Arts & Entertainment
Cultural Dictionary
Are you overwhelmed by the flow of emails to your mobile device? According to Cramer-Krasselt's cultural dictionary, you've been "blackburried." One of the dictionary's creators joins us to discuss the highlights of her company's latest lexicon.
Arts & Entertainment
Learning to Fish
Rich Samuels takes us to meet some kids who are being taught how to fish in the city -- and learning much more than the art of angling.
Chicago Business News
Chicago Business
Chicago-based Boeing faces continuing challenges in both military and commercial production. WBBM Newsradio's Kris Kridel has that story, along with the latest business and economic news.
Politics
News Analysis with Carol Marin
News Analysis with Carol Marin
With a balanced budget still on the horizon, there's much that could happen this week in Springfield. Carol Marin sits down with a group of reporters for a political roundtable to discuss state politics.
Politics
City Hall Update
It was musical chairs at City Hall today. The former Commissioner of Transportation Tom Byrne moved over to head Streets and Sanitation. He bumps Michael Picardi, who was sent back to his old job as commissioner of Fleet Management. Elizabeth Brackett has the latest on the changes.
The Friday Night Show
Classic Callaway: Jim Lovell
In the second half of the program, we take a look back at highlights from some of John's most notable interviews.
The Week in Review
Remembering John Callaway
On tonight's special edition of Chicago Tonight, Joel Weisman remembers broadcasting legend John Callaway, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 72. Joel's panel includes:
- Bruce DuMont, President of the Museum of Broadcast Communications. Bruce helped launch Chicago Tonight with John in 1984.
- Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington, a former correspondent for Chicago Tonight.
- Bob Crawford, former political editor for WBBM Radio. John hired Bob in 1968 to help launch WBBM's all-news format.
- Our very own Phil Ponce, who succeeded John as host of Chicago Tonight in 1999.
The Week in Review
Viewer Mail
We've received an outpouring of letters and postings on our message board in tribute to John Callaway. We share some of your thoughts.
Arts & Entertainment
No-Hands Biker
We meet a man who rides his bike no-handed for the entire length of the Northside lakefront bike path and in some pretty tough situations.
Ask Geoffrey
Ask Geoffrey
What is the meaning behind the famous names listed on a building in the River West area? Geoffrey Baer joins us with the details on this and other Chicago history and trivia in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.