Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey: Northern Geese Friends

Why do we Canada Geese roaming all over Chicagoland? Geoffrey Baer has the answer in Ask Geoffrey.

• NPR story on Canada Geese
• Living with Wildlife, from University of Illinois
• Lytton's department store history
• Chicago Epidemics

Arts & Entertainment

Oscars on Sunday

Hollywood's biggest night is right around the corner. We have At The Movies co-host Ignatiy Vishnevetsky here to give us a preview of the Oscars.

• The Oscars
• Ebert Presents At the Movies

Arts & Entertainment

New Chicago Football Coach

He wreaked havoc on opposing quarterbacks; now he's calling the shots as head coach of the Chicago Slaughter. We chat with Steve Mongo McMichael as he readies for their home opener.

• Chicago Slaughter online

Politics

Survivor of Virginia Tech Shootings

In 2007, Colin Goddard was playing dead in his French classroom, shot four times by the Virginia Tech shooter. He's now the subject of a documentary making its Chicago premiere this weekend. He joins us to talk about how he's using the Virginia tragedy to fight for stricter gun laws.

• Peace on Earth Film Festival

Politics

Meet the new City Clerk

Tuesday's elections in Chicago brought about a number of changes, including a historic first: State Representative Susana Mendoza was elected the first female Chicago City Clerk. Eddie Arruza talks with Mendoza about what she'll bring to the job.

• Meet Susana Mendoza

Cultural Connections

Cultural Connections: Artist Paints Faces

We visit a gallery of fantastic faces from the present day back to the 1960s -- all of them painted by Chicago artist Jim Nutt.

• The MCA exhibit

Politics

Rahm in D.C.

We go to our video vault and take another look at our 1997 visit with Rahm Emanuel at his West Wing office in the Clinton White House.

Politics

Runoffs Ahead

The City Council is headed for a major shake-up after last night's results put a number of incumbent aldermen in jeopardy. We talk about who's in and who's out, who's facing a runoff battle in April -- and who is hoping for an endorsement from our new mayor-elect.

• 'Early and often' recap

Politics

Aldermanic Winners

Four winners from the aldermanic races join us in the studio to talk about their vision for the new City Council.

• We profile the winners

Politics

Analysis of Mayoral Race

How did Rahm Emanuel manage to garner 55 percent of the vote in the mayoral election? Our panel discusses that and more from 2011 Election Day.

• More on the story