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Today's show is traveling all over town; from Chicago's now-demolished amusement park Riverview with Curious City, over to Roberto Clemente High School, up north to Woodstock and even to jail. The journey continues tomorrow when the show packs up to do a live broadcast from Frances Cocktail Lounge.

Former Bear, current free agent Israel Idonije and Vocalo's Brian Babylon help us sort through the latest stories.

Food editor for Gapers Block Robyn Nisi and radio producer Emmanuel Garcia pull apart today's big stories, including celebrity chefs and the latest from Jesse Jackson Jr. We also discover prostitution, take a look ahead at sports with Kaufmann and Coffman and hear new tracks from Star & Micey.

We team up with This American Life for an in-depth look at how violence as effected Harper High School with WBEZ reporter Linda Lutton and TAL producer Ben Calhoun. Community activist Phillip Jackson stops by, we get a show from the band Gold Fields and Broadway hit Liz Callaway chats about the biz.

WBEZ blogger Al Gini joins relationship guru Art “Chat Daddy” Sims for an hour of Valentine's Day love-and loss. We're also checking in on the CPS closings, learning about chef Chris Duffy's unique journey and talking with filmmaker John Davies about his new film Phunny Business: A Black Comedy.

Political strategists Chris Robling and Dave Lundy debrief us on last night's State of the Union, and we'll take calls with your reactions. We'll also talk with Melissa Thodos and Ann Reinking from Thodos Dance Chicago, check in with Curious City and hear from jazz sensation Ava Logan.

The Better Government Association’s Andy Shaw and Alden Loury join us to tackle government-related questions. We'll dive in to the charges filed in the Hadiya Pendleton murder. Plus we meet playwright/teacher Donna Blue Lachman and poet/activist David Hernandez performs in studio.