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To our viewers,
You will notice some great changes on CLTV and cltv.com.
We have moved our operations to combine with WGN-TV to create Chicago’s leading broadcast team for breaking news.
We have updated our look and added to the local information available on cable television and on cltv.com.
We look forward to your feedback as we bring more enhancements in news coverage and local programming in 2009 to make CLTV bolder, bigger and better.
Use the “contact us” tab to call, write, or e-mail us on how we can better serve you, and thank you for your continued support.

- Steven Farber, General Manager

Today is one of those moments in history we will never forget. Say what you want about the man, but he was undeniably the MOST talented man to ever entertain a crowd. His death has shocked the WORLD. I woke up from a much need nap to text messages, ims, and facebook messages asking me to confirm the news that Michael Jackson was indeed dead.
I am at a complete loss for words. Those of you that know me personally know, that rarely happens. I have been a MJ fan since the moment I walk. My older sister and I used to tape his videos off MTV and learn the moves. I am sure thousands of others have done the same thing. To this day, I can not hear "Thriller", "Beat It". or "Remember the Time" without busting a move.

Our school is more than a learning institution, it is the fabric of our community.
That's what parent Willie J. R. Fleming said Schiller Elementary School means to his family.

Willie's comment touched me and made me think about my own elementary school.

It's over. Blagojevich is out and Quinn is in. However, we cannot afford to rest now. The State of Illinois faces some big challenges both financial and political and it is important that we act quickly with prudent decisions. This is why CLTV will be closely following the moves of brand new Governor Quinn as well as the rest of our public officials. It is important that these officials work for the people and the state of Illinois.

Watch Governor Blagojevich's Senate impeachment trial live on CLTV today and throughout the rest of its duration. Todays coverage starts at 9:30 A.M. and will run through the afternoon. CLTV is commited to keeping you as up to date as possible on current events, that is why we broadcast as many live events as we can. Make sure to tune in to see if the Senate will decide when they will vote.

If you miss anything just go to our website to see the best parts or the whole trial unedited.

Have something to say about the impeachment trial? Join Garrard McClendon each night at 6:30 and 9:30 to give your opinion on GML.

Is the Governor's media blitz making you feel that he is in fact innocent and a victim of wrongful prosecution or does it make him look even more guilty than he did before? For some people if they were guilty the last place they would want to be is getting grilled by every journalist out there, but Governor Blagojevich is a much smoother talker than most people plus he seems to yearn for living on the edge. We want to know what you think and remember you can see all the live coverage of the Senate Impeachment trial on CLTV and if you miss it live you can see the unedited video here at CLTV.com.

CLTV will begin live coverage of President-Elect Barack Obama's inauguration Tuesday morning at 9. We will have the swearing-in, and inaugural address, and parade. CLTV will also have live reaction, commentary, and analysis. Tune in Tuesday morning at 9!

Garrard McClendon and WVON's Cliff Kelley take a look back at Barack Obama's "Road the the White House." From his speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention to Inauguration Day, McClendon and Kelley take a look at some of the important moments in Obama's rise.

Air Times:

Friday, Jan. 16 - 11am, 3pm
Saturday, Jan. 17 - 11am, 3pm
Sunday, Jan. 18 - 11am, 3pm

Also, please join us on Inauguration Day (Jan. 20th) for extensive coverage of Obama being sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.

The clips are also available below:

The Chicago Tribune Printers Row book fair begins this weekend.

CLTV will be hosting the Kohl McCormick StoryBus.

The StoryBus is both an arts-based pre-k and kindergarten curriculum, as well as an actual bus-a 37-foot Winnebago that's been transformed into a children's literacy museum on wheels!

Close your eyes and imagine you are four-years-old, and when you step into the StoryBus, the exhibits magically lift you into the setting of your favorite children's book! Research shows that interactive, interdisciplinary learning is most effective for young children, so the StoryBus is filled with hands-on exhibits to transport young children into a world that makes literature come alive!

Here's the information on the Book Fair:

WHAT: The 24th Annual Printers Row Book Fair is set to take over the South Loop this weekend as the Midwest’s largest literary festival. Featuring 100 free literary programs and nearly 150 booksellers, the event is expected to draw over 100,000 visitors. For more information, including a full event listing, visit www.printersrowbookfair.org.

