Chicago Business News

Chicago Business

Midway Games, maker of the popular video game Mortal Kombat, is nearing the end of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and has laid off all of its Chicago corporate employees. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio's Noon Business Hour has the details on that story, plus the rest of the week's business headlines.

Politics

Falun Gong

Supporters of the Falun Gong movement held a protest today, which marks the 10th anniversary of the banning of the movement in China. Rich Samuels tells us more about the movement, and goes inside today's demonstration.

Politics

News Analysis with Carol Marin

Governor Quinn appointed a commission to come up with cemetery reforms after the gruesome revelations at the Burr Oak Cemetery. But is the commission necessary? And was what happened there actually illegal? Carol Marin sits down with the head of the commission.

Politics

Congressman Mark Kirk Running for Senate

Congressman Mark Kirk Running for Senate
Congressman Mark Kirk launched his bid for President Obama's old Senate seat today. He will join us to discuss his campaign and much more.

The Friday Night Show

Classic Callaway: Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert

For the rest of the summer we'll be replaying the best of John Callaway's interviews over the years. Tonight we take a look back at a 1998 conversation with legendary movie reviewers Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert who launched their show right here at Channel 11 in 1975.

• Roger Ebert's Chicago Sun-Times blog
• RogerEbert.com
• Roger Ebert's Top 10 lists by year
• Gene Siskel Official Site
• Gene Siskel Top 10 lists by year
• Gene Siskel Film Center

The Week in Review

The Week in Review with Carol Marin at 7 PM

Tonight's panel discusses the week's top headlines: Governor Quinn passes a stop-gap budget; Mayor Daley lays off 431 workers after their unions refused to take furlough days off; families are in mourning all over again during the Burr Oak Cemetery scandal; Chicago on a Denver booting-blitz; the CTA cracking down on sexual harassment; the Cubs and Sox well-rested after the All-Star break; and the Blackhawks fire general manager Dale Tallon.

Guests:

• Garrard McClendon, CLTV
• Mary Wisniewski, Chicago Sun-Times
• Mike Flannery, CBS 2 News
• George Ofman, Longtime sports journalist

The Week in Review

Viewer Mail

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The Friday Night Show

Friday Night Preview: Classic Callaway

We take a look back at John Callaway's 1998 Friday Night interview with legendary film reviewers Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.

• Museum of Broadcast Communications on Siskel and Ebert

Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

Did you know that the first modern airfield in the U.S. was located right outside Chicago? Geoffrey Baer has the details on that and more in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

Arts & Entertainment

Great Lakes Restoration

We talk to Cameron Davis, the local man tapped by President Obama to help restore the Great Lakes.

• Chi-Town Daily News profile of Cameron Davis (06/22/09)