President Obama is ready to sign into law the most sweeping financial regulatory reform measure since the Great Depression. The Chicago News Cooperative's Jim Kirk joins us to go through the overhaul.

Eddie Arruza tells us about one of the few remaining manufacturing plants in the city, which has been striving to be green for almost 50 years. PortionPac

The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security The author of The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security shares some practical strategies for money, work and living.

The Oscars are handed out in Hollywood, but the statuettes are made in Chicago. That's just one of dozens of well-known things invented or manufactured here. Geoffrey Baer goes in search of some American icons that are made in Chicago.

Hugh Hefner wants to cover up Playboy and take it private, but he is facing some opposition from Penthouse. WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel joins us to talk about the ensuing bidding war, along with the week's other business headlines.

Joel Weisman and his panel look at the week's top headlines: LeBron James disappoints Bulls fans by choosing Miami; Governor Quinn doles out raises to 35 staffers while cutting $1.4 billion in education and social services spending; undercover tapes catch Rod Blagojevich ripping Illinois voters; the CTA will get $35 million to speed downtown travel and service between the Loop and the South Side; and in other sports, it looks like the red hot White Sox will lose their pitching star Jake Peavy for the season due to a detached chest muscle. Guests:

Last week, the City Council passed new rules for vacation rentals -- short-term stays in houses or condos. We find out what the changes might mean for the city's real estate market.

Diane Eastabrook of the Nightly Business Report explains how the economy has changed the way small businesses are planning for the future.

Governor Quinn discusses his new budget, the state's alarming deficit, and more. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget

We'll see how well the market for vacation homes is faring as the housing market continues to struggle.

Kris Kridel talks about Mayor Daley's money making idea to sell ad space on bridge houses spanning the Chicago River and the rest of the week's top business headlines.

Joel Weisman and his panel look at the week's top stories: Governor Pat Quinn slices $1.4 billion from the state budget; City Hall moves quickly on a new gun-control ordinance for Chicago; former Police Commander Jon Burge is guilty on all counts of lying about police torture under his watch -- and one victim is already filing a suit against him and Former State's Attorney Richard Daley; Rod Blagojevich's lavish clothes spending was revealed in court, along with his plots with aides and his wife to replace Barack Obama in the U.S.

Governor Quinn signed a budget today that contained $1.4 billion in cuts. Elizabeth Brackett fills us in on where the Governor is cutting, and the funding challenges the state still faces.

We find out why there's a surprising boom in the sale of luxury condos downtown. Dennis Rodkin's "Deal Estate"

Is college is your family's future? If you have a high school age student or even a child already in college, sticker shock is sure to be in your future. We meet a college counselor who's helping families deal with debt. managingcollegecost.com

The City Council is poised to approve another Walmart in Chicago. WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel talks about who the winners are, plus the rest of the week's business headlines.