The Week in Review

The Week in Review with Joel Weisman

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Cook County Board President Todd Stroger owes the IRS nearly $12,000; Is Lisa Madigan eyeing a potential Senate run?; lawmakers still wrestling with budget and ethics reforms in Springfield; Chrysler and General Motors closing car dealerships all across the country; major layoffs at Loyola Medical Center; and the Blackhawks skating against the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference finals.

Guests:

• Teddy Greenstein - Chicago Tribune
• Mike Flannery - CBS 2 News
• Kate Grossman - Chicago Sun-Times
• David Greising - Chicago Tribune

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Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

Was the world-renowned jewelry designer Tiffany & Co. also once known as a brick maker? Geoffrey Baer joins us with the answer to that question and others about Chicago history and landmarks in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

• Chicago "L".org
• Chicago History Museum
• Chicago Architecture Foundation
• Chicago Coin Company, Inc.
• Tiffany Brick Company

Arts & Entertainment

Friday Night Preview

We preview John Callaway's Friday Night interview with former Chicago Tribune reporter Melissa Isaacson. She's just written a new book about fiery Cubs skipper Lou Piniella.

Arts & Entertainment

The Art Institute's New Modern Wing

History is being made at the Art Institute of Chicago this weekend. The Modern Wing is opening, and we have a preview with architecture critic Blair Kamin.

Politics

Stimulus Funds

The cash-strapped CTA uses one of the first stimulus grants for transportation to make badly needed track repairs on the Blue Line. Elizabeth Brackett reports on the impact of federal stimulus funds on the region's economy.

Politics

News Analysis with Eddie Arruza

Mayor Daley has asked all city employees for sacrifices to help deal with a deteriorating fiscal situation. But is City Council doing its part? Eddie Arruza and a panel of aldermen weigh in.

• Contact your alderman

Arts & Entertainment

City-Sponsored Farmer's Markets Return

Chicago kicked off its 30th season of city-sponsored farmer's markets. Rich Samuels has more on a Chicago tradition that offers farmers a chance to share their unique foods and local produce directly with consumers.

• Find a farmer's market near you

Live Music Wednesday

Live Music Wednesday: Andre Williams

He began his career in the 1950's and has been causing trouble ever since. We have a performance from Chicago's underground R&B bad boy, Andre Williams.

Arts & Entertainment

The Looting of Iraq

After the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the looting of Iraq began. We talk to the Chicago author of the book The Rape of Mesopotamia, which says the ransacking of Iraq's greatest cultural institution illustrates the failure of U.S. forces to secure the country.

• The Rape of Mesopotamia