Chicago Business News

Chicago Business

What role did the Chicago-based Society of Women Engineers play in the latest Barbie incarnation? Kris Kridel joins us with those details, plus a roundup of the rest of the week's business news.

Business

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

We talk to Charles Evans, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, about economic recovery and much more.

Business

News Analysis: Regulating Financial Markets

The battle over regulating the financial markets is heating up this week. Carol Marin examines what's on the table and the looming fight on Capitol Hill.

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The Friday Night Show

Guest: Ramsey Lewis

Eddie Arruza sits down with hometown jazz legend Ramsey Lewis. Click here to watch an exclusive web performance.

The Week in Review

The Week in Review with Joel Weisman

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: new details are revealed in the case against former Governor Blagojevich; the stage is set for a City Council showdown over proposed Walmarts in Chicago; U.S. Senate challengers Alexi Giannoulias and Mark Kirk are in a frantic fundraising contest; McDonald's is spending a billion dollars to give their restaurants a coffee house feel; and Bulls vice president John Paxson allegedly gets into a physical altercation with head coach Vinny Del Negro.

Guests:

• Laurence Holmes - Score Sports Radio
• Angie Miles - WCIU-TV's First Business
• Mary Ann Ahern - NBC 5 News
• Mike Flannery - Political reporter

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The Friday Night Show

Friday Night Show Preview: Ramsey Lewis

We preview Eddie Arruza's Friday Night Show interview with jazz legend Ramsey Lewis.

• Watch an exclusive web performance by Ramsey Lewis

Arts & Entertainment

Lakefront Bike Path Safety

The lakefront bike path is one of the most beautiful places anywhere for a summer bike ride. But on a busy day, it can also be hazardous. We meet a man who found that out the hard way...and offers tips for bike path safety.

• Active Transportation Alliance
• Interactive map of City of Chicago bike routes
• Printed map of Chicago area bike routes
• Fritz Hocking

Arts & Entertainment

City Treasurer Campaign Contributions

Did campaign contributions influence the City Treasurer's actions involving police pension funds? We hear from a Chicago News Cooperative reporter who has the exclusive story.

• Scroll to page 11 to read the police pension article

Politics

Prime Minister of Singapore

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is here straight from attending the nuclear security summit in Washington, D.C. We talk to him about the meeting, the global economy, Singapore, and much more.

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