We hear your thoughts on our conversation with PBS travel expert Rick Steves when we read some viewer mail.

Extreme measures are underway to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan. Rich Samuels has the details.

Heading abroad this holiday season? Rick Steves shares travel tips and much more.

Her voice has been compared to Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland. We have a performance from Broadway and pop star Linda Eder. Linda Eder tour schedule

Brett Favre and the Vikings torched the Bears. We recap yesterday's game with former Bears quarterback Jim Miller.

Geoffrey Baer joins us with a quiz to test your knowledge about Chicago. Information about Chicago's Winter Overnight Parking Ban

Ludwig van Beethoven comes to life in our studio -- as personified by musician and actor Hershey Felder. Hershey Felder at Drury Lane Water Tower

The Bears' season is slipping away. We recap last night's painful loss to the Eagles with former Bear Jim Schwantz.

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Oprah Winfrey ending her talk show in 2011; Chicago School Board President Michael Scott's apparent suicide shocks the city; the Cook County Board votes to roll back the controversial sales tax hike; major conventions continue to leave McCormick Place for less expensive locales; and the Bears season on life support. Guests:

Less than one week before Thanksgiving, Black Friday and the official start of the hectic holiday shopping season are almost upon us., Madeline Nusser of Time Out Chicago is here with some ideas for your weekend.

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

City and state policy makers had a chance to eyeball some of Chicago's premier urban farms today. Rich Samuels takes us on part of their tour.

What do urban myths featuring an elephant and a lakefront sledding hill have in common? Geoffrey Baer explains in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

We explore a 44,000 square foot estate and its world-class collection of antique technological wonders. The Sanfilippo Foundation

Promising art in every home, the Arts and Crafts movement migrated from England to Chicago. We have the latest on a new show at the Art Institute. Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago

A new report says Chicago women remain a minority in high-ranking positions at the city's largest public companies. Three local executives join us to discuss the findings. The Chicago Network