Time Out Chicago

Time Out Weekend Picks

No need to run away and join the circus when you can spend the night with one instead. Time Out Chicago is here with suggestions for the weekend.

Guest:

• Madeline Nusser - Time Out Chicago

• Rock for Kids Music Mixer
• El Circo Cheapo Lock-In
• Wild Adaptations and Native Plants Workshop
• Girl Scout Takeover
• Zoppe Family Circus

The Friday Night Show

Classic Callaway

We take a look back at another classic John Callaway interview -- his July 2006 conversation with Broadway star Elaine Stritch.

• Elaine Stritch's entry in the Internet Broadway Database

Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

We find out about a peaceful meadow that was once a POW camp in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

• Chicago Park District: Montrose Avenue Beach
• Chicago Park District: North Avenue Beachhouse
• University of Chicago's online exhibit of 1933-34 World's Fair
• History of Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church
• Des Plaines flower company's connection to Camp Pine

Arts & Entertainment

Foster Avenue Mural

The newest member of Chicago's public art family is a reflection of the city's earliest inhabitants. We learn how the mural on Foster Avenue was created.

• Chicago Public Art Group
• Schudule of Aug. 22 mural dedication (PDF)

Business

Asian Carp

A destructive species of fish has been spotted in the waters close to Chicago. Rich Samuels tells us why the Asian carp poses a great threat to commercial and recreational fishing and how the region is working to keep the fish out of Lake Michigan. And we hear from the acting president of the Alliance for the Great Lakes about other possible permanent solutions to the Asian Carp problem.

Guest:

• Joel Brammeier - acting president of the Alliance for the Great Lakes

• Alliance's statement on need to protect against invasive species
• Read the Alliance's full report
• Environmental Protection Agency: Frequently Asked Questions about Asian carp
• NPR: Asian Carp: Can't beat them? Eat them (07/12/06)

Business

News Analysis with Eddie Arruza

New credit card rules take effect today. But what will this landmark overhaul mean for consumers? Eddie Arruza and his panel discuss this and more.

Guests:

• Thomas Hudson - WCIU-TV's First Business
• Jennifer Waters - Marketwatch business reporter
• Ameet Sachdev - Chicago Tribune business reporter

• Business Week: New credit card rules kick in (08/20/09)
• Read a summary of the Credit Card Responsibility, Accountability and Disclosure Act
• Read the full text of the act
• Reuters: Timeline of events leading to Switzerland's sale of stake in UBS (08/20/09)
• Bloomberg: Ex-UBS banker, Swiss lawyer, charged in UBS tax case (08/20/09)
• Chicago Tribune: Chicago heiress is out $1.7 billion (08/19/09)

Live Music Wednesday

Live Music Wednesday: Sara Ambrogio

Cellist Sara Sant'Ambrogio talks about her latest project, Expressions of Artistry, and performs in our studio.

Guest:

• Sara Sant'Ambrogio

• Watch the complete video of Sara playing George Gershwin's Summertime

Arts & Entertainment

Hidden Chicago: Under Chicago

Moviemakers love the world beneath the streets of Chicago. Tonight, Geoffrey Baer shows you subterranean spaces even Hollywood hasn't discovered in the conclusion of his series Under Chicago.

• Watch the first segment of Under Chicago (08/12/09)

Arts & Entertainment

Technology Update

It's been an exciting summer for online Chicago news as the Chicago Tribune launches ChicagoNow blogs and Everyblock.com is bought by MSNBC. Northwestern University's Kristian Hammond joins us for an update on local online news.

Guest:

• Kristian Hammond - Northwestern University

• Chicago Everyblock site
• New York Times: 'Hyperlocal' web sites deliver news without newspapers (04/12/09)
• ChicagoTechNews.com: Adrian Holovaty and Everyblock's Possible Future (01/27/09)
• Crain's Chicago Business: Printed Blog pulls the plug (07/07/09)
• How ChicagoNow got started
• Founder's blog at ThePrintedBlog.com

Arts & Entertainment

Robbins Library

The cash-strapped Robbins Public Library may have to close at the end of the month. Rich Samuels tells us who will be hurt most.

• Encyclopedia of Chicago: Robbins, Ill.