Chicago Business News

Chicago Business News

McDonald's isn't clowning around when it comes to sidelining Ronald McDonald. Find out why when WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel joins us to look at the week in business.

Science & Nature

Gas Prices Soar

Motorists may be doing a double-take as they head to fill up their tanks. Chicago-area gas prices have risen 11 percent in the last month. We find out what's behind the soaring dollar signs and if we can look forward to paying $5 a gallon in the near future.

• Find Chicago Gas Prices
• Tell us how you cope with higher gas prices

The Week in Review

The Week in Review with Joel Weisman

This week on Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, Police Superintendent Jody Weis steps down on the final day of his contract. Mayor Daley taps former top cop Terry Hillard as Weis' temporary replacement. Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel says he'll have his picks for both police and school superintendent by his inauguration day. Former governor George Ryan talks about his death penalty decisions as Gov. Quinn mulls over abolishing it permanently. Gas prices spike, and air traffic controllers are making more close-call mistakes at O'Hare airport. And in sports, the Bears cut Tommie Harris. The Blackhawks are on a scoring binge. And baseball heats up in Arizona with a Cubs bench brawl.

Guests:

• Phil Rogers, NBC-5 News
• Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune
• Natasha Korecki, Chicago Sun-Times
• Jim Litke, Associated Press

Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

Flame-throwers and machine guns at Soldier Field? Geoffrey Baer is here to tell us about war shows in Chicago and answer more viewer questions in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

• Liam T. Ford's book Soldier Field: A City and Its Stadium
• Bronzeville Merchants Association
• Bronzeville obelisks story
• Rosenwald history
• Pritzker Military Library

Cultural Connections

Cultural Connections: Dance the 'White City'

Chicago's legendary World's Fair of 1893 comes alive through the visionary efforts of a local choreographer with Thodos Dance Company and her Tony-Award winning creative partner.

• Thodos Dance Company

Business

Home Ownership in Illinois

The National Association of Realtors rolls into Chicago this week with one message -- home ownership is still a fiscally smart idea. We talk with the group's president-elect to see if this advice holds true, even in the state that boasts the 8th highest foreclosure rate.

Arts & Entertainment

Adoption in America

Television shows like ABC's "Modern Family" document the changing landscape of adoption in America. Author Adam Pertman joins us to talk about how adoption has transformed in our nation.

• Adoption Institute
• Adam Pertman's website

Education

Psychologist on Northwestern Controversy

For more perspective on the Northwestern story, we talk to Daniela Schreier, a licensed clinical psychologist on faculty at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

Education

Sex Demo Participants Speak Out

The couple who demonstrated the live sex act after the Northwestern University class joins us to discuss the controversy.

Education

Live Sex Demo after Class

The controversial 'Human Sexuality' class at Northwestern University that involved a post-class demonstration of a live sex act is generating plenty of media attention. Ash-har Quraishi has the story from Evanston.

• The original Daily Northwestern story
• Response from the professor of the class