Arts & Entertainment
The Archdiocese of Chicago is launching a campaign to bring lapsed or non-practicing Roman Catholics back to church. A recent study states that approximately two-thirds of Roman Catholics in the Chicago area do not attend Mass regularly. Eddie Arruza and his panel discuss whether this campaign will bring people back into the pews.
Guests:
We visit a Chicago sailing school where disabilities won't stop you from learning the ropes.
Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing program
Judd Goldman program's Facebook group
List of programs in the United States
"Ambitious but achievable." That's how the International Olympic Committee rates Chicago's bid for the 2016 Games in a report issued today. With one month left until the final selection, the IOC says Chicago still has some obstacles to overcome. We find out what those obstacles are.
Guests:
We meet the man who claims he invented flaming saganaki -- right here in Chicago. Geoffrey Baer explores the expansive culinary legacy of Chicago's Greeks.
The Parthenon Restaurant and Banquet Hall
Lou Mitchell's Restaurant & Bakery
Billy Goat Tavern
Chicago Greektown
We have a live performance tonight from a Chicago pharmaceutical sales rep turned gospel star, Brian Courtney Wilson.
Brian's MySpace page
We hear what you had to say about some of our recent stories when we read our viewer mail.
Tonight we take a look back at another classic John Callaway interview. Two great newsmen went head-to-head when longtime NBC anchorman Tom Brokaw sat down with John in 2007.
Noted photographer Larry Kanfer explores some historical barns across the landscape of Illinois.
Kanfer.com: See more of Larry's work
More info about the book, Barns of Illinois
The lakefront turns into one giant musical fiesta this weekend. We have a performance from a venerable local act taking part in the Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival.
Guest:
Son del Viento
Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival
We talk to the director of a new documentary about the controversial Father Pfleger.
Guest:
Bob Hercules - director
Additional Resources
Gene Siskel Film Center
When he's not playing French horn with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, he has a rather unusual hobby. We meet Dan Gingrick and his Monarch butterflies.
Are modern urban planners keeping with Daniel Burnham's original vision of the city? Do the Bears have realistic expectations for Jay Cutler? A professor of strategy at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management tells us how to make goals and get results.
Guest:
Rich Horwath - Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
The decision on the host city for the 2016 Olympics is a little over a month away. We find out the latest on the city's bid progress from Olympic insiders, including Chicago 2016 bid chairman and CEO Pat Ryan. We also find out if a dispute between the USOC and the IOC may have put Chicago's bid in jeopardy.
Guests:
We catch up with the Puppet Bike, a wandering puppet show that travels on the back of a bicycle through the streets of Chicago.
Puppetbike.com
WBEZ: Traveling with the puppet bike (06/05/09)
Time Out Chicago: Puppet pedaler
We hear what you have to say about some of our recent stories when we read our viewer mail.
For the rest of the summer we'll be replaying the best of John Callaway's interviews over the years, tonight we take a look back at a 2006 conversation with Broadway star Elaine Stritch.
Guest:
Elaine Stritch