Education

CPS Chinese Language Program

We find out how -- in only a decade -- Chinese has rapidly become one of the top languages taught in the Chicago Public Schools.

Arts & Entertainment

Playwright Tracy Letts

Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and actor Tracy Letts joins us to talk shop and to tell us about his play Killer Joe, which is playing at the Royal George Theatre through the first week in June.

Politics

News Analysis: Political Roundtable

Carol Marin and her panel of journalists take a look at some of the biggest political stories, including the state budget and the election.

Hedy Weiss: Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss Theater Reviews

The working class meets the ballet class in Billy Elliot. Hedy Weiss reviews Elton John's hit musical, and two more colorful productions on the Chicago stage.

• Billy Elliot
• Eclectica
• The Farnsworth Invention

Arts & Entertainment

Daniel Okrent

From Billy Sunday to Al Capone, Chicago's role in the rise and fall of Prohibition is notorious. A new book takes an even deeper look at how and why America went dry for 13 years. Eddie Arruza talks to Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call.

Business

Swedish Covenant Hospital

We find out how Swedish Covenant Hospital took an unusual approach to dealing with the recession, and its employees.

Politics

Police Superintendent Jody Weis

Police Superintendent Jody Weis
After this weekend's failed bombing in New York's Times Square, Chicago's top cop says there are no indications of similar threats here. We talk with Police Superintendent Jody Weis about the level of Chicago's terror preparedness, and how he plans to combat the uptick in violent crime as summer approaches.

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Education

The School of the Art Institute's Fashion Show

What's in store for the future of fashion? The School of the Art Institute's Fashion Show is this Friday. We get a preview from the department chairman.

• SAIC Fashion Show 2010

Science & Nature

Blue Herons

One of Illinois' most impressive birds is making a comeback in Lake County: Blue Herons, which are once again nesting at one forest preserve. But it wouldn't have happened without local residents building the structures that attract them. Eddie Arruza tells us what some bird fanciers did to bring back the big birds.

• Lake County Audubon Society