Politics

Roxana Saberi

A Northwestern University graduate working as a freelance journalist in Iran has been jailed and sentenced to eight years in prison after being accused of being a spy. We hear about local efforts to get her released.

Health

Maggie Daley Undergoes Biopsy

Chicago's first lady Maggie Daley underwent a bone lesion biopsy today. Rich Samuels tells us what her doctor had to say, and Carol Marin and her panel discuss the latest breast cancer treatments.

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Hedy Weiss: Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss Theater Reviews

Another Chicago play wins the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Chicago Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss has more on that news, and reviews of three new productions on area stages.

• Ghostwritten
• Collaboraction's 9th Annual Sketchbook Festival
• A Chorus Line

Science & Nature

Google

We learn how to explore the ocean floor with the man who created Google Earth. He also introduces us to some other new Google products.

• Google Earth
• Google Latitude
• Google Voice

Arts & Entertainment

Holocaust Museum

The Illinois Holocaust Museum that opened last weekend was conceived 20 years ago after neo-Nazis threatened to march in Skokie. We meet two survivors that vowed to tell their stories to help prevent future genocides.

• Archival video of Neo-nazi Frank Collin and efforts to keep him out of Skokie is part of an extensive Skokie Video Archive

Politics

News Analysis with Elizabeth Brackett

The firing of Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's cousin, the county's chief financial officer, has created a firestorm. Elizabeth Brackett gets some reaction from Cook County commissioners.

Blagojevich Trial 2010

Rod Blagojevich's Reality Show Request Denied

The former governor's request for permission to leave the country to participate in a reality show in Costa Rica was denied today in federal court. Rich Samuels has the latest on Rod Blagojevich's legal troubles.

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Arts & Entertainment

Sonia Nazario

Author Sonia Nazario joins us to talk about her Pulitzer Prize-winning book Enrique's Journey, which chronicles a young boy's dangerous quest to cross the United States border.