Live Music Wednesday

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Chicago Foreclosures
Chicago had about 14,000 foreclosures last year. Rich Samuels has details on what the city is doing to help.

Democrats on the Issues
We focus on the issues of concern to voters in the presidential election. Surrogates for the Democratic presidential candidates join Carol Marin. Guests: J.B. Pritzker for Sen. Hillary Clinton and State Comptroller Dan Hynes for Sen. Barack Obama.

Martin Marty
He is considered to be one of the world's leading scholars of religion. The University of Chicago emeritus professor Martin Marty joins us with his new book "The Christian World: A Global History."

Writers' Theatre
We visit the Writers' Theatre, a unique North Shore bookstore where the books literally come to life.

LaPorte, Indiana
He was just looking for a cup of coffee. But instead, magazine editor Jason Bitner found a hidden treasure in a small-town diner. We have the story of what happened when an outsider got an intimate look at LaPorte, Indiana.

Live Music Wednesday
Critics have called them the world's greatest guitar duo. We have a live performance from Brazilian virtuosos The Assad Brothers.