Artbeat Chicago

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Gang Arrests
A major drug raid at the CHA's Dearborn Homes led to the arrests of 30 alleged members of a street gang suspected of trafficking in a deadly form of heroin. Rich Samuels has details of what investigators are calling "Operation Snakebite."

News Analysis with Carol Marin
There's never a shortage of news coming out of Chicago but what does the rest of the country think of our headlines? Carol Marin will ask her panel of Chicago-based journalists reporting for a national audience.

Ambassador Carlos de Icaza
Phil Ponce sits down with Mexico's ambassador to the United States, Carlos de Icaza who has some pointed opinions about how to turn down the heat in the immigration debate.

African-American Business
Local African American business owners ( www.magnoliaspice.com ) ( www.inner-city.net ) have something to feel good about. A new report says the Chicago area is one of the fastest growing places for black owned businesses. But Christian Farr looks at whether the numbers tell the whole story.

Artbeat
It's the only high school class of its kind in the country. At Lane Tech College Prep, students just completed a course on art restoration. Fawn Ring reports on the Artbeat.

Hildur Lindquist
In 1991, a Channel 11 documentary told the stories of ten Chicago elders—outstanding seniors who were activists, business people, artists and community leaders. Among them was a Swedish immigrant housewife named Hildur Lindquist. This coming Saturday, Hildur Lindquist will celebrate her 100th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, we replay a portion of the 21 year old documentary that featured a then 85-year-old Mrs. Lindquist.

Spider Saloff sings Johnny Hartman
Johnny Hartman is a lost son of Chicago jazz. He was born and raised here and became one of the most highly regarded jazz vocalists of his time. But he's still not very well known. The American Songbook Preservation Network wants to reintroduce Hartman and his songs to the town he called home. So next week, Hartman's songs will be honored in a remembrance concert by artists who have a strong personal link to him. One of those artists, acclaimed vocalist Spider Saloff, joins us in the studio tonight to perform two of Hartman's songs.