Arts & Entertainment
In August, Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace is presenting a new production of Cabaret. Two of its stars, Zarah Mahler and Jim Weitzer, perform selections from the smash hit musical.
Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace
Brian Dugan is expected to plead guilty to the 1983 murder of Jeanine Nicarico in Naperville. Could this notorious case finally be coming to an end? Rich Samuels fills us in.
No matter how well you think you know this city, there are always a few surprises around the corner. Geoffrey Baer finds some Chicago neighborhoods that are so hidden, they take even him by surprise.
Want to lead a band like Sheryl Crow? We'll talk with the local author of the book The Girls' Guide to Rocking.
Girls' Guide to Rocking
A unique type of conference is coming to Chicago, and it is all about women and the Internet. Christian Farr takes us inside the BlogHer conference, and lets us know why these women bloggers are coming together.
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 1995 conversation with Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell.
Would the 2016 Olympics be good or bad for Chicago? Carol Marin and her panel, which includes a member of the 2016 bid committee, debate the prospect of bringing the Games to the city.
Calendar of public forums on 2016 Olympics
As the nation celebrates this week's 40th anniversary of the moon landing, we thought it would be the perfect time to look back at John Callaway's 1995 interview with astronaut Jim Lovell. We give you a preview of tomorrow's Friday Night program.
JimLovell.org
We meet the founder of an organization that's using bicycles to improve the health, education and economic outcomes for overseas children.
World Bicycle Relief
Sin in the South Loop? Geoffrey Baer has the details on the sordid side of Chicago history and more in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
Chicago's Vice Districts
What is "freecycling?" The creator of freecycle.org says it helps keep more than 400 tons of waste out of the world's landfills every day, but could the concept also help people navigate the current recession? Christian Farr tells us more about freecycle.org, and talks with one of its Chicago-based volunteers.
Chicago Freecycle
We meet a local craftsman who is a real-life guitar hero and is making music the old-fashioned way.
Danche Guitars
Eastern Blok
The 101st Annual Race to Mackinac Island is underway, with some boats already crossing the finish line in Michigan. 260 boats are racing and our own Geoffrey Baer is on one of them. We take a look back at his documentary chronicling the world's largest annual freshwater distance race.
We hear what you have to say about some of our recent stories when we read our viewer mail.
We honor the life of journalist Walter Cronkite, who died Friday at the age of 92.
Forty years after the Apollo 11 launch, we look at the inspiring legacy of the lunar missions and talk to an astronomer about the potential for the next giant leap -- a mission to Mars.
Northwestern University Astronomy & Astrophysics
Adler Planetarium