Hedy Weiss: Theater Reviews
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger
The Cook County Board of Commissioners has until Friday to pass a balanced budget or face a partial shutdown of the county government. So far the gridlocked board has been unable to reach a consensus. Cook County Board President Todd Stroger joins us to talk about the budget debate.
News Analysis with Elizabeth Brackett
The race to fill the remainder of Congressman Dennis Hastert's term in Illinois' 14th congressional district is heating up. The two candidates, Republican Jim Oberweis and Democrat Bill Foster, join Elizabeth Brackett for a conversation about the issues ahead of next month's special election.
Energy Pricing
The state's two main power suppliers are lobbying the Illinois Commerce Commission to approve another round of electric rate hikes. Couple this with last year's rate increases, and consumers may start to feel shocked by their power bills. We'll show you how some Com Ed customers are saving energy and money by paying attention to when they use their electric appliances.
Digital TV
We have a follow up tonight to a story last week we aired on the next year's mandatory digital TV transition. Christian Farr will answer some of the questions we asked viewers to e-mail us.
- Federal government's digital converter box coupon program
- Chicago Tribune Eric 2.0 Blog
- National Association of Broadcasters that has information on the digital conversion
- Federal government that has information on the digital TV conversion
Harriet Jacobs
You know the name Frederick Douglass but what about Harriet Jacobs? Her story of escaping slavery is the inspiration for Steppenwolf Theater's latest young adult production. Hedy Weiss brings us the story.
Hidden Chicago
Our Geoffrey Baer has been seeing ghosts lately... ghost signs, to be precise. These are signs advertising businesses that haven't been in business for years– or in some cases decades. They're not just novelties. Each one has a story to tell. Tonight we take another look at these "signs of times gone by" on Hidden Chicago.
Commentary: Mancow Muller
Commentator Mancow Muller will be here with a provocative take on gun violence.
