Health

Clean Power

A proposal is in the works that would force the city's two coal fired power plants to switch to natural gas or shut down. It has majority support in City Council, but it still might not pass. Paris Schutz tells us why.

• Chicago Clean Power Coalition

Scientific Chicago

Scientific Chicago: Hand Washing

Preventing potentially deadly infections has become an increasing problem at many hospitals. Eddie Arruza looks at a high-tech way one Chicago hospital is trying out to eliminate healthcare-related infections and what patients should be asking their doctors and nurses.

• Would you ask a doctor if they had washed their hands?
• Watch more Scientific Chicago segments online
• Illinois Hospital Report Card
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Hospital Rankings

Politics

Congressional Panel

As Washington continues to wrangle over budgets, debt ceilings and the role of government, we talk with two local congressmen with very different points of view -- Republican Joe Walsh and Democrat Danny Davis.

• Website for Rep. Danny Davis
• Website for Rep. Joe Walsh

Politics

Chicago Transportation Leadership

Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel announced the Chicago Transportation Leadership Team today. Ash-har Quraishi has the story.

• More on the Story: The new team members

Arts & Entertainment

Milton Rogovin

On the Artbeat, working people and their families are in the spotlight at celebrated photographer Milton Rogovin's exhibit in Chicago.

• More on the Story: A slideshow of Rogovin's work
• More on Milton Rogovin
• The Gage Gallery exhibition

Arts & Entertainment

Dr. Ian Smith

Does the old adage 'you are what you eat' also apply to what you drink? Celebrity fitness guru Dr. Ian Smith will discuss this, his new book and much more.

• More on the book

Chicago Business News

Chicago Business News

The local economy is slowly improving according to new data. WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel joins us to explain the results and review this week's business headlines.

• Summary of the data
• Release from the Department of Employment Security
• A map of foreclosed properties in Illinois

Health

Medical Errors

Chicago Sun-Times chairman and Mesirow Financial CEO Jim Tyree's death at the University of Chicago hospital sparked a federal probe. We talk about the results and how electronic records could cut down on medical errors.

• Chicago Tribune article on the federal probe

Blagojevich Trial 2011

Rod Blagojevich's Retrial

It's been called Blago 2.0. Carol Marin and her panel have the latest as the prosecution and defense reboot for round two of the Blagojevich trial.

• Should Rod Blagojevich testify in his own defense?
• Elizabeth Brackett's Blagojevich Blog 2010
• Jury results from 2010 Blagojevich trial

Education

New Schools CEO

Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel named Jean-Claude Brizard as his CEO of Chicago Public Schools this morning, as well as a number of the new school board members. Will Brizard be able to close the $720 million budget gap? Ash-har Quraishi has the story.

• More on the Story: Background on Brizard
• More on the Story: A list of the new school board members
• Brizard's resignation letter from Rochester schools