In this era of over-the-top weddings, Judith Martin, better known as Miss Manners, steps in with her new book, Miss Manners' Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding. She joins us with her gentle insights.

Geoffrey Baer clarifies the mysterious expressway numbering system on tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey. Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways

Approximately 75 Haitian refugees arrived in Chicago last night. We talk to some of the local organizations who are assisting them. Chicago Helps Haiti Relief Drive Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or Text Haiti to 90999 to give $10 to the Red Cross' Haiti relief effort

Governor Quinn is promising $15 million to the Brookfield Zoo for infrastructure improvements. But given the state's fiscal crisis, the money is far from a sure thing. Eddie Arruza reports on reasons why the Zoo feels the funds are justified.

Jack Higgins proves that the pen is mightier than the sword with his often biting and always insightful political cartoons. He joins us to talk about his new book My Kind of Toon. Jack Higgins exhibit at The Beverly Arts Center

We visit group of Lake Michigan surfers who are so passionate about their sport that they won't let a little thing like winter stand in their way.

We hear what you have to say about some of our recent stories when we read our viewer mail.

We remember Chicago journalist Carlos Hernandez Gomez, who died yesterday at the age of 36.

We visit a bookstore devoted to promoting literacy in Chicago. Open Books

Geoffrey Baer has the story behind an historic windmill in an Elmhurst cemetery.

We meet a father and a son with two very different approaches to the winter sport of ice fishing. Local ice fishing locations and conditions North American Ice Fishing Circuit The Ice Men reality show is on the Versus Channel

We look at the local reaction to yesterday's devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Is too much Oprah a bad thing? The Chicago author of the new book Living Oprah spent a year living every aspect of her life according to the direction of the Queen of Talk. She shares some of the surprising things she discovered. Living Oprah Blog Robyn Okrant

Chicago's own electro-pop group Breakers Broken performs live in our studio.

We visit the huge art collection of Chicago entrepreneur and Flashpoint Academy President and CEO Howard Tullman. View the collection

A new program launching in Chicago sends working artists into communities that don't ordinarily see such luxuries. We meet one musician whose job description goes way beyond just teaching music.