer and poignant songwriter John Hiatt captures the attention of fans and critics alike. In this Soundstage performance, which...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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2017
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Blondie: Live at Soundstage
Blondie: Live at Soundstage1 2017 HD
Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, Blondie is still putting out new music and rocking out for fans everywhere! Debbie Harry and her...
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1994
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Remembering Chicago
Remembering Chicago1 1994 HD
A nostalgic yet energetic look at a bygone chapter in Chicago history: the 1920s and '30s, when city life was far less threatening than it is today....
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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.
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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...
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1988
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Precious Memories: Strolling 47th Street
Precious Memories: Strolling 47th Street1 1988 HD
Musicians and nightclub owners reminisce about the heyday of music and dance places on Chicago's South Side during the 1930s through '50s. Swingers...
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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...
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2003
Movies
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...
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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...
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1980
Movies
Only the Ball Was White
Only the Ball Was White1 1980 HD
Throughout the 1900's, before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1946, black baseball talent blossomed in the Negro Leagues. Baseball...
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2005
Movies
Dislocation
Dislocation1 2005 HD
In February 2002, families living in the Robert Taylor Homes public housing development were given a 180 day notice of eviction. In six months, the...
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1974
Movies
Adland
Adland1 1974 HD
TVTV turns its critical eye to the world of advertising in Adland, subtitled Where Commercials Come From. Focusing on the reality behind the image,...
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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...
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1997
Movies
Remembering Chicago & World War II
Remembering Chicago & World War II1 1997 HD
Chicagoans of all stripes share their stories from a time when the city served as a major war production center and a hub for soldiers on their way...