Arts & Entertainment

Running to Work

We meet a Chicago man who contracted an incurable disease during the Gulf War that made it impossible for him to run, but now he runs 21 miles...to work.

Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

You don't have to go to Italy to see a leaning tower. Geoffrey Baer tells us where you can find one in Chicago and how it's connected to a local YMCA in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

• Village of Niles history
• Black Hawk War
• Sculptor Edward McCartan
• Eugene Field

Politics

Electing Judges

We take up the debate over whether an election is the best way to pick judges.

• Illinois State Bar Association's Judicial Evaluations

Business

News Analysis: Tribune Company

The Tribune Company is suffering more setbacks with a blistering New York Times article and mounting problems in its bankruptcy battle. Eddie Arruza and his panel take a look inside the beleaguered media conglomerate.

Politics

James Meeks and the Gay Community

Elizabeth Brackett reports on how possible mayoral candidate James Meeks is trying to mend fences with the gay community.

Arts & Entertainment

The Indian Slow-Cooker

We talk with the Chicago author of a new book on making traditional Indian dishes using a slow-cooker.

• Anupy Singla's recipe for her father's Rajmah
• Anupy Singla's recipe for traditional chicken curry
• Read Anupy Singla's blog
• Find out more about her book: The Indian Slow Cooker: 50 Healthy, Easy, Authentic Recipes
• Find Anupy on Facebook and Twitter

Arts & Entertainment

Chicago Tribune Architecture Critic Blair Kamin

The Chicago cityscape has seen an unprecendented increase in skyscrapers -- and some less successful projects -- over the past ten years. Chicago Tribune architechture critic Blair Kamin joins us to talk about the boom and the bust.

• Find out more about Blair Kamin's book: Terror and Wonder: Architecture in a Tumultuous Age
• Read Blair's Kamin's blog

Politics

Rich Whitney

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney thinks that free college tuition and the legalization of marijuana -- along with other ideas -- are ways to get the state back on track. Carol Marin talks with him.

Politics

Senator Durbin

We talk with United States Senator Dick Durbin about the midterm elections, the city's mayoral race, and much more.

Education

Ron Huberman

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We have the latest on reports that Ron Huberman will step down later this school year as Chicago Public Schools CEO.