News Analysis with Eddie Arruza
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown is now a mayoral candidate. Rich Samuels reports on Brown's political career and then Eddie Arruza goes one-on-one with her to find out why she's running and what she would do as mayor of Chicago.
Illiniwek
We'll have the latest on perhaps the final chapter of the ongoing controversy about the University of Illinois mascot, Chief Illiniwek.
Phone Changes
Are your phone rates going to go up substantially in 2007? After a compromise just announced between the Citizens Utility Board and AT&T, it is certain your rates will change. David Kolata of CUB will join us to sort out the details and the deal. For more information, click here.
Friday Night Preview
We'll preview John Callaway's Friday Night interview with one of America's greatest essayists Joseph Epstein.
Water Parks
Only a few days left of this summer. We'll revisit some of the best water parks around Chicago just before most of them close after the Labor Day weekend.
Featured Water Parks:
Millennium Park Crown Fountain
Michigan Avenue between Madison and Monroe Streets
Washington Park
Chicago Park District
5531 S. Martin Luther King Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 256-1248
Pelican Harbor Indoor/Outdoor Aquatic Park
Bolingbrook Park District
200 S. Lindsey Lane
Bolingbrook, IL
Phone: (630) 739-1705
Skokie Water Playground
Skokie Park District
4715 Oakton Street
Skokie, Illinois 60076
Phone: (847) 674-1500, ext. 3200
Rainbow Falls Water Park
Elk Grove Village Park District
200 Reverend Morrison Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Phone: (847) 228-2860
The Stroll
Louis armstrong played there. So did King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton. In the 1920's some of the best jazz in the world was played in an area on South State Street called "The Stroll." John Callaway will take you there.
Schedule and information for Chicago Jazz Festival
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