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In an exclusive interview with the Chicago News Cooperative, Todd Stroger talks about racism, what he feels is a biased media, and a silent Mayor Daley. Eddie Arruza talks to the reporter who got the interview.

Will Bonnie Hunt become the new Oprah? Elizabeth Brackett talks to the Chicago-born talk show host about her future, and the future of her show.

We hear your thoughts on our conversation with PBS travel expert Rick Steves when we read some viewer mail.

Heading abroad this holiday season? Rick Steves shares travel tips and much more.

Her voice has been compared to Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland. We have a performance from Broadway and pop star Linda Eder. Linda Eder tour schedule

Extreme measures are underway to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan. Rich Samuels has the details.

The City Council passed Mayor Daley's $6.1 billion 2010 budget today. It includes no new taxes thanks to a dip into reserve funds. Carol Marin and her panel take a look at how the city is spending its money. 2010 budget summary

President Obama reveals his strategy for Afghanistan. Just how many more troops will be heading overseas? We have the president's remarks live.

Today is the first day on the job for the city's new Inspector General. Joseph Ferguson sits down with Carol Marin to discuss the new position, his career path and much more. City of Chicago Office of the Inspector General

Brett Favre and the Vikings torched the Bears. We recap yesterday's game with former Bears quarterback Jim Miller.

Geoffrey Baer joins us with a quiz to test your knowledge about Chicago. Information about Chicago's Winter Overnight Parking Ban

Why are big conventions leaving Chicago, and what could it eventually mean for Chicago taxpayers? Carol Marin and her panel take a look.

Rich Samuels was with the mayor today. He tells us what was on the mayor's mind.

Chicago implemented tax increment financing as a way to redevelop communities throughout the city. But now, a proposed TIF district in the heart of downtown has some citizens and an alderman questioning whether or not the area deserves such funds. Elizabeth Brackett has the story.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts recently presented Cook County's top Judge Timothy Evans a prestigious award for judicial excellence. Judge Evans will be here to discuss the honor and more.

Ali Emadi's name is not well known outside of academic research circles, but he's one of the driving forces behind the greener cars of the future. We go inside Emadi's lab at IIT to see how the Chicago Matters visionary is pioneering the vehicles you could someday be driving.

Ludwig van Beethoven comes to life in our studio -- as personified by musician and actor Hershey Felder. Hershey Felder at Drury Lane Water Tower

The Bears' season is slipping away. We recap last night's painful loss to the Eagles with former Bear Jim Schwantz.

New DNA evidence suggests the dreaded Asian carp are only a hop, skip and jump away from Lake Michigan. Rich Samuels tells us what state and federal authorities are doing about it.

Last week the Chicago Tribune revealed that city aldermen have access to a secret, unsupervised payroll that many have been using to pay family members and friends. Carol Marin and her panel, which includes some aldermen, discuss this secret fund. "Chicago City Council uses stealth payroll for family, operatives, those with heat"--Chicago Tribune 11/19/09

Elizabeth Brackett takes a look at the battle over the $3.8 billion dollar expansion of BP's Whiting, Indiana refinery.

If Oprah Winfrey leaves Chicago, how will it impact local businesses? WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel joins us for a look at this and other business headlines.

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Oprah Winfrey ending her talk show in 2011; Chicago School Board President Michael Scott's apparent suicide shocks the city; the Cook County Board votes to roll back the controversial sales tax hike; major conventions