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Time Out Chicago

Time Out Weekend Picks

Madeleine Nusser of Time Out Chicago magazine joins us with recommendations for a film-filled weekend.

• Home Movie Day
• Marty and The Poseidon Adventure
• Girls on the Wall -- Chicago International Film Fest
• The Eclipse -- Chicago International Film Fest
• North By Northwest -- Chicago International Film Fest

Arts & Entertainment

Hidden Chicago

Moviemakers love the world beneath the streets of Chicago. But Geoffrey Baer takes us to some subterranean spaces that even Hollywood hasn't discovered. We have the conclusion of his series "Under Chicago."

Arts & Entertainment

Theatre-Hikes

Grab your lawn chair and some good walking shoes. We are going on a "theatre-hike" at the Morton Arboretum.

Science & Nature

Friday Night Preview

We preview Phil Ponce's "Friday Night Show" interview with world-renowned paleontologist Paul Sereno.

Politics

Meters for Motorcycles

Some two-wheeled riders are racking up parking tickets they say they don't deserve. We show you why they say the new privatized parking meter system isn't working for them.

Politics

News Analysis with Elizabeth Brackett: State Budget

A thousand college students from across the state came to Springfield to lobby lawmakers not to cut their student funding. They are just one of many groups that have a gripe with this year's budget. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel look at what kinds of options Illinois has to close the gap.

Politics

City Budget

Mayor Daley is promising no new taxes or fees in the 2010 budget he unveils next week. But how is he going to close a more than half-billion dollar shortfall? Rich Samuels brings us the latest on the city budget.

Live Music Wednesday

Wednesday Music: Richard Marx & Matt Scannell

He was a superstar in the '80s and '90s with hits like "Right Here Waiting," and "Hold on to the Nights." Chicagoan Richard Marx, with Vertical Horizon's Matt Scannell, perform in our studio.

• "Emotional Remains" -- Richard Marx

Hedy Weiss: Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss Theater Reviews

Chicago Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss calls the world premiere of "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity" at Victory Gardens Theater "big, brash and brilliantly written." She joins us with her review of that show, as well as reviews of two others.

• The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity -- Victory Gardens Theater
• Richard III -- Chicago Shakespeare Theater
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead -- Writers' Theatre