Live Music Wednesday

Live Music Wednesday: Michael McDermott

Singer/songwriter Michael McDermott performs live in our studio.

Arts & Entertainment

Twin Artists

Christian Farr introduces us to a pair of twin artists who are changing the face of religious imagery and creating art that makes you do a "double take."

• Twin Hicks

Business

"The Fixer"

"The Fixer," Stephanie Zimmerman, tells us how the troubled economy has become the bait for drawing more victims into consumer fraud. She shares the details of some of those scams and how to avoid them.

• Internet Crime Report
• Debt Relief Scams
• SmartCreditInfo.com
• Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Scams

The Bottom Line with Eddie Arruza

The Bottom Line With Eddie Arruza

The federal government has injected hundreds of billions of dollars into the nation's banking system, but two of the country's biggest banks are teetering on insolvency. What will it take to save the floundering financial industry? That is our focus tonight in our economic segment, "The Bottom Line."

• More on "The Bottom Line"

Politics

News Analysis with Carol Marin

When Sen. Dick Durbin& returned from his overseas trip, he immediately weighed in on the Sen. Roland Burris scandal. Durbin told Burris yesterday that if he were in his shoes he would resign. Carol Marin and her panel talk about the possibilities left for Burris.

Education

CPS School Closings

The Chicago School Board decided the fate of 16 city schools at today's board meeting. Rich Samuels tells us which schools will be closed or consolidated and why.

Hedy Weiss: Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss joins us with a modern day review of Nijinsky's "Rite of Spring" now being performed by Chicago's Joffrey Ballet.

• "Old Glory"
• "Art"
• "The Rite of Spring"

Arts & Entertainment

Herb Kent

From the record hops of the 1950s through the disco era and right up to today. We reminisce with Herb Kent, "the Cool Gent," about a lifetime in radio.

• "The Cool Gent: The Nine Lives of Radio Legend Herb Kent"

Blagojevich Archive

"Rod Blagojevich, Superstar"

Professor Harold Hill he is not, but Rod Blagojevich is the scheming, conniving central character in a world premiere musical. We take you behind the scenes of Second City's smash song and dance extravaganza, "Rod Blagojevich, Superstar."

Politics

Government Transparency

The Obama Administration is pushing for transparency, and so are some of our local governments. Christian Farr speaks visit two Chicago Area municipalities to find out how they are using technology to let people know what's going on.

• DuPage County
• Chicago City Clerk's Office