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Special | 25m 15s | Interview with Rep. Shimkus and Rep. Bost (25m 15s)
President Obama's Address to the Illinois General Assembly
Special | 1h 12m 40s | Jak Tichenor hosts a special speech from Pres. Obama to the Illinois General Assembly. (1h 12m 40s)
Special | 25m 31s | Author Michael Hebb talks about his book "Let's Have Dinner and Talk about Death". (25m 31s)
Special | 25m 38s | Aleta Lewis of Mount Carmel, Illinois talks with Kevin Boucher, WSIU Public Radio. (25m 38s)
Special | 26m 5s | Former SIU School of Law Dean and Author Peter Alexander. (26m 5s)
2015 Illinois Budget Address Reaction
Special | 27m 33s | Legislative reaction to Governor Bruce Rauner's 2015 Illinois Budget Address. (27m 33s)
Special | 27m 41s | Civil rights activist, math educator, and community organizer Robert Moses. (27m 41s)
Special | 25m 32s | A conversation with author, journalist, and historian Taylor Pensoneau. (25m 32s)
Special | 28m 48s | Geoff Partlow, Author of America's Deadliest Twister, The Tri-State Tornado of 1925. (28m 48s)
12th Illinois US Congressional District Candidate Debate
Special | 1h 27m 23s | U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois' 12 Congressional District Debate on 10/8/14. (1h 27m 23s)
Illinois Legislative Wrapup 2014
Special | 27m 17s | Area lawmakers react to recently completed spring 2014 legislative session. (27m 17s)
Special | 25m 55s | Richard Jurek discusses his memorabilia connected with the American space program. (25m 55s)
Special | 25m 58s | Presidential historian and author Doris Kearns Goodwin traces her love of storytelling. (25m 58s)
Local Reaction to Governor's Budget Message
Special | 26m 55s | Lawmakers discuss their reaction to Governor Pat Quinn's 2014 Budget Address. (26m 55s)
Special | 27m 36s | Former Illinois Governor James R. Thompson talks about 50 years of Illinois politics. (27m 36s)
Former U.S. Senator Alan Dixon
Special | 27m 28s | Former U.S. Senator Alan Dixon about his years in office and his new book. (27m 28s)
State Universities Annuitants Association
Special | 27m 33s | Pension reform and state university retiree health insurance plans are discussed (27m 33s)
U.S. Representative John Shimkus
Special | 28m 13s | Jak Tichenor talks with U. S. Representative John Shimkus. (28m 13s)
Special | 25m 46s | Bruce Kraig discusses his new book on the history of the hot dog. (25m 46s)
Special | 28m 59s | A tribute to one of the most influential metalsmith artists of the past century. (28m 59s)
Special | 25m 57s | Jak Tichenor talks with area lawmakers about what's next in the pension issue. (25m 57s)
Special | 26m 56s | Toni Preckwinkle is the first woman to serve as Cook County, Illinois Board President. (26m 56s)
Special | 26m 7s | Author Kent Greenfield shares insights from his book The Myth of Choice. (26m 7s)
Special | 26m | U.S. Rep. John Shimkus updates us on flood control, fracking and sequestration effects. (26m)
Special | 26m 51s | Andy Shaw, President and CEO of the Chicago-based Better Government Association (BGA) (26m 51s)
Special | 26m 40s | Congressman William Enyart (D-Belleville), discusses issues of interest to viewers. (26m 40s)
Special | 25m 7s | Former Congressman Jerry Costello reflects on his 25 years of service in the US House. (25m 7s)
Legislative Reaction 2013 Budget Address
Special | 27m 41s | Jak Tichenor gets reactions to IL Governor Pat Quinn's Budget Address from area lawmakers (27m 41s)
Special | 26m 38s | Steve Schnorf is the former director of the Illinois Bureau of the Budget (26m 38s)
Special | 26m 54s | Illinois lawmakers adjourned their session without action on the state's pension crisis. (26m 54s)
Special | 28m 29s | Two survivors recall their experiences on a "Freedom Rides" bus in the summer of 61. (28m 29s)
Special | 26m 59s | Home brewers in southern IL are creating craft beers that win national recognition. (26m 59s)
Special | 26m | Herbert Fink was a popular graphic artist known for landscapes and figure drawings. (26m)
Special | 28m 40s | Bob and Norma Coffel own and operate this no-kill cat shelter in Christopher, IL (28m 40s)
Special | 29m 3s | Jack Rickard and Brian Noto are breaking new ground in electric car technology. (29m 3s)
Special | 27m 24s | The Cache River basin is designated a Wetland of International Importance. (27m 24s)
Special | 27m 22s | Little Toot is a coal-fired steam powered miniature gauge locomotive in Flora, IL (27m 22s)
Beekeeping in Southern Illinois
Special | 27m 37s | Local group promotes the health and environmental benefits of beekeeping. (27m 37s)
Special | 27m 28s | Cherokee storyteller Robert Lewis travels the country to share ancient creation myths. (27m 28s)
Special | 26m 24s | A former Wild Horse facility operated by the Bureau of Land Management is featured. (26m 24s)
Special | 27m 51s | A team of Cherokee students retraced the Trail of Tears on a bicycle trip in 2009. (27m 51s)
Special | 27m 39s | Anna Pottery was created in the mid-1800s by brothers Cornwall and Wallace Kirkpatrick. (27m 39s)
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