The conflicted life of artist Mark Rothko is brought to the stage in Tony Award-winning play, Red. We visit some of Rothko's works at the Modern Wing of The Art Institute, and speak with the playwright who honed his skills in Chicago long before he dramatized the story of the painter.

The summer of 1919 brought about some of the worst racial violence in American history. We talk with the author of Red Summer, a new book that explores a deadly year of race riots and lynchings that swept the nation.

The Bears get mauled by the Lions on Monday Night Football. Bears broadcaster and former linebacker Jim Schwantz joins us on tonight's Bears Alumni Club.

We shed light on the shadow boxes created by Joseph Cornell, an artist who thinks "inside the box."

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A 1955 building now stands in the middle of a huge construction site in Lincoln Park. We find out why people are taking such care to protect it in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

Carrie Fisher brings her one-woman show to town, and is here to reflect on fame, Star Wars, and making The Blues Brothers in Chicago with John Belushi.

It was THE catastrophe that transformed Chicago. As we approach the 140th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, Eddie Arruza shows us some of the artifacts that were pulled from the debris.

Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita joins us to talk about his new book, Forever a Blackhawk, and the start of the new hockey season.

World-renowned Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns joins us to discuss his life and celebrated career.

Tonight is the final installment of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's documentary, PROHIBITION. While you're learning about those dry days, no need to keep dry yourself. Alpana Singh has some timely cocktail recommendations on tonight's edition of Ask Alpana.

Both Devin Hester and Matt Forte broke records as the Bears took out the Panthers. Former wide receiver and punt returner Brian Baschnagel joins us on this week's Bears Alumni Club.

Felicia Fields and Nora Dunn talk about dressing for success in a stage show about the connection between clothing and memories.

Chicago has a unique role in the sobering story of the 18th and 21st amendments to the U.S. Constitution. We have a conversation with legendary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, ahead of this Sunday’s premiere of the highly anticipated film series: PROHIBITION. 

Lyric Opera of Chicago's new season gets underway this Saturday. That's also the day that the company's new general director officially begins his job. Eddie Arruza talks with Anthony Freud about his vision for the world-renowned company.

We hear from Libyan author Hisham Matar about the revolution in his native country and his father's disappearance under Moammar Ghadafi, a subject he takes on in his latest novel: Anatomy of a Disappearance.