The Friday Night Show

The Friday Night Show: David Plouffe

Carol Marin sits down with David Plouffe, the campaign manager for President Obama's historic election.

The Week in Review

The Week in Review with Joel Weisman

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: The CTA avoids fare hikes but service cuts and layoffs are still looming; Jeanine Nicarico's killer, Brian Dugan, gets the death penalty; Governor Quinn decides to release prisoners early; Congressman Danny Davis bows out of the race for Cook County Board President; Chicago's magnet school admission policies are revamped; and another devastating loss puts the Bears season on the brink.

Guests:

• Lilia Chacon - Fox Chicago News
• Kate Grossman - Chicago Sun-Times
• Jim Litke - Associated Press
• Mary Wisniewski - Chicago Sun-Times

Time Out Chicago

Time Out's Weekend Picks for Kids

Time Out Chicago's kids editor tells us about the current production at the Chicago Children's Theater, plus other events this weekend just for kids.

• The Chicago Chamber Musician's Family Concert
• Time Out Kidz Day
• The Hundred Dresses
• Polish Film Festival in America

Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

Geoffrey Baer fills us in on the shrewd political move, in 1818, that kept Chicago in Illinois, instead of Wisconsin.

• Curtiss Candy Co.
• Illinois v. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb

Arts & Entertainment

World War II Planes

We fly on a fully restored World War II bomber and meet a man who flew 35 missions as a tail gunner.

• The Collings Foundation
• Collings Foundation Schedule

Arts & Entertainment

Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?

We talk with a wildly popular Harvard professor whose moral philosophy class is getting national attention.

• Justice with Michael Sandel

Politics

News Analysis with Eddie Arruza

According to a new research study from the Pew Center on the States, Illinois is one of ten states in fiscal peril. Can anything be done to get the state out of its current mess, and do lawmakers have the political will to do it? Eddie Arruza and his panel take a look.

• Beyond California: States in Fiscal Peril -- Download a PDF of the report

Arts & Entertainment

Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Some Iraq war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder are being treated with a 3-D war simulator, the first of its kind in Illinois. We see how it works and how it's helping.

• The Vet Center at Alexian Brothers Medical Center Campus

Education

Celiac Disease

A simple blood test can determine a disease that often goes undiagnosed. We speak with experts from the nation's first celiac disease center, based here in Chicago.

• The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center

Science & Nature

Technology for the Aging

We take a look at some new ideas in technology and design that are making it easier for older people to live in their homes longer.

• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
• Idea House Design
• Hybrid Assistive Limb-Robotic Exoskeleton
• Tab Safe Medication Dispenser
• Well Aware Sleep Monitoring
• Adjustable height cabinets and toilets
• It's Never 2 Late--Computer System
• Connected Living--Computer System
• Halo Fall Monitoring