The Chicago Tribune Printers Row book fair begins this weekend.

CLTV will be hosting the Kohl McCormick StoryBus.

The StoryBus is both an arts-based pre-k and kindergarten curriculum, as well as an actual bus-a 37-foot Winnebago that's been transformed into a children's literacy museum on wheels!

Close your eyes and imagine you are four-years-old, and when you step into the StoryBus, the exhibits magically lift you into the setting of your favorite children's book! Research shows that interactive, interdisciplinary learning is most effective for young children, so the StoryBus is filled with hands-on exhibits to transport young children into a world that makes literature come alive!

Here's the information on the Book Fair:

WHAT: The 24th Annual Printers Row Book Fair is set to take over the South Loop this weekend as the Midwest’s largest literary festival. Featuring 100 free literary programs and nearly 150 booksellers, the event is expected to draw over 100,000 visitors. For more information, including a full event listing, visit www.printersrowbookfair.org.

HIGHLIGHTS: SATURDAY, June 7:

10:00 a.m.: Scott Turow, author of "Limitations" in conversation with Ann Marie Lipinski

12:00 p.m.: Chicago Tribune Young Adult Book Prize Ceremony with S.E. Hinton, author of “The Outsiders”

3:00 p.m.: The American Heritage Dictionary Define-A-Thon hosted by David Kipen

4:00 p.m.: U.S. Senator Tom Daschle, author of “Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis,” in conversation with Jonathan Cohn

SUNDAY, June 8:

10:00 a.m.: Orville Vernon Burton, author of “The Age of Lincoln,” and Richard Brookhiser, author of “George Washington on Leadership,” in conversation with Gary Johnson

12:00 p.m.: Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Tracy Letts in conversation with Chris Jones

1:30 p.m.: Cooking demo with Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois, co-authors of “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day”

3:30 p.m.: Aleksander Hemon, author of “The Lazarus Project” in conversation with Elizabeth Taylor

WHERE: South Dearborn between Congress and Polk. Venues include the Harold Washington Library (400 S. State) and University Center (525 S. State)

Spring training is over.. Home openers are starting.

For the last three months the cavern to which many people have hid themselves amongst the harsh Chicago winter... is melting away and people are peeking their heads out just as the flowers begin to.
It's arguably the best time of year in Chicago. While yes, we are still dealing with a nasty winter hangover and some snowy days (I’m looking out the window at snow right now), the occasional warmer one tends to put people in a jolly mood for the more habitually warm days to come.
We are now beginning to see the neighbors you forgot you had (whether good or bad) on a regular basis, more people are converging on Chicago neighborhoods for outdoor dining, shopping or simply spending time with friends.
You start to see announcements for outdoor events, markets and such.. and.. as mentioned Baseball is about to start.
For me.. It’s Shuffle time.. Chicago's Shamrock Shuffle on Sunday marks the start of the outdoor running season in Chicago. It's my favorite time of the year. I like to think of the Shuffle as a pseudo ground hog day. Every year the weather is different. Last year it was warm, years past it's been really really cold, and this year seems just about right.. (high 30’s, maybe low 40’s – hopefully the rain holds off because cloud cover is great) which if you look at races past, means we're going to have a relatively mild summer. (I know I'm no meteorologist, just hopeful!)
I love race morning when you see the die hards in their singlet’s, running shorts and gloves. The rest of us casual racers bundled up thinking their crazy, but hoping one day we could be so bold.
There's an excitement and energy in the air. (Maybe it's from 30,000 people trying to keep warm!) And it's like Chicagoans are saying *** winter.. we're here to play outside.. no matter what you throw at us next.

Hope to see some of you out there. For everyone else.. as Cubs fans always say, “there's always next year”!

Join CLTV and Chicago Tribune Charites for a Day at Cantigny Park

Cantigny's 5K Run/Walk 2007
The Cantigny 5K Run/Walk is a benefit for the Chicago Tribune Charities, a Fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation. *** Due to construction of the Visitors Center the race will start and end on the Cantigny Golf course. *** Participants will run over the rolling hills of the golf course, around the McCormick Mansion on the park side, through the gardens, past the 1st Division Museum, and finish by running back through the golf course to the clubhouse. After the awards ceremony and the youth runs, enjoy free access to the grounds and museums for the rest of the afternoon.

Join CLTV's Gaynor Hall as she emcees the Quad County Urban League's Annual Equality Gala
Saturday, October 27, 2007 @ Signature Events at Seven Bridges. Featuring a special performance by EN VOGUE.

Join CLTV and Chicago Tribune Charites for a Day at Cantigny Park

Cantigny's 5K Run/Walk 2007
The Cantigny 5K Run/Walk is a benefit for the Chicago Tribune Charities, a Fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation. *** Due to construction of the Visitors Center the race will start and end on the Cantigny Golf course. *** Participants will run over the rolling hills of the golf course, around the McCormick Mansion on the park side, through the gardens, past the 1st Division Museum, and finish by running back through the golf course to the clubhouse. After the awards ceremony and the youth runs, enjoy free access to the grounds and museums for the rest of the afternoon.