News Analysis with Elizabeth Brackett
A young boy from Indiana has found himself at the center of an international medical story. His father's smallpox vaccine caused a severe reaction in the boy. His case is being treated as a kind of a test of how prepared we are for a disease outbreak. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel will take a look. Guests: Dr. Madelyn Kahana, Comer Children's Hospital; Dr. Susan Gerber, Chicago Department of Public Health; and Dr. Ken Alexander, Comer Children's Hospital
Conrad Black
We'll tell you more about the media mogul Conrad Black. The former owner of the Chicago Sun-Times is standing trial in federal court here in Chicago. We'll hear from his biographer.
Critic for a Day
First-generation immigrants often struggle to find their identity in their new home. The movie "The Namesake" looks at the experience of an Indian family who immigrates to New York in the '70s.
Chicago Stories
The blood bank was introduced to the world right here in Chicago 70 years ago this month. And it was quite an improvement over the gruesome blood transfusion practices of the day. We'll have the story of the Cook County Hospital doctor who came up with idea.
Artbeat
Chicago's most wickedly popular musical has a new dimension — a behind-the-scenes look at theatrical details from the land of Oz.
Viewer Mail
We'll go to our viewer mailbag and read some of your letters and e-mails.
