Live Music Wednesday

Live Music Wednesday: Welz Kauffman

We find out what's cooking at Ravinia this summer -- Welz Kauffman and friends are here to give us a taste.

Arts & Entertainment

Miss Manners' Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding

Miss Manners' Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding
Just in time for wedding season, etiquette guru Judith Martin and her daughter Jacobina discuss how to throw an elegant wedding reception without saying "I do" to debt.

• Miss Manners' Guide To a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding

Arts & Entertainment

Zagat Guide Founder

We meet a founder of one of the nation's foremost restaurant guides.

• Zagat Buzz: Chicago Edition

Science & Nature

Lincoln Park's South Pond

A long-neglected pond in Lincoln Park has undergone a multi-million dollar makeover. Eddie Arruza tells us about the newly rehabbed South Pond.

Politics

News Analysis: Honest Services Statute

What exactly is the Honest Services Fraud Statute, and how has it already had an impact on the Blagojevich trial? Carol Marin and her panel discuss the law and how an upcoming decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could change how corruption cases are prosecuted.

Blagojevich Trial 2010

Rod Blagojevich Trial

The jury is hearing more tapes in the case against Rod Blagojevich. We have the latest from the courtroom.

Arts & Entertainment

Historic Bars

The author of Historic Bars of Chicago takes us inside some of the city's oldest and most unique bars and nightclubs.

• Chicago Bar Project

Arts & Entertainment

Paddleboarding

We show you what's making a splash at Chicago beaches this year.

• Great Lakes Board Company
• Chicago Park District rules on non-motorized water sports

Arts & Entertainment

Olympic Swimming Champion Cullen Jones

We meet an Olympic swimming champion who holds the American record in the 50-meter freestyle. But before he was a celebrated swimmer, he nearly drowned as a child. He tells us why he's working to make sure more children know how to swim, especially in urban communities.

• Cullen Jones official website
• Make a Splash

Education

Bill Ayers

UIC professor Bill Ayers, a former leader of the radical Weather Underground group, talks about the presidential election controversy he was at the center of -- and whether or not he'd like to host a talk show with Sarah Palin.

• To Teach: The Journey in Comics -- Facebook page