Two Los Angeles-based Chicano artists currently have exhibits at the National Museum of Mexican Art. We take a look at the art of Chaz Bojórquez and John Valadez.
We preview a fresh, exuberant take on Gilbert and Sullivan by the gods of Chicago storefront theater.
We meet Rockford artist Kathie Webb, who stitches about her life as the mother of a mentally challenged child. Her work is featured in the 2012 Rockford Midwestern Biennial art exhibition.
Tony Award winner, Frank Galati, joins us to talk about his newest play at Steppenwolf Theatre: an adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's Civil War novel, The March.
Find out what Chef Rick Bayless is cooking up on stage when we visit a rehearsal of his new show at Lookingglass Theatre.
Cast members from Show Boat join us to perform timeless songs from the Lyric Opera of Chicago production.
The legend of Harry Houdini gets turned upside-down when two local theater companies explore the magic behind the peerless entertainer.
We take a look at a small press in Champaign, Illinois that publishes everyone from Herman Melville to Aldous Huxley, and brings modern European fiction to the USA in Arts Across Illinois.
Ramsey Lewis discusses the creative process behind his latest Lincoln inspired composition.
We meet Springfield bow-tying artist Allison Lacher, whose playful work can be seen at venues across central Illinois.
Meet the Field Museum's artist-in-residence. We get a behind-the-scenes tour of a most unusual studio environment.
A local Mexican art museum with works from around the world celebrates its 25th anniversary. The founder joins us with details.
We visit a treasure-box of a museum in the western suburbs, and find out about the immigrant who built it one stone at a time.
A new exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center brings death to life. We speak with the local man who assembled this morbid collection.
A chance to dance; we take a look at Hubbard Street Dance Company's effort to boost homegrown talent.
We take a look at the new National Hellenic Museum in Greektown, which features a full-sized Trojan Horse, and a look at the role immigrants played in building Chicago on Arts Across Illinois.
Mass Transit Mess
Labor leaders are threatening "job action" if Springfield fails to pass a comprehensive transit funding package. Rich Samuels has the latest on the escalating transit crisis. Then Eddie Arruza and his panel of legislators discuss whether a looming strike will finally get Springfield moving. Guests: State Rep. Julie Hamos, State Rep. Brent Hassert, State Sen. Rickey Hendon and State Sen. Christine Radogno.
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