Politics

Democratic Party Rift

Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez had some harsh words recently for Governor Quinn and President Obama. A reporter from the Chicago News Cooperative is here with more on a growing rift within the Democratic Party.

Politics

News Analysis: Marijuana Debate

State legislators are just a few votes away from legalizing medical marijuana in Illinois. But how would authorities control it, and could medical pot be the first step in making the drug completely legal? Eddie Arruza and his panel take up the debate.

• Read the bill

Arts & Entertainment

Immigration Protest

Protesters descended on Wrigley Field today calling for a baseball boycott. Ash-har Quraishi tells us how the immigration reform debate took to the field.

Live Music Wednesday

Live Music Wednesday: Andreas Kapsalis and Goran Ivanovic

Individually, they are two of the most gifted guitarists in town. Together? You have to hear for yourself. We have a live performance from the guitar duo of Andreas Kapsalis and Goran Ivanovic.

• Andreas Kapsalis & Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo
• Watch Web Exclusive: Andreas Kapsalis

Web Exclusive

John Ratzenberger

For 11 years, he was Cliff on Cheers. You've heard his voice in many Disney Pixar animated films such as Toy Story 1, 2 and 3 as well as Cars, A Bug's Life, WALL-E, The Incredibles, and more. John Ratzenberger joins us.

• Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation

Arts & Entertainment

Filming in Chicago

After a bit of a lull, Chicago is once again bursting onto the big and small screen. We show you why 2010 is shaping up to be one of the busiest years ever for filming in Chicago.

Arts & Entertainment

Roxana Saberi

Journalist Roxana Saberi discusses her new book, Between Two Worlds, in which she recalls the three months she spent as an Iranian prisoner last year.

Arts & Entertainment

News Analysis: Security Cameras

Chicago is already the most watched city in the country, thanks to thousands of security cameras. Now Mayor Daley wants cameras linking Chicago and the Mexican border. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel take a look at the pros and cons of such a plan.

Ask Alpana

Ask Alpana

Ask Alpana
Check, Please! host and Master Sommelier Alpana Singh joins us with environmentally friendly drink recommendations.

• Alpana's Environmentally Friendly Drink Recommendations
• Find out how you can join Alpana and PBS travel journalist Burt Wolf on a Rhine River cruise
• Information about ordering tickets for the Rhine River cruise

• Alois Lageder Pinot Bianco, Italy $14
• Rodney Strong Russian River Pinot Noir, Sonoma County, California $18
• Growlers (list courtesy of Chicagoist.com) , Prices Vary

Arts & Entertainment

Curious George Exhibit

Curious George, Holocaust survivor? The authors of the beloved children's books narrowly escaped France before the Nazis invaded. Their story is the inspiration behind a new exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum.

• Exhibit Information
• The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey
• Find out about the author of "The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey"