Arts & Entertainment

Hansberry House

The true Chicago story behind Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun.

Business

Joseph Stiglitz

The $800+ billion dollar stimulus bill was signed into law one year ago. Has it worked? We have insight from Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, whom Newsweek calls "an economic prophet."

Politics

News Analysis: George Ryan

Should former Illinois Governor George Ryan be granted an early release from prison? Ryan's attorney is asking President Obama to grant clemency to the former Governor, claiming Mrs. Ryan is near death and citing Ryan's own deteriorating health. Eddie Arruza and his panel take up the issue.

Live Music Wednesday

Live Music Wednesday: Xiayin Wang

Acclaimed pianist Xiayin Wang performs live in our studio.

Arts & Entertainment

Dance Mansion

Architecture meets dance when an historic mansion sets the stage for a new ballet.

• Winifred Haun & Dancers
• Elizabeth F. Cheney Mansion

Arts & Entertainment

Brian Dennehy

We catch up with actor Brian Dennehy, who is both backstage and onstage in dual roles at the Goodman Theater.

Politics

Green Party Candidates.

We meet Green Party candidates for some of the top offices on the November ballot.

• Rich Whitney's campaign website
• Tom Tresser's campaign website
• LeAlan Jones's campaign website

Science & Nature

News Analysis: Report from Haiti

We hear from doctors and a reporter who have just returned from the earthquake-ravaged country.

Science & Nature

Searching for Asian Carp

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are using commercial fishing nets and electrofishing gear to search for Asian carp in the Chicago Waterway System. Elizabeth Brackett tells us what they are finding.

Arts & Entertainment

Gossip Gurus

You may not think "hot gossip" and Chicago go together, but our panel of scoop-hungry journalists beg to differ. We get the latest scoop on celebrities and business elites from some of Chicago's most plugged-in gossip bloggers and columnists.

• Showbiz Shelly
• These Boots Are Made For Stalking
• Chicago Tribune's Melissa Harris