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August 25, 2026

Gary's Two Weeks Without Power. Plus, School Stories to Watch

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Gary's Two Weeks Without Power. Plus, School Stories to Watch

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Today, executive producer Simone Alicea and host Jacoby Cochran are talking about two weeks of power outages across Gary and Northwest Indiana; CPS’ biggest questions as kids return to school; and a friendly faceoff between some of Chicago’s most beautiful places of worship.

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