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Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

We've all heard of Kennedy, but do you know who Dan Ryan or William Edens are? Geoffrey Baer fills us in.

• Virtual World's Columbian Exposition
• Chicago Expressways
• "Who was Dan Ryan" -- Chicago Now

Cultural Connections

Cultural Connections: Weekend Events

Cultural Connections: Weekend Events
Need a good jolt in your life? Plunging with purpose into frosty Lake Michigan ought to do it! We preview what's going on and coming up in Chicago.

• Being Harold Pinter
• Lakeview Polar Bear Club's Plunge
• Murder Mystery at the Field Museum
• Skating in the Sky

Business

'Illinois Jobs Now' Halted

Yesterday, an Illinois appeals court threw out a $31 billion construction program already in progress. Chicago Sun-Times Springfield Bureau Chief Dave McKinney talks to us from the state capital with more details on this surprising development.

Politics

Political Implications of Ruling

Rahm Emanuel meets the residency requirements to remain on the Chicago mayoral ballot, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled today. But what does all this legal wrangling mean for Emanuel and his opponents moving forward? We take a look at the political implications of the ruling.

Politics

Rahm Emanuel Stays on Ballot

In a unanimous decision, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled late this afternoon that Rahm Emanuel meets the residency requirements and CAN run for mayor of Chicago. Eddie Arruza and his panel of attorneys, including a member of Emanuel's legal team, will have reaction.

• Read the Supreme Court opinion

Arts & Entertainment

Cross-Country Skiing

We meet some beginning cross-country skiers -- and some experts -- at one of Cook County's premier cross-country ski destinations.

Map of nearby cross-country ski destinations

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Arts & Entertainment

'The Fixer'

Do you have complaints about your credit card company? Are you mad at your mortgage modifier? "The Fixer" columnist Stephanie Zimmermann of the Chicago Sun-Times offers tips for calling customer service, and other consumer advice.

• 'The Fixer' Column

Health

Veterans and Mental Health

The mental health of military veterans is receiving more attention. Eddie Arruza reports on how the Veterans Administration is trying to reach out to vets, as some Chicago social service agencies are stepping up to help.

• The Mental Health Service Line (MHSL) at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
• Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
• Thresholds Chicago
• Operation Healing Freedom
• Metropolitan Family Services

Politics

State of the Union Recap

The state of the union is united -- for now. But will this spirit of bipartisanship last? We find out what President Obama's speech means for Congress moving forward.