William Strauss, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, joins us to discuss how the Midwest is doing on the road to economic recovery.

Gold rises after a steep decline, medical devices and generic drugs struggle, and DePaul weighs its options for a new basketball arena. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM joins us to discuss this week's top business headlines.

Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts speaks out about the deal to renovate Wrigley Field. But will rooftop owners sue? Paris Schutz has the latest.

Former Reagan budget director David Stockman says the Federal Reserve's perennially low interest rates and the move away from the gold standard have put America on the path to financial ruin. He joins us.

Former congressman and Reagan budget director David Stockman sits down with John Callaway in 1986. 

Hundreds of layoffs; Boeing plans a $1 billion expansion; Chicago’s old main post office could become a 21st century urban hub; and the end of an era for Sears. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM joins us to discuss this week's top business headlines.

Once there were dozens of men's hatmakers in Chicago. Today, there is only one. Jay Shefsky takes us inside Optimo Hats.

The Cubs take an opening day drubbing at Wrigley Field -- but has the team finally agreed with the city on a major deal to renovate the stadium? Paris Schutz has the latest.

Sequestration grounds the Thunderbirds. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM has that story, and more top business headlines.

The Chicago Transit Authority says it's not getting into the banking business, but their new Ventra card could charge customers as much as $188 per year if linked to a MasterCard account. CTA President Forrest Claypool joins us with more on the new fare card.

Bringing manufacturing back to America is being called "reshoring." But will the U.S. ever regain its manufacturing supremacy? We take a look at the phenomenon and how the Chicago area is faring.

A new documentary confronts America's destructive economic trade relationship with a China. Author and filmmaker Peter Navarro joins us.

Illinois could be sitting at the precipice of a major oil boom, but at what cost? Paris Schutz goes inside the heated debate over the controversial extraction method known as "fracking."

Ready to go see the Rosemont Cubs? We look at the offer the suburban mayor is making to bring a new friendly confines to the suburbs.

Markets react to the latest prognostications from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM has that story, and more top business headlines.

The Chicago Water Department is hiring; 160 jobs have opened to install 75 miles of new water main and 57 miles of new sewers in 2013.