Blood Substitute Controversy
Medical ethicists are questioning a clinical trial now underway locally at Loyola Medical Center. The controversy centers around the testing of a blood substitute developed by an Evanston-based biotech startup, Northfield Labs. Rich Samuels has the latest.

Read the article on the current PolyHeme clinical trial, to be published next week in the journal "IRB:Ethics & Human Research".

News Analysis with Eddie Arruza
A new survey conducted in Chicago has found that Americans know more about "The Simpsons" then they do about their constitutional rights. Eddie Arruza and his guests look at the survey's results and what they say about education standards in this country.

Remembering Walter Payton
Walter Payton's widow, Connie Payton, and their children Jarrett and Brittney, join us to talk about their new book and their beloved #34. Click here for information about this weekend's Bears Fan Convention.

John Cruickshank
We'll preview John Callaway's upcoming Friday Night interview with Sun-Times publisher John Cruickshank.

Bowling Since 1955
We'll meet some women who've been bowling together for more than half a century.

Artbeat
Chicago's legendary trumpet player Orbert Davis and his 55-piece orchestra take center stage at the Auditorium Theatre this saturday. Davis premieres his new work celebrating the city's 173rd birthday. Fawn Ring has the story on the Artbeat. Click here for concert details.

Supper Club
Miramar
Recipe for Bouillabaisse