The Bears are headed to the playoffs as the NFC Northern Division Champions. Emery Moorehead joins us on our Bears Alumni Club.

Comedian Paula Poundstone was recently in Chicago, and she talked with Eddie Arruza about her life, career and her appearances on the Chicago-based radio quiz Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

What does it mean when wine has legs? (No, it doesn't mean it's planning to run away.) Check, Please! host and Master Sommelier Alpana Singh has the real answer in tonight's edition of Ask Alpana. Bernardus Chardonnay, Monterey $20 Joseph Drouhin Meursault, France $30 General Wine and Cheese Pairing Tips:

What to buy the wife? Stand-up comic Pat McGann hits the streets for holiday shopping advice.

We talk with the director of the new and provocative PBS documentary The Calling, which looks at lives of people who become spiritual leaders.

We enter the humorous world of Chicagoan Nicole Hollander, creator of the comic strip Sylvia. Bad Girl Chats with Sylvia and Nicole

Enjoy a special holiday performance from members of the acclaimed Chicago Symphony Chorus.

On this week's edition of Chicago Tonight: The Week In Review hosted by Phil Ponce: Mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel spent almost 12 hours testifying at a hearing to determine whether he can stay on the February ballot, and the questioning ranged from the serious to the comical. His tenant contradicted some of Emanuel's testimony about the possessions the family left behind. And in a strange twist, Emanuel's real estate broker testified that the tenants demanded $100,000 to vacate the house.

Chicagoans drive on Lake Shore Drive every day without realizing the history beneath them. A new book recounts the long tale of Lake Shore Drive -- we talk with the authors. Chicago's Lake Shore Drive: Urban America's Most Beautiful Roadway

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists look back at the year in a special year-end edition of Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review.

We talk with actress Amy Morton about her starring role in the Steppenwolf Theatre's production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Sparks fly at Steppenwolf Theater. Hedy Weiss reviews Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and three more shows on the Chicago stage.

Need help sprucing up your holiday greenery? The Chicago Botanic Garden's Eliza Fournier is here to help you "deck the halls."

Concussions are up by more than 20 percent in the NFL this year, including one to Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. Eddie Arruza talks with leaders in the field of head injuries about this, concussions sustained by children, and much more. Mayo Clinic's information about concussions

Tom Brady threw for nearly 400 yards and New England embarrassed the Bears 36-7 in yesterday's snowy match-up. Former Bear Revie Sorey joins us for our Bears Alumni Club.

Are you putting off the holiday shopping you planned to do weeks ago? We talk with the author of a new book that offers solutions to help people stop procrastinating. Still Procrastinating: The No Regrets Guide to Getting It Done Dr. Joseph Ferrari will be signing his book Thursday, December 16th between noon and 2 p.m. at Books-a-Million on 144 S. Clark Street