She plays the foul-mouthed wife of Larry David's manager on HBO's hit comedy. We talk with Susie Essman about her now-iconic role and her new book, What Would Susie Say? Information about Susie Essman's Zanies performances

We get a preview of Elizabeth Brackett's Friday Night Show interview with bestselling author Mitch Albom.

Have you ever been to Cherry, Illinois? Geoffrey Baer tells us what horrific event occurred in that tiny town 100 years ago this month in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

A singer with Chicago roots is delighting audiences at Lyric Opera in its production of Ernani. Sondra Radvanovsky is here to perform and tell us about her dramatic season.

Ralph Frese has built hundreds of canoes by hand, including giant ones to cross Lake Michigan. He's a fourth generation blacksmith. He's also an activist, naturalist, collector and businessman, and he takes us to his favorite local spot for autumn canoeing. Chicagoland Canoe Base

One of the largest city models in the world is currently on display downtown. The story of how it was made is as remarkable as the model itself.

We meet a woman who has captured Chicago for half a century through everything from Polaroids to black-and-white stills.

We recap the Bears' victory over the Cleveland Browns with former Bears defensive back Jerry Azumah.

You can tell a lot about a president by how they play poker, says Chicago-based author James McManus. We talk to him about his new book Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker.

Eddie Arruza sits down with former M*A*S*H actor Mike Farrell to talk about his new book, Of Mule and Man.

A Chicago filmmaker joins us to talk about a new documentary featuring unprecedented behind-the-scenes footage from inside the Obama Presidential campaign. By the People: The Election of Barack Obama

The party scene of 1970s blues clubs is captured in a new collection of photography and music. We go inside Chicago's South Side blues scene at the dawn of the disco era.

In the spirit of Halloween, Geoffrey Baer shares the spooky legend of Bachelor's Grove Cemetery. America's Most Haunted Places: Bachelor's Grove Cemetery Chicago Coliseum

We give you a preview of Eddie Arruza's Friday Night Show interview with former M*A*S*H star Mike Farrell.

Grab your witch hat, pillowcase and pumpkin -- Halloween is here! Madeline Nusser of Time Out Chicago shares her favorite ways to celebrate the holiday.

One of two Chicago men accused of a terror plot against a Danish newspaper made his first appearance in federal court today. Eddie Arruza reports on what prosecutors say was an attempt to kill a cartoonist behind some controversial drawings of the Prophet Muhammed.