About This Show

Grab a seat behind the headlines of Chicago’s biggest stories at Chicago Live!, a weekly stage and radio show produced by the Chicago Tribune and featuring The Second City.

Chicago Live! showcases guests from the worlds of arts, entertainment, sports and popular culture, as well as Chicago’s top newsmakers. Each hour-long Chicago Live! is taped as a WGN Radio show to be aired Saturday nights and is based on the news of the week and the events of the city. Catch interviews with politicians. Sneak peeks at new theater productions in town. Comedy sketches from The Second City about life in Chicago. Sports talk. And a chance for the audience to rub elbows with special guests, Tribune personalities and Second City cast after each show. For clips from past shows and other behind-the-scenes content, go to chicagolive.com.

Show Details

Dates: Opening Night: November 10, 2011 Final Performance: November 17, 2011

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