Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham

Just what is "Smart Grid" technology? As we continue this year's "Chicago Matters" series, Rich Samuels tells us how it could reduce the need for new power-generating plants.

Politics

News Analysis with Elizabeth Brackett

The desegregation decree at the Chicago Public Schools that made racial integration in the classroom mandatory for the past 29 years has been struck down by a federal judge. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel look at the impact of the decision.

Politics

Rev. Jesse Jackson on Fenger Academy High School Beating

The mob beating of 16-year-old Fenger Academy High School student Derrion Albert has attracted national attention. We talk to Rev. Jesse Jackson about his meeting with Derrion's family today.

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Arts & Entertainment

Hidden Chicago

Geoffrey Baer takes us inside a decaying West Side building that was once Chicago's first movie palace. He also explores several better-known theaters where, 80 years ago, Chicagoans enjoyed silent films in style.

• The ultimate guide to classic movie theaters
• Elmhurst-based Theatre Historical Society of America
• Lost Palaces: A Gallery of Old Movie Theatres
• The Silent Film Society of Chicago
• Chicago Area Theatre Organ Enthusiasts
• History of The Chicago Theatre
• Friends of the Uptown Theatre
• To purchase the documentary "Uptown: Portrait of a Palace"

Business

Top Small Workplaces

What do Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Radio Flyer -- maker of the famous red wagons -- have in common? They are two of the top places to work in the country, according to the Wall Street Journal. We talk to each of them about why they got the honor.

• The Top Small Workplaces 2009 -- The Wall Street Journal

Politics

William Safire

Longtime political columnist and former Nixon speech writer, William Safire has died at the age of 79. We take a look back at the Pulitzer Prize-winner's 1978 interview with John Callaway.

Chicago Business News

Chicago Business

Chicago's Boeing is well known for building planes, but their next project could be far loftier. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio's Noon Business Hour shares those details, plus the rest of the week's business news.

Big Cat and the Bears

Bears Alumni Club

Another cringe-inducing, heart-stopping, last minute thriller on Sunday. We talk to Super Bowl tight end Emery Moorehead about how the Bears were able to come back to defeat the Seattle Seahawks.

Arts & Entertainment

News Analysis with Carol Marin

On Friday, Chicago will find out if it will host the 2016 Olympic Games. President Obama has announced he will be heading to Copenhagen to make a final pitch. Will his participation give Chicago the boost it needs? We find out what the bid committee needs to do to prepare for Friday.