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"When Frankie's mother died and her father left her and her siblings at an orphanage in Chicago, it was supposed to be only temporary--just long enough for him to get back on his feet and be able to provide for them once again. That's why Frankie's not prepared for the day that he arrives for his weekend visit with a new woman on his arm and out-of-state train tickets in his pocket. Now Frankie and her sister, Toni, are abandoned alongside so many other orphans--two young, unwanted women doing everything they can to survive. And as the embers of the Great Depression are kindled into fires of World War II, and the shadows of injustice, poverty, and death walk the streets in broad daylight, it will be up to Frankie to find something worth holding on to in the ruins of this shattered America"--Jacket flap.

A brief biography of Michelle Obama that chronicles her childhood and heritage, education, marriage, and becoming First Lady of the United States.

An autobiography of lawyer and American First Lady Michelle Obama.

Chicago record-company executive Leonard Chess makes a name for his company, Chess Records, and the new talent he signs, including Etta James, Chuck Berry, and Muddy Waters, while the musicians deal with fame, sex, drugs, race issues, and violence during the 1950s and 1960s.

A small-time Chicago hoodlum rises to criminal fame and power.

Chronicles the 1991 season of an inner city Little League baseball team in Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing project.

A young girl living in a Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago ponders the advantages and disadvantages of her environment and evaluates her relationships with family and friends.

Honoria, Shohei, and Elias, who are "united together against That Which Is The Peshtigo School, " face conflict over their budding romantic interest and a science project gone awry.

Documents the actions of three individuals who work to stop violence in Chicago by trying to intervene in disputes before they turn violent.

A look at what happened during the anti-war protest of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and the subsequent trial brought against the protest organizers by the city. Includes animation, archival footage, and music from today's artists.