News Analysis with Eddie Arruza


The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination while allegedly working on their laptop computers have had their licenses revoked. But the incident has also raised questions about what's happening in the cockpit. Eddie Arruza talks to a retired pilot and aviation consultant about airline safety.

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Live Music Wednesday: Shehzad Roy


We talk to a Pakistani pop star that has used his enormous success to change his country. We have a live performance from singer Shehzad Roy.

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Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony


Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony were the dynamic duo of design. We meet the married couple that took the ideas of the Prairie School to the other side of the world.

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Retirement Planning


What do you need to know to plan a successful retirement? Author, Sun-Times columnist and financial analyst Terry Savage joins us to crunch the numbers on your retirement savings.

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Suburban and Rural Food Bank


As unemployment numbers have soared, so have the numbers of hungry people. And not just in Chicago. Elizabeth Brackett reports on the efforts to combat hunger in the northern suburban and rural areas of Illinois.

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The Clinton Tapes


Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch discusses his latest book, The Clinton Tapes.

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Illinois Terror Suspects


One of two Chicago men accused of a terror plot against a Danish newspaper made his first appearance in federal court today. Eddie Arruza reports on what prosecutors say was an attempt to kill a cartoonist behind some controversial drawings of the Prophet Muhammed.

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Ruth Duckworth


Noted Chicago-based sculptor Ruth Duckworth died last week at the age of 90. We take a look back at a profile we did a few years ago of this world-renowned artist.

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Ann Reinking


Broadway legend Ann Reinking is in Chicago to reconstruct three Bob Fosse dances. We get a preview.

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Hidden Chicago


Geoffrey Baer shows us some of the hidden treasures of the Chicago Park District.

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