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  [WGN news compilation]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Harold Washington, Politics

  This is a compilation of news reports from WGN on a variety of topics, including local Chicago news as well as national news stories.

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  Bill Singer campaign

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Politics

  This short news segment describes Bill Singer’s loss at the 1975 race to become mayor of Chicago, as well as his current campaign for the 1979 mayoral election.

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  [4th of July Ceremony in Chicago]

  American Way, Chicago, Tom Palazzolo

  Footage from Tom Palazzolo of a 4th of July festival in Chicago around the late 1980s/early 1990s.

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  [White supremacist candidates – Election Night at IL headquarters for Tsongas]

  Bill Stamets, Politics

  Footage from the 1992 presidential election, including fights by white supremacist candidates to get on the ballot in Illinois, a Richard M. Daley press conference, and primary election night at the Illinois headquarters for the Paul Tsongas campaign.

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  Five Day Bicycle Race, part 7: Mock Turtle Soup

  American Way, Five Day Bicycle Race, Guerrilla TV, Outside Agitators, Politics, Roots of Video, Tom Weinberg

  Part 7 of political coverage by a group of image workers under the name The Image Union. Following up on their live coverage of the 1976 Democratic National Convention, Mock Turtle Soup was a live, five-hour election night TV special. The show features pre-recorded videos interspersed with live studio coverage and commentary of the election results as broadcast by the major news outlets. The studio portions also feature telephone calls from viewers.

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  Five Day Bicycle Race, part 6: Mock Turtle Soup

  American Way, Five Day Bicycle Race, Guerrilla TV, Outside Agitators, Politics, Roots of Video, Tom Weinberg

  Part 6 of political coverage by a group of image workers under the name The Image Union. Following up on their live coverage of the 1976 Democratic National Convention, Mock Turtle Soup was a live, five-hour election night TV special. The show features pre-recorded videos interspersed with live studio coverage and commentary of the election results as broadcast by the major news outlets. The studio portions also feature telephone calls from viewers.

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  [1987 Chicago Mayoral Election – Washington/Vrdolyak/Heinz]

  Chicago Politics, Harold Washington

  News excerpts on Jane Byrne endorsing Harold Washington, Ed Vrdolyak trying to oust Washington, and Heinz trying to appear as if he’s got a chance in the upcoming mayoral election for Chicago.

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  [Jesse Jackson 1984 Presidential Primary]

  Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Communities, Politics

  News excerpt of Jesse Jackson during his 1984 bid for the Democratic Presidential Primary. There is also some time spent on Ernest Fritz-Hollings.