Live Music Wednesday
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SOME OF TONIGHT'S STORIES:
City Council Update
Police Superintendent Jody Weis took a hit today from the chairman of the City Council's police and fire committee. Citing the shooting at The Taste of Chicago and a rising murder rate, Ald. Isaac Carothers says questions need to be asked about Weis' lack of experience. Elizabeth Brackett reports.
News Analysis with Carol Marin
Illinois' General Assembly came back to Springfield today as Governor Blagojevich's special session came to order. Are deep and painful budget cuts the only way to deal with our mounting debt? Carol Marin and her panel try to answer that question.
Tollway Talk
Heavy construction on the roads has left a lot of drivers feeling like they just can't get there from here. The director of the Illinois Tollway joins us to talk roads and fines.
Mountain Biking
We may not have mountains in Chicago, but we do have mountain biking. We visit what may be the best trail in the area.
The "Word Lady"
You may be familiar with the phrases dirty bomb, air quotes and subprime. But do you know what a jukebox musical, mondegreen or pescatarian is? Lexicographer Erin McKean joins us to dissect the latest 100 words that made it into the 2008 dictionary.
Live Music Wednesday
We have a live performance from radio host, composer and Chicago rock favorite Nicholas Tremulis.
