Live Music Wednesday

Live Music Wednesday: Max Zbiral-Teller

See and hear the hammered dulcimer in an entirely new light -- or perhaps for the very first time. We have a performance from the Chicago native known as the "Jimi Hendrix" of this unique instrument.

• Dulcimer Fest
• Max ZT

Politics

Former U.S. Attorney Ed Hanrahan Dies

Former Cook County state's attorney Ed Hanrahan died yesterday at the age of 88. We look back at a 2005 story about the Black Panther raid that ended his political career

Arts & Entertainment

Hidden Chicago

Egyptian gods, superheroes, wild animals and more. Geoffrey Baer shows us some amazing and easily overlooked ornamentation hiding in plain sight on the facades of Chicago's old buildings. Watch Hidden Chicago

The Bottom Line with Eddie Arruza

The Bottom Line with Eddie Arruza

With some of America's biggest banks repaying the government billions of dollars in bailout funds, is it a sign that the economy is on the rebound, or have we yet to hit rock bottom? It's tonight's focus on The Bottom Line.

Politics

News Analysis with Carol Marin

The Illinois Legislature has not yet approved a budget and is once again facing an overtime session. What effect will this dynamic have on the process? Carol Marin and her panel of legislators weigh in.

Politics

City Pension Controversy

Mayor Daley's nephew Robert Vanecko has left the real estate company he founded, after it came under scrutiny for the way it invested city pension funds. Elizabeth Brackett caught up with Allison Davis, Vanecko's partner and Daley supporter.

• Watch extended interview with Allison Davis

Hedy Weiss: Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss calls it "magic." Lookingglass Theater remounts "Arabian Nights," the show that put the company on the theater map more than a decade ago. She joins us with her full review of this show and two other productions.

• "Arabian Nights"
• "The Crowd You're in With"
• "A Minister's Wife"

Arts & Entertainment

Blackstone Bicycle Works

We visit an unusual bike shop in the Woodlawn neighborhood, where kids learn from -- and work with -- adult mechanics. And they can earn...a bike.

• Blackstone Bicycle Works

Science & Nature

Cancer Research

A new approach to cancer treatment has emerged that emphasizes treating the patient, not the disease. We hear from the President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on how this approach may change the course of cancer therapy for patients everywhere.

Politics

Chicago Matters

In our ongoing Chicago Matters series Beyond Burnham, we find out more about the debate concerning Chicago's soil and rubble reuse ordinance.