Was it really a surprise? Carol Marin and her panel have the latest details on the reports that Sammy Sosa used steroids, and whether or not he lied under oath to Congress.
The author of a new book explains why you should never put ketchup on a hot dog.
We have the dramatic conclusion to our Chicago Stories series about former Chicago Cubs first baseman Eddie Waitkus and the female fan whose obsession with him turned violent.
A young man grew out of the housing projects of Bridgeport and made millions. His skill: making counterfeit money. We talk to an author who documents the man's rise and fall in his book "The Art of Making Money."
Hedy Weiss calls it a "true classic," and highly recommends "Fiddler on the Roof," now onstage at the Ford Center for Performing Arts. She joins us with that review, plus two others. Fiddler on the Roof A Tribute to the Black Crooners (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow) Nederlands Dans Theater
The Friends of the Park are working to open four miles of parkland along Lake Michigan, which would create a continuous chain of park and beach land from Evanston to Indiana. The group is calling the plan The Last Four Miles, which is a reference to Daniel Burnham's Plan for Chicago. We hear more about the proposal and why some people oppose it.
In the first of a two-part Chicago Stories, John Callaway has the tale of former Chicago Cub Eddie Waitkus. He made national headlines when he became the victim of an obsessed fan, right here in Chicago.
John sits down with Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell to talk about her battle with breast cancer.
We'll preview John Callaway's "Friday Night" interview with Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell, who is battling breast cancer.
Geoffrey Baer tells us the history behind the city's first automated bowling alley. We'll learn about that and more of Chicago's historic trivia in tonight's edition of "Ask Geoffrey".
Ramsey Lewis discusses the creative process behind his latest Lincoln inspired composition.
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We hear what you had to say about some of our recent stories when we read some viewer mail.
Egyptian gods, superheroes, wild animals and more. Geoffrey Baer shows us some amazing and easily overlooked ornamentation hiding in plain sight on the facades of Chicago's old buildings. Watch Hidden Chicago
See and hear the hammered dulcimer in an entirely new light -- or perhaps for the very first time. We have a performance from the Chicago native known as the "Jimi Hendrix" of this unique instrument. Dulcimer Fest Max ZT
We visit an unusual bike shop in the Woodlawn neighborhood, where kids learn from -- and work with -- adult mechanics. And they can earn...a bike. Blackstone Bicycle Works
Hedy Weiss calls it "magic." Lookingglass Theater remounts "Arabian Nights," the show that put the company on the theater map more than a decade ago. She joins us with her full review of this show and two other productions. "Arabian Nights" "The Crowd You're in With" "A Minister's Wife"
 

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