Bobby Hull was one of the most electrifying athletes in Chicago history -- a Hockey Hall of Famer who transcended his sport. He joins us to talk about his illustrious career, the Blackhawks, and his new book, The Golden Jet. Bobby Hull page at Blackhawks.com Find out where you can meet Bobby Hull on October 14th and 16th
We explore the mobiles and monumental works of Alexander Calder on display now at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy--Museum of Contemporary Art Watch Alexander Calder perform a miniature circus
A recipe for multi-grain pancakes is just one of more than 800 in America's Test Kitchen's new Healthy Family Cookbook. Jack Bishop joins us from the hit show to tell us about the new book and more.
We revisit our 2004 interview with the "Queen of Gospel" Albertina Walker, who died Friday at the age of 81.
We have reaction to a new study reporting that 60 percent of Chicago's Catholic parishes have housed priests accused of sexually abusing children.
The Chicago Sun-Times reporter who won five games in a row on Jeopardy! shares her secrets for success on the popular game show.
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On Friday, the Michigan Avenue Bridge will be renamed the DuSable Bridge. We learn just who Jean Baptiste Point DuSable was when we watch a clip of WTTW's award-winning documentary DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis.
Eddie Arruza introduces us to a man who works with the U.S. Department of Justice to track down Nazi collaborators who have yet to be brought to justice.
The Bears scored a comfortable victory over the Carolina Panthers. Super Bowl Bear Emery Moorehead joins us on our Bears Alumni Club to talk about what went right -- and wrong -- in yesterday's game.
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It took nearly 60 years to complete, but the entire architectural works of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan have been compiled into a new book, The Complete Architecture of Adler and Sullivan. We talk with two of its authors.
You don't have to go to Italy to see a leaning tower. Geoffrey Baer tells us where you can find one in Chicago and how it's connected to a local YMCA in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey. Village of Niles history Black Hawk War Sculptor Edward McCartan Eugene Field
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We meet a Chicago man who contracted an incurable disease during the Gulf War that made it impossible for him to run, but now he runs 21 miles...to work.
The Chicago cityscape has seen an unprecendented increase in skyscrapers -- and some less successful projects -- over the past ten years. Chicago Tribune architechture critic Blair Kamin joins us to talk about the boom and the bust. Find out more about Blair Kamin's book: Terror and Wonder: Architecture in a Tumultuous Age Read Blair's Kamin's blog
We talk with the Chicago author of a new book on making traditional Indian dishes using a slow-cooker.
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From Rod Blagojevich's precipitous fall from grace, his conviction and whirlwind media tour to Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s extramarital affair and his hopes for a mayoral run in a tailspin, Illinois is familiar with scandal. We talk to the author of How to Become a Scandal: Adventures in Bad Behavior. Meet the author at 57th Street Books on October 13th
Just in time for Halloween, Check Please! host and Master Sommelier Alpana Singh tells us which wines to pair with our favorite sugary treats. Pelee Island Winery Rieslings:
 

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