Every ten years, after the U.S. Census is completed, Illinois redraws its legislative districts. There are several different proposals about how redistricting should be conducted this time, and we look at some of them. Play "The ReDistricting Game"--USC Annenberg Center

We hear from the author of a new study that reveals that by the year 2050, Americans will live longer, healthier lives...which will pose societal challenges that must be dealt with sooner rather than later. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society More on the story...

O'Hare Airport will receive more than $400 million in federal stimulus funds for expansion. Eddie Arruza tells us what this could mean for Illinois and shares reaction from politicians.

Forrest Claypool announced today that he's running for Cook County Assessor as an independent. He joins us tonight to talk about the race.

37 Signals has been called "Chicago's most important company that no one has ever heard of." That may be by design. CEO Jason Fried joins us to talk about his company and his new book, Rework.

We experience a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece inside and out on its 100th birthday. Robie House

The Goodman Theatre has garnered a lot of response for its new play, A True History of the Johnstown Flood. Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss is here with her review of that, and two other Chicago-area productions.

Legendary Chicago reporter Carlos Hernandez Gomez died earlier this year at age 36. We talk to his wife, reporter Randi Belisomo, about a tribute concert for him on Thursday. Carlos Hernandez Gomez tribute concert information

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

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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 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.