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We visit group of Lake Michigan surfers who are so passionate about their sport that they won't let a little thing like winter stand in their way.

We hear what you have to say about some of our recent stories when we read our viewer mail.

We remember Chicago journalist Carlos Hernandez Gomez, who died yesterday at the age of 36.

The race to replace Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes is packed with plenty of candidates. We hear from the Democrats vying to become Illinois's next chief fiscal officer. Chicago Tribune's Candidates Profiles Chicago Sun-Times Candidate Profiles

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: The primary election is now less than 3 weeks away; Governor Quinn renews his call for a tax hike in the State of the State address; the Chicago Public Schools will spend $60 million on citizen patrols; lawmakers are demanding major changes at McPier, the agency that runs pricey McCormick Place; the Bears are rebuffed by top coaching candidates; and Sammy Sosa's home run derby buddy, Mark McGwire, admits that he used steroids. Guests:

Phil Ponce sits down with world-renowned paleontologist Paul Sereno. Learn more about Paul Sereno's Project Exploration

The rate of foreclosures spiked in 2009 -- what will the rate look like in 2010? Eddie Arruza and his panel attempt to answer this question, and much more. $2 Billion in Recovery Act Grants

Incumbent County Board president Todd Stroger faces a fierce primary battle for his position. But could a Republican actually win the seat? We talk to the two GOP candidates for county board president. John Garrido Roger Keats

We visit a bookstore devoted to promoting literacy in Chicago. Open Books

Geoffrey Baer has the story behind an historic windmill in an Elmhurst cemetery.

We meet a father and a son with two very different approaches to the winter sport of ice fishing. Local ice fishing locations and conditions North American Ice Fishing Circuit The Ice Men reality show is on the Versus Channel

We hear what you have to say about some of our recent stories when we read our viewer mail.

Carol Marin and her panel take a look at the primary races that are heating up.

We look at the local reaction to yesterday's devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Financial columnist Terry Savage offers tips and insights about managing your money in 2010.

Is too much Oprah a bad thing? The Chicago author of the new book Living Oprah spent a year living every aspect of her life according to the direction of the Queen of Talk. She shares some of the surprising things she discovered. Living Oprah Blog Robyn Okrant

Chicago's own electro-pop group Breakers Broken performs live in our studio.

Governor Quinn delivered his first State of the State address this afternoon. Eddie Arruza has some highlights from the speech and tells us what some are saying about his remarks.

Will there be a health care reform bill on the President's desk this month? Is there another stimulus plan on the horizon? How is the Afghanistan surge working? Elizabeth Brackett asks the man working on the answers to all of those questions -- Senator Dick Durbin.

Heated racial rhetoric has dominated the headlines lately. From Rod Blagojevich's apology for saying that he is "blacker than Barack Obama" to Senator Harry Reid's comments in 2008 about the advantages of the President Obama's light skin and lack of a "Negro dialect," we continue the dialogue on race sparked by recent controversies. "Was it Racism? 2009" -- The Chicago Reporter

We visit the huge art collection of Chicago entrepreneur and Flashpoint Academy President and CEO Howard Tullman. View the collection

We talk to a local filmmaker whose highly acclaimed documentary about the Iraq war debuts on DVD today. Brothers at War

When in trouble, quote poetry. We examine Governor Blagojevich's recent poetic urges at his press conferences. Rudyard Kipling's "If" (1910) Lord Alfred Tennyson's "Ulysses" (1842) Robert Browning's "Waring" (1842) Thomas Chatterton's "The Resignation"

His voice was synonymous with Chicago area motor sports. Jan Gabriel died yesterday. We revisit our 2004 profile of this master showman.

Former governor Rod Blagojevich has been getting some flack for some comments he made in an interview with Esquire magazine. We take a look at the full article. Read Esquire's interview with Rod Blagojevich

Early voting for the February 2 primary kicked off today. Eddie Arruza headed out to some of the early voting sites to see how the first day went. Early voting locations in Chicago Early voting locations in suburban Cook County