The Week in Review

The Week in Review with Joel Weisman

This week on Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, Rod Blagojevich, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. take the stand in the Blagojevich retrial. The Mumbai terror trial here gets international attention. ComEd gets its controversial rate hike approved. The legislative session is scheduled to end soon with redistricting and the state budget still unsettled. And in sports, a late game collapse dooms the Chicago Bulls' season.

Guests:

• Charles Thomas, ABC-7 News
• Bruce Dold, Chicago Tribune
• David Greising, Chicago News Cooperative
• Dan McGrath, Chicago News Cooperative

More on the Story:

• More on the Story: Week in Review (5/23 - 5/27)
• Weekend Events Around Town: 5/27 - 5/30

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Arts & Entertainment

Cultural Connections: Porgy and Bess

It's almost "Summertime," and we'll hear a live performance from a new re-telling of George Gershwin's musical masterpiece, Porgy and Bess.

• More on the Story: The opera's history

Science & Nature

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

Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

A house in the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago is a relic from when the area was home to an explosive industry. Geoffrey Baer tells us about the history and uncertain future of this landmark home, in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

• Ask Geoffrey your own question
• Lincoln's Invention
• Article from Popular Mechanics on Lincoln's patent
• The Dupont House Facebook page
• Curbed Chicago article on the Dupont House
• Encyclopedia of Chicago entry on moving days

Blagojevich Trial 2011

Law Panel on Blagojevich

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel Bertocchi and Defense Attorney Joseph Lopez join us to discuss the former governor's testimony and what it can do for his case.

• Will Blagojevich's testimony help or hurt him?

Blagojevich Trial 2011

Blagojevich Testifies

Blagojevich took the stand today in his retrial, telling stories from his childhood through to adulthood. He reminded jurors, "I used to be your governor, and I'm here to tell the truth." Elizabeth Brackett has the story.

• Chicago Tonight's Blagojevich Retrial page

Arts & Entertainment

Tavis Smiley

Author, TV and radio personality Tavis Smiley discusses his new book, how past mistakes have helped him succeed, and much more.

• More on the Story: Excerpt from the book
• More on the book, Fail Up
• Tavis Talks website

Scientific Chicago

Scientific Chicago: A Nose for Bacteria

A GPS that gets you there by the most fuel efficient route, a mass extinction of fish that paved the way for human evolution and a nose that can smell bacterial infections are just three of the science stories we're keeping an eye on in tonight's installment of Scientific Chicago.

• More on the Story: Read an interview with the scientist who developed the nose
• Watch more Scientific Chicago segments
• More on the mass fish extinction
• The Fermilab MINERvA experiment
• Endeavor experiment
• More on smelling bacterial infections

Science & Nature

Chicago River Cleanup

The EPA this month ordered state officials to make the Chicago River clean enough for swimming. Paris Schutz has more on the decision and why many aren't happy about the river's new direction.

• More on the Story: Read more on the plan
• Would you want to swim in the Chicago River?
• The EPA Directive
• The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District's position
• Friends of the River