And we'll hear your opinions about our recent stories when we open up our viewer mailbox.

We'll take a closer look at a jam-packed day in the world of sports: the Cubs and Sox open the new season today; Scottie Pippen is elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame; Tiger Woods returns to the Masters; and Butler and Duke square off in the NCAA Championship Game tonight.

The financial meltdown caught everyone by surprise in 2008 -- except the rogue traders who saw it coming and made billions from it. The bestselling author of the new book The Big Short is here with the inside story of what brought Wall Street down.

We'll meet a couple of local artists who leave their paintings around the city. They're yours to keep, if you can get there fast enough. Skoff Paintings

The American White Pelican is here in the Chicago area, but only for a limited engagement. Ash-har Quraishi travels to Kane County to catch a glimpse of the transiting waterfowl. For more on the story...

In your travels through Chicago, have you ever noticed a wall of art along the Dan Ryan Expressway? Geoffrey Baer tells you exactly where it is and why it's there in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

Vibrant paintings depict the life-and-death struggle of a Chicago artist. We view her work, now on exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center.

We get a preview of our Friday Night Show interview with Grammy-winning jazz singer Kurt Elling.

We hear what you have to say about some of our recent stories when we read our viewer mail.

The Cook County Assessor has accused the man seeking to replace him, Joseph Berrios, and Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan of a scheme to delay property tax bills in order to hide benefits to commercial properties. Eddie Arruza reports on the sharp exchange today between the two sides.

From Rome to Milwaukee, the Catholic Church sex scandal is again in the headlines this Holy Week. Several countries are asking: what did the Pope know and when did he know it? We take a closer look.

Has Wall Street learned its lesson? We get insight from an expert on corporate governance. The Corporate Library

We meet a woman in the Roseland community who opens her home every day to teens seeking a safe haven from violence. Kids Off The Block

We chat with the author of the new book that takes a unique approach to the spiritual practice of Buddhism. Stephen Asma

Multi-platinum artist David Broza performs and fills us in on his latest projects. David Broza on tour

We talk to a woman who has been chronicling the graffiti at the Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago since 2007. Crescat Graffiti, Vita Excolatur Crescat Graffiti, Vita Excolatur Facebook Graffiti of the Regenstein Library--Flickr