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The Red Bull Flugtag is a competition were teams design, build, and pilot their own, entirely human-powered flying machines. Since the event began in Vienna, Austria in 1991, more than 70 Flugtags have been held around the world. The most recent one in the Midwest was held at Chicago’s North Avenue Beach. Series producer Steve Drake joined a number of central Illinois teams in Chicago and rooted them on as they showed off their vehicles, pre-flight comedy sketches, and often even funnier dance moves.
Segment duration: 10:36
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Producer: Steve Drake
Editor: Steve Drake and Tristan Riddell
This segment is filed in these categories: Hobbies • Sports • Chicago
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This church’s parish lost more young men in Vietnam than any other parish in the country. Prairie Fire tells the story of the creation of a memorial mural by artists from the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum. The mural includes portraits of each of the 12 men who died, as well as two helicopters, a cobra and a Huey Medi-vac. They hover over a POW in a prison camp and a medic caring for a wounded man. The mural also includes representation of the equal sacrifice of male and female, Hispanic, African-American and Caucasian soldiers surrounding a white cross. Along the bottom of the mural is a complete listing of Illinois soldiers killed in Vietnam, including the 12 honored by the mural.
Phone: 773-768-0793
Segment duration: 04:07
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Producer: Tim Hartin
This segment is filed in these categories: Historical Landmarks • History • Illinois Culture/History • Libraries/Museums/Cultural Centers • Military • Chicago
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