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A bust honoring Sir Georg Solti was sculpted, and then dedicated in front of the Lincoln Park Conservatory in 1987. Two of our viewers noticed it was missing and wonder where it went. We find out in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey. A short history of Argonne's Illinois site Sir George Solti Bust

Time Out Chicago magazine shares some ideas on how you can revamp your home this weekend.

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Saving the environment one plant at a time -- we take you inside the sparkling new Plant Conservation Science Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Chicago Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss reviews three new productions currently on stage. Fake -- Steppenwolf Theatre Ma Rainey's Black Bottom -- Court Theatre Treasure Island -- Lifeline Theatre

You may have seen him performing at Lollapalooza this summer. Joe Pug is here to preview his performance at the Chicago Country Music Festival this weekend in Grant Park. Listen to Joe Pug's "Hymn 101"

The United States Supreme Court will hear an appeal of Chicago's handgun ban. Rich Samuels looks at what the case could mean for gun laws.

Carol Marin and her panel look at doctors' compensation and how some would like to reform this area of health care. "The Cost Conundrum" by Atul Gawande -- The New Yorker

We go inside a landmark power plant that has been transformed into a West Side charter school.

The mob beating of 16-year-old Fenger Academy High School student Derrion Albert has attracted national attention. We talk to Rev. Jesse Jackson about his meeting with Derrion's family today.

The desegregation decree at the Chicago Public Schools that made racial integration in the classroom mandatory for the past 29 years has been struck down by a federal judge. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel look at the impact of the decision.

Just what is "Smart Grid" technology? As we continue this year's "Chicago Matters" series, Rich Samuels tells us how it could reduce the need for new power-generating plants.

Audrey Niffenegger, the author of bestseller The Time Traveler's Wife, joins us to talk about her new novel, Her Perfect Symmetry. Printworks Gallery

We talk to the Chicago author of a new comic book entitled The Complete Idiot's Guide to U.S. History.

Take me out to the...cemetery? Why some die-hard Cubs fans are taking their devotion literally all the way to the grave. Beyond the Vines

We hear what you have to say about some of our recent stories when we read our viewer mail.

Three teens have been charged in connection with the fatal beating of a Fenger High School student killed on his way home from school. Rich Samuels has the latest on this story.

On Friday, Chicago will find out if it will host the 2016 Olympic Games. President Obama has announced he will be heading to Copenhagen to make a final pitch. Will his participation give Chicago the boost it needs? We find out what the bid committee needs to do to prepare for Friday.

Another cringe-inducing, heart-stopping, last minute thriller on Sunday. We talk to Super Bowl tight end Emery Moorehead about how the Bears were able to come back to defeat the Seattle Seahawks.

Chicago's Boeing is well known for building planes, but their next project could be far loftier. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio's Noon Business Hour shares those details, plus the rest of the week's business news.

Longtime political columnist and former Nixon speech writer, William Safire has died at the age of 79. We take a look back at the Pulitzer Prize-winner's 1978 interview with John Callaway.

What do Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Radio Flyer -- maker of the famous red wagons -- have in common? They are two of the top places to work in the country, according to the Wall Street Journal. We talk to each of them about why they got the honor. The Top Small Workplaces 2009 -- The Wall Street Journal

Geoffrey Baer takes us inside a decaying West Side building that was once Chicago's first movie palace. He also explores several better-known theaters where, 80 years ago, Chicagoans enjoyed silent films in style.

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Oprah Winfrey joining Chicago's Olympic pitch team in Copenhagen next week; University of Illinois president Joseph White resigns in the wake of the admissions clout scandal; O'Hare Airport cited for numerous safety violations; Chicago cab drivers asking for a major rate hike; combustible Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley suspended for the rest of the season; and the Bears getting ready for the Seattle Seahawks. Guests:

Eddie Arruza sits down with award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns to talk about his latest documentary, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea."

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