Bill Kurtis: What it was like to see Chicago burning

I was in the newsroom when the bulletin came in. I turned to Bob Harris, one of our producers and writers, and said we'd better get ready.
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What it was like to see Chicago burning

I was in the newsroom when the bulletin came in. It was just after 6 p.m. I turned to Bob Harris, one of our producers and writers, and said we'd better get ready, writes former WBBM-Ch. 2 anchor Bill Kurtis.

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