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Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

What has 14 lanes, is prone to traffic jams, and is cut down the middle by rapid transit? Geoffrey Baer solves that riddle in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

• Virtual World's Columbian Exposition created by the UCLA Urban Simulation Team
• Chicago Expressways
• "Who was Dan Ryan" -- ChicagoNow

Arts & Entertainment

Chicago Folk: Images of the Sixties Music Scene

We take a look at rarely seen photos of the city's blossoming folk music scene of the 1960s.

• Chicago Folk: Images of the Sixties Music Scene
• 50th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival

Arts & Entertainment

The Good Karma Divorce

How can we avoid the emotional and financial distress brought on by divorce? We talk to a Chicago family court judge who has written a new book called The Good Karma Divorce.

Arts & Entertainment

Helping Haiti

We meet a Haitian-born American who is determined to keep his father's dream alive.

• New Trier Haiti Project

Politics

City Hall Furlough Days

Mayor Daley has ordered all city employees to take 24 unpaid days off this year in an attempt to help balance the city budget. So why are he and the aldermen not required to do the same? Reporter Dan Mihalopoulos will be here with the Chicago News Cooperative story.

• "The Chicago Way: Not All Furloughs Are Equal" -- Chicago News Cooperative
• See how many furlough days your alderman took last year -- Chicago News Cooperative

Politics

News Analysis: Lieutenant Governor

In the wake of the Scott Lee Cohen debacle, Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan filed legislation to amend the state's constitution to abolish the office of Lt. Governor. We take a closer look at the proposal.

• Proposed amendment to eliminate the position of lieutenant governor
• Do you think the position of lieutenant governor should be eliminated in Illinois? Click here to tell Chicago Tonight.

Live Music Wednesday

Live Music Wednesday: Howard Levy

We have a performance from Grammy-winning harmonica player Howard Levy, who founded his own record label and just launched an online harmonica school.

• Howard Levy Harmonica School

Politics

Rush Limbaugh! The Musical

We go behind the scenes at The Second City's newest production, Rush Limbaugh! The Musical.

Arts & Entertainment

Photojournalist Art Shay

From a young Mike Ditka to Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy, we look at colorful photos of historic moments in Chicago from photojournalist extraordinaire Art Shay.

• Art Shay True Colors exhibit at Thomas Masters Gallery
• More information on Art Shay including links, reviews and additional photos