Monday, December 19, 2005

Busy Day in Cook County
County board president John Stroger may find his bid for a fourth term a little more difficult. County commissioner Mike Quigley today announced he's ending his campaign for board president and throwing his support behind Commissioner Forrest Claypool. Rich Samuels has the latest on a busy day at the county building.

News Analysis with Elizabeth Brackett
Governor Blagojevich will be a little busier during primary season than he had hoped. Former Chicago alderman Edwin Eisendrath is now officially in the race for governor. He'll talk to Elizabeth tonight.

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Bears Alumni Club
Rex Grossman returns and sparks the Bears' offense. We'll talk about the win against Atlanta with former Bears safety Shaun Gayle.

Critic for a Day
Movie critic-for-a-day Debra Pickett sits down with Phil Ponce to talk about the unusual love story critics are raving about, King Kong.

About Chicago
The Christmas decorations in one Lincolnwood neighborhood are over the top! Our man about Chicago Geoffrey Baer takes you there. The Lincolnwood Towers neighborhood is located just west of the Edens Expressway and just north of Devon Avenue. You can enter the neighborhood from Devon on either Longmeadow Avenue (one block west of the Edens) or Leroy Avenue (two blocks west of the Edens). Homes featured: 6601 North Nokomis Avenue (Animated figures); 6601 North LeRoy (three-story Christmas tree); 6555 North LeMai (display preserved from earlier Lincolnwood family). "The Best Christmas Decorations in Chicagoland" by Mary Edsey is available for purchase at www.ChristmasHouses.com.

Artbeat
Thousands of choral members will flock to the Civic Opera House this week for the Do-It-Yourself Messiah sing-a-long. They'll celebrate 30 years of performing Handel's musical masterpiece. Fawn Ring has this story on the Artbeat.

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