''Chicago Story'' is an American

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television series that aired for 13 episodes on

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from March 6 to June 11, 1982, following a 2-hour television film pilot that was broadcast earlier on March 15, 1981.

Synopsis

The series followed the work and lives of several

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lawyers, police officers, and doctors. The series was similar to ''

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'' in that it was less about action scenes and more about the stresses of working in law enforcement and medicine. The show did not catch on with viewers and lasted only thirteen episodes. The cast included

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and

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as Dr. Judith Bergstrom and Dr. Max Carson, doctors at Cook County Hospital; Craig T. Nelson, Vincent Baggetta and

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as attorneys Kenneth A. Dutton, Lou Pellegrino and Megan Powers. Dutton was a prosecutor and Pellegrino was a defense attorney; Powers was a lawyer both men were interested in; and

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, Richard Lawson and Daniel Hugh Kelly appeared as police officers Joe Gilland, O.Z. Tate and Frank Wajorski, respectively. Gilland was a beat cop, while Tate and Wajorski were detectives. Intermixed within, especially during the opening title sequence, was plenty of Chicago scenery, including the

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;

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; Michigan Avenue;

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;

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(then known as Sears Tower); Aon Center; (then known as the Standard Oil Building), the

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and its famous marquee;

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; the then-headquarters of the

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; the

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;

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; the

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and various other sights. One of the settings was the then-

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. ''Chicago Story'' was notable for ninety-minute-long episodes, which hadn't been attempted on network prime-time TV since '' The Virginian'' left the air in 1971. The show was pared down to an hour late in its run, including broadcasting edited versions of episodes that had already aired. By focusing on the Windy City, it presaged the ''Chicago'' franchise (including '' Chicago Fire'', '' Chicago P.D.'' and ''

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'') some thirty years later, also on NBC. Episodes were rebroadcast on TNT Network in 1994. The series aired in the

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in 1982.

Cast

as Dr. Judith Bergstrom * Vincent Baggetta as Lou Pellegrino *

as Megan Powers *

as Officer Joe Gilland * Daniel Hugh Kelly as Det. Frank Wajorski * Richard Lawson as Det. O.Z. Tate * Craig T. Nelson as Kenneth A. Dutton *

as Dr. Max Carson *

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as Lt. Roselli *

Joe Pantoliano Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Francis Fratelli in '' The Goonies'' (1985), Captain Conrad Howard in th ...

as Cooney

Episodes

References

External links

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