Business

Chrysler's Belvidere Plant

Last week, Chrysler declared bankruptcy and announced plans to suspend production at most of its plants beginning this week. The temporary plant closures are not good news for communities with Chrysler plants, like Belvidere, Illinois. We go inside the Belvidere plant.

Politics

News Analysis with Elizabeth Brackett

County Board President Todd Stroger's controversial sales tax hike has been repealed. Elizabeth Brackett talks to some county commissioners about today's surprising move.

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Arts & Entertainment

Bike Sharing

Students at one local university are getting a kind of "free ride," one that could also help the environment. Christian Farr tells us more about bike sharing.

• OYBike
• St. Xavier University
• City of Chicago Department of Transportation
• JCDecaux

Arts & Entertainment

Barbecue Chef Steven Raichlen

Did you know you could barbecue your dessert? PBS grill guru Steven Raichlen is here with his tips for some unusual and tasty dishes to cook over an open flame.

• Barbecue Bible

Politics

Obama Art

We explore the art of politics when we go inside a new exhibit that offers a visual history of the Obama Presidential campaign.

• Officially Unofficial: Inspired Art for Obama

Chicago Business News

Chicago Business

A Chicago-based bank is on life support thanks to bad mortgage lending. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio's Noon Business Hour joins us with the details, plus the rest of the week's business headlines.

Politics

News Analysis with Carol Marin

Who will President Obama name to the U.S. Supreme Court, and what type of impact will this appointment have? Carol Marin and her panel of law experts give us their take on these questions and more.

Politics

Alexi Giannoulias Under Fire

Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is defending his decision to buy a government vehicle with funds from a state college savings program. Rich Samuels tells us about this controversial purchase by a man who is contemplating a run for the U.S. Senate.

The Friday Night Show

Friday Night with John Callaway: Elizabeth Brackett

John sits down with our very own Elizabeth Brackett to talk about her new book, "Pay to Play: How Rod Blagojevich Turned Political Corruption Into a National Sideshow."