HIGHLIGHTS: SATURDAY, June 7:

10:00 a.m.: Scott Turow, author of "Limitations" in conversation with Ann Marie Lipinski

12:00 p.m.: Chicago Tribune Young Adult Book Prize Ceremony with S.E. Hinton, author of “The Outsiders”

3:00 p.m.: The American Heritage Dictionary Define-A-Thon hosted by David Kipen

4:00 p.m.: U.S. Senator Tom Daschle, author of “Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis,” in conversation with Jonathan Cohn

SUNDAY, June 8:

10:00 a.m.: Orville Vernon Burton, author of “The Age of Lincoln,” and Richard Brookhiser, author of “George Washington on Leadership,” in conversation with Gary Johnson

12:00 p.m.: Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Tracy Letts in conversation with Chris Jones

1:30 p.m.: Cooking demo with Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois, co-authors of “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day”

3:30 p.m.: Aleksander Hemon, author of “The Lazarus Project” in conversation with Elizabeth Taylor

WHERE: South Dearborn between Congress and Polk. Venues include the Harold Washington Library (400 S. State) and University Center (525 S. State)

Spring training is over.. Home openers are starting.

For the last three months the cavern to which many people have hid themselves amongst the harsh Chicago winter... is melting away and people are peeking their heads out just as the flowers begin to.
It's arguably the best time of year in Chicago. While yes, we are still dealing with a nasty winter hangover and some snowy days (I’m looking out the window at snow right now), the occasional warmer one tends to put people in a jolly mood for the more habitually warm days to come.
We are now beginning to see the neighbors you forgot you had (whether good or bad) on a regular basis, more people are converging on Chicago neighborhoods for outdoor dining, shopping or simply spending time with friends.
You start to see announcements for outdoor events, markets and such.. and.. as mentioned Baseball is about to start.
For me.. It’s Shuffle time.. Chicago's Shamrock Shuffle on Sunday marks the start of the outdoor running season in Chicago. It's my favorite time of the year. I like to think of the Shuffle as a pseudo ground hog day. Every year the weather is different. Last year it was warm, years past it's been really really cold, and this year seems just about right.. (high 30’s, maybe low 40’s – hopefully the rain holds off because cloud cover is great) which if you look at races past, means we're going to have a relatively mild summer. (I know I'm no meteorologist, just hopeful!)
I love race morning when you see the die hards in their singlet’s, running shorts and gloves. The rest of us casual racers bundled up thinking their crazy, but hoping one day we could be so bold.
There's an excitement and energy in the air. (Maybe it's from 30,000 people trying to keep warm!) And it's like Chicagoans are saying *** winter.. we're here to play outside.. no matter what you throw at us next.

Hope to see some of you out there. For everyone else.. as Cubs fans always say, “there's always next year”!

Join CLTV and Chicago Tribune Charites for a Day at Cantigny Park

Cantigny's 5K Run/Walk 2007
The Cantigny 5K Run/Walk is a benefit for the Chicago Tribune Charities, a Fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation. *** Due to construction of the Visitors Center the race will start and end on the Cantigny Golf course. *** Participants will run over the rolling hills of the golf course, around the McCormick Mansion on the park side, through the gardens, past the 1st Division Museum, and finish by running back through the golf course to the clubhouse. After the awards ceremony and the youth runs, enjoy free access to the grounds and museums for the rest of the afternoon.

Join CLTV's Gaynor Hall as she emcees the Quad County Urban League's Annual Equality Gala
Saturday, October 27, 2007 @ Signature Events at Seven Bridges. Featuring a special performance by EN VOGUE.

Join CLTV and Chicago Tribune Charites for a Day at Cantigny Park

Cantigny's 5K Run/Walk 2007
The Cantigny 5K Run/Walk is a benefit for the Chicago Tribune Charities, a Fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation. *** Due to construction of the Visitors Center the race will start and end on the Cantigny Golf course. *** Participants will run over the rolling hills of the golf course, around the McCormick Mansion on the park side, through the gardens, past the 1st Division Museum, and finish by running back through the golf course to the clubhouse. After the awards ceremony and the youth runs, enjoy free access to the grounds and museums for the rest of the afternoon.