Obama in Africa
Illinois' U.S. Senator Barack Obama has visited Nelson Mandela's prison cell. We'll be joined on the phone by Sun-Times reporter Lynn Sweet, who is in South Africa, travelling with the senator on his journey through the continent.

News Analysis with Eddie Arruza
Clout hiring at cook county, the governor's race heats up, and Senator Barack Obama has a media entourage in Africa. Eddie Arruza and his panelists discuss the latest in Illinois political intrigue. Guests: Abdon Pallasch, Cedric Herring, Carlos Hernandez Gomez

Supermarket Deserts
A half-million Chicago residents are living in areas that are putting their health at risk. Christian Farr tells us why these areas exist, and how building a supermarket could be the solution. Click here to read the report (requires Adobe Reader - may take a few moments to load).

Vioxx Lawsuit
It's been a tough week for Chicago lawyer Phil Beck. He is the lead attorney for Merck Pharmaceuticals and just lost a major case defending the now-banned drug Vioxx. He'll talk with us about that trial and some of the other high-profile cases he's handled.

Artbeat
Fawn Ring takes a look at how 15 Chicago Public School students got a shot at feature filmmaking during their summer break.

Critic for a Day
The new film "Quinceañera" is a young girl's coming-of-age story set in a changing immigrant neighborhood. Our critic for a day, NBC5's Anna Davlantes,gives us her review of this Sundance award-winner.

Viewer Mail
We'll hear what several of you had to say about losing Marshall Field's to Macy's.