Arts & Entertainment

Friday Night Preview

We preview Eddie Arruza's Friday Night interview with award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.

Politics

The Black Book

Carol Marin talks to former U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III about his latest project, The Black Book -- a collection of bits of wisdom handed down in the Stevenson family going back to the days of Abraham Lincoln.

Arts & Entertainment

Best Public Places Contest

A Chicago Tonight exclusive! Geoffrey Baer reveals the winners of a competition to name Chicagoland's greatest public places. It's the culmination of the Metropolitan Planning Council's "What Makes Your Place Great?" initiative.

Health

News Analysis with Eddie Arruza

The beginning of flu season means heightened concerns over the H1N1 virus. How bad could it get, and how prepared are we? Eddie Arruza and his panel take a look.

• Swine Flu Prep -- Illinois Department of Public Heath

Politics

Olympics Economic Impact

A new report says that the economic impact on Chicago, if the city does in fact host the 2016 Olympics, will be positive, although not nearly as profitable as Mayor Daley has predicted. One of the study's authors joins us.

• "The Likely Economic Impact of a Chicago 2016 Summer Olympics" -- Full Report

Live Music Wednesday

Live Music Wednesday: Musical "The Marvelous Wonderettes"

After critical acclaim in New York, the musical "The Marvelous Wonderettes" strolls into Skokie at Northlight Theatre. We interview the creator and have a performance.

Hedy Weiss: Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss joins us with a review of Griffin Theatre Company's "The Hostage", plus more of the season's top debuts.

• "Stoop Stories" -- Goodman Theatre
• "All My Sons" -- TimeLine Theatre Company

Arts & Entertainment

David Alan Grier

You may know actor and comedian David Alan Grier from comic roles in the movies and on television shows such as "In Living Color." He joins us to talk about stand-up comedy and what he calls "the chocolate-covered truth."

• David Alan Grier's performances at Zanies
• "Barack Like Me: The Chocolate-Covered Truth"

Arts & Entertainment

Michael Reese Hospital Demolition

The former Michael Reese Hospital campus is set to be demolished to make way for a potential Olympic village. Eddie Arruza finds out why preservationists say Chicago will lose some very significant buildings.

Business

News Analysis with Carol Marin

There are a lot of headlines proclaiming that the recession is "over." But what that means for the local and national economy is the bigger question. Carol Marin and her panel take a look at where things stand with the economy.