Illinois Senator Barack Obama speaks to the crowd at the Olympic Rally on Friday, June 6, 2008.

(05:00) | Source: CLTV

Jerry Pritikin, is a gay man and a Cubs fan who is well known by old Cubs fans as The Bleacher Preacher. Now 71 years old Pritikin is having a show of his photos at the Center on Halsted.

(05:00) | Source: Chicago Tribune

From the description on Vimeo: "Coverage of "Chicago Original's" SNAP-ORAMA 2008 Breakdancing Battle. Featuring local street artist and a'skatefl' "
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Chasity Chaos from NBC 5's Street Team interviews Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco backstage at the Glow in the Dark Tour. Pharrell Williams and Chris Brown also make appearances. For more on the interview, visit The Street Team's Blog.

(05:29) | Source: Daily Motion, NBC 5

WTTW's Chicago Tonight gets the scoop from two local participants in this year’s Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. We get the post-Bee buzz. Want to watch more segments from Chicago Tonight? Visit http://www.wttw.com/chicagotonight

(6:16) | Source: wttw, chicago tonight

From the description on Brightcove: "Derick Lehman is a die-hard Cubs fan. He converted a Ford Festiva into a 'Cubstiva'. May energy from folks like Derick help the Chicago Cubs win the 2008 World Series after a 100 year drought." See more at JustOneBadCentury.com

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From the description on Brightcove: "Ronnie Woo Woo Wickers tells his story of being a Chicago Cubs Fan."

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From the description on Metacafe.com: "A short portion of a presentation by the Illinois Ghost Hunters. Illinois Ghost Hunter's Jim talks about his views of what debunking is and is not." And in the second video: "Illinois Ghost Hunter, George, talks about the impact that proof of the paranormal would have on society. "

(01:03) | (01:34) | Source: Metacafe