Gas Prices
Gas and crude oil prices have reached record highs. We'll talk with the Chicago AAA motor club to get some answers on why we're paying so much and what we can do to bring down our expenses.
News Analysis with Steve Edwards
The death from lung cancer of ABC News anchor Peter Jennings and the announcement by Christopher Reeve's widow, Dana, that she has lung cancer have put the disease in the spotlight. Chicago Public Radio's Steve Edwards and his panelists look at the latest in the prevention, detection and treatment of lung cancer.
Related Links:
www.lungchicago.org
www.lungevity.org
www.lungrun.org
www.rush.edu
Northwestern
Memorial Hospital
Patrick Fitzgerald
The indictments coming out of U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's office seem to be endless as he tackles corruption at the city, state and national level. Elizabeth Brackett will take a closer look at the hard charging U .S. Attorney.
Black Harvest Film Festival
Chicago's own Oscar Brown, Jr. and the African-American experience are at the heart of the 11th annual Black Harvest Film Festival currently running at the Gene Siskel center. We take a peek at some of the featured films and talk with the festival's co-founder and the producer of one of its most talked about films.
Chicago Stories
Chicago is known for many things, great architecture, theatre, pizza, the lakefront but one thing not typically associated with our fair city is the rodeo. For many years, in the 1920's and 30's, that most rural of sports held one of it's major annual competitions in downtown Chicago. John Callaway has the Chicago story of when the horses and cowboys would come to Soldier Field.
Upcoming Chicago Area Rodeos
Windy City Gay Rodeo, August 26-28
Illinois Professional Rodeo Association World Championship
Will County Fair, August 28
Organizations Opposed to Rodeos
Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK)
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
A Response to the Cruelty Charge
http://rodeo.about.com/cs/faqs/f/faq1.htm
"Bringers"
A Chicago songwriting team has won a major Broadway award for their musical based on the midwestern poems of Carl Sandburg. On the Artbeat, Fawn Ring introduces us to "Bringers." It will be showcased at the Theatre Building in Chicago this weekend as part of 'Stages,' a festival of new musicals in different stages of development.
"Check, Please!" Supper Club
It's Thursday night which means the show ends with a great spread of food! Get ready for some good Southern cookin' from MacArthurs located at 5412 W Madison St. in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. Here is their recipe for Oxtail Soup.
