Arts & Entertainment

The Chicago Stand-Up Project

The Chicago Stand-Up Project
We get a sneak peek at a new WTTW show premiering Friday night at 8:30 pm that follows well-known Chicago personalities not known for comedy as they receive a crash course in how to be funny.

Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

Remember the cow blamed for causing the Chicago Fire? Geoffrey Baer tells us about a South side home that may be connected to the infamous O'Leary family.

• City of Chicago info on the Drake Fountain
• Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory -- with essays about the O'Leary Legend
• WTTW's Biking the Boulevards website
• Chicago Magazine article about the attack at Fort Dearborn

Arts & Entertainment

Team Handball

It involves a ball and two nets, but it's not basketball or soccer. We introduce you to a sport that is popular around the world -- and now starting to take off in Chicago.

• See two of the world's best handball teams compete this weekend in Chicago

Health

The Treatment Trap

An apple a day keeps the doctor away -- we've all heard this childhood saying, but Americans sure seem to enjoy having their doctors around. The author of a new book is here to talk about our infatuation with medical care.

• Read The Treatment Trap blog

Science & Nature

News Analysis: iPhone4

Does the new iPhone4 have a major technical flaw? Apple CEO Steve Jobs has called a press conference tomorrow to address the issue. Eddie Arruza and his panel look at what Jobs might say that could be a game changer in the competitive smartphone industry.

• DVICE.com
• Appolicious.com
• Bendable Media

Business

Financial Reform

President Obama is ready to sign into law the most sweeping financial regulatory reform measure since the Great Depression. The Chicago News Cooperative's Jim Kirk joins us to go through the overhaul.

Live Music Wednesday

Live Music Wednesday: Grazyna Auguscik

Grazyna Auguscik, a Chicago jazz singer born in Poland, performs new arrangements of songs written by her native country's most famous composer.

• See her perform live

Education

Elmhurst College President

The president of Elmhurst College has been appointed by the White House to the Council on Indian Education. He joins us to talk about what this means for the school and for Native Americans.

Business

PortionPac

Eddie Arruza tells us about one of the few remaining manufacturing plants in the city, which has been striving to be green for almost 50 years.

• PortionPac

Arts & Entertainment

White Sox Winning Streak

We talk about the White Sox's surprising hot streak at the end of the first half of the season, and look at what's ahead for the team.

• The official site of the Chicago White Sox