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The Gilded Age was a time in America for railroads, industrial booms and, of course, secret societies. In this special Saint Patrick’s Day episode, we follow the story of the Clan Na Gaels in Chicago during the 1880’s and how a handful of Irishman got the holiday celebrations canceled. 

This episode includes a story told by the author of the book "Blood Runs Green: The Murder That Transfixed Gilded Age Chicago," Dr. Gillian O'Brien. 

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Sources: 

https://www.enjoyillinois.com/travel-illinois/the-history-of-chicago-river-dyeing/

https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/teaching_packages/early_chicago/doc23.html

https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/158805

Hunt, Henry M. The Crime of the Century; or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin. A complete and authentic history of the greatest of modern conspiracies. University of California Libraries. Chicago : H.L. & D. H. Kochersperger, 1889. · McEnnis, John T., The Clan-Na-Gael and the Murder of Dr. Cronin. San Francisco: G. P. Woodward, 1889.Free full text on the internet archive: https://archive.org/details/clannagaelmurder00mcenrich

In a special Friday release, we look at the Gilded Age of Chicago where one of the first celebrations of St. Patty's Day didn't happen due to secret societies, a murder and violent protests.

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Chuck Carlson, CEO of Horizon Investment Services and Publisher of the Dow Theory Forecasts Newsletter joins us to discuss the time tested Dow Theory and what it says about the direction of financial markets.  He also shares a trio of investment ideas from UpsideStocks.com

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Courier Pigeon is taking this week off in order to transform into our spooky forms.

Our mini series for the rest of October examines the questions: why do we like to be scared? Are ghosts real? Why are so many places haunted? 

To help us investigate, we tap in experts like Chicago's own Adam Selzer, sociologist Dr. Margee Keer and more.

Make sure to check back next week Thursday for the first creepy episode!

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On this week's episode of InDepth, we discuss the current uptick in violence on the CTA trains and buses, equitable transportation, and new solutions to a long standing problem.

On this week's InDepth, we discuss the importance of the sales tax holiday for school related items and speak with a parent, teacher, and education reporter about the current state of the economy and how it is affecting the cost of the most essential items.

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