Live Music Wednesday

Live Music Wednesday: Grazyna Auguscik

Grazyna Auguscik, a Chicago jazz singer born in Poland, performs new arrangements of songs written by her native country's most famous composer.

• See her perform live

Education

Elmhurst College President

The president of Elmhurst College has been appointed by the White House to the Council on Indian Education. He joins us to talk about what this means for the school and for Native Americans.

Business

PortionPac

Eddie Arruza tells us about one of the few remaining manufacturing plants in the city, which has been striving to be green for almost 50 years.

• PortionPac

Arts & Entertainment

White Sox Winning Streak

We talk about the White Sox's surprising hot streak at the end of the first half of the season, and look at what's ahead for the team.

• The official site of the Chicago White Sox

Blagojevich Trial 2010

Prosecution's Case in the Blagojevich Trial

Yesterday the prosecution rested its case in the Blagojevich corruption trial. Carol Marin and her panel discuss the state's best evidence.

Business

Made in Chicago

The Oscars are handed out in Hollywood, but the statuettes are made in Chicago. That's just one of dozens of well-known things invented or manufactured here. Geoffrey Baer goes in search of some American icons that are made in Chicago.

Hedy Weiss: Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss Theater Reviews

A provocative new show at Steppenwolf Theater features a remote-control device that can literally change your life. Hedy Weiss reviews that show, a play inspired by the death of Marilyn Monroe, and a musical revue for hard times.

• After the Fall--Eclipse Theatre
• A Parallelogram--Steppenwolf Theatre
• Sweet and Hot: The Songs of Harold Arlen--Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre

Business

The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security

The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security
The author of The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security shares some practical strategies for money, work and living.

Arts & Entertainment

Kiss My ALS

We meet a local woman who isn't letting ALS keep her from working.

• KissMyAls.com

Arts & Entertainment

News Analysis: Religious Center Zoning Debate

A west suburban Islamic group wants to locate a religious center in a residential neighborhood, but some residents are outraged. Is it anti-Muslim sentiment or just a zoning issue? Eddie Arruza talks to a neighbor who opposes the proposal.