Studs Terkel would have been 100 years old today. We go to the vault for interviews with Studs from many different periods in his life.
NATO Summit’s Impact on Chicago
As Mayor Rahm Emanuel continues to stress the importance of the NATO summit to Chicago, some subtle hints that a major event is coming start appearing downtown. We tell you what they are.
What are Black Bloc protesters, and how is Chicago preparing for their violent tactics? Paris Schutz reports.
Studs Terkel would have been 100 years old today. We go to the vault for interviews with Studs from many different periods in his life.
He went from playing Chicago softball to playing for the White Sox. Kevin Hickey died Wednesday at the age of 56. We look back at John Callaway's 2002 profile of this hometown hero.
Clowns -- that's right, clowns -- are coming to Chicago this week to protest the "absurdity" of NATO.
Ten years into the war in Afghanistan, NATO is strapped for cash and still has 100,000 troops left in the country. After this, will the alliance attempt regime change again? We look at where NATO's been and where it's going.
A new study examines how the impact of a divorce early in a child's life may cause more behavioral problems. We hear from the study's co-author.
Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy bring the heat in The Iceman Cometh. Hedy Weiss reviews this, and three other highly recommended shows currently on Chicago stages.
Why is Chicago hosting the NATO summit? Who stands to benefit? What are the stakes if things go awry between protesters and police? Carol Marin and her guests have answers.
JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon is under fire from all sides as a disastrous hedging strategy costs the bank at least $2 billion and wipes more than $17 billion off the bank's value. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM has that story, and more top business headlines.
A new book tells stories in the voices of famous Chicagoans, from Barack Obama to Rod Blagojevich to Oprah Winfrey. We talk with the author.
Gov. Pat Quinn announced a new online resource to empower the people of Illinois to help restore fiscal stability to our state.
The city of Chicago has approved a permit for what's thought to be the largest anti-NATO rally being held by the Coalition Against NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda (CAN-G8.) Ash-har Quraishi has the latest.
The city may be saying that it's business as usual during the NATO summit -- but that's not what some downtown businesses are expecting. Find out why the gathering of world leaders is already causing a revenue drop in the Loop.
The author of a new book shares some ideas seldom heard by graduates. He joins us.
Anti-NATO activists stage a demonstration, and then get arrested. Is it a prelude of what's to come? We have a full rundown of what to expect for the upcoming NATO summit.
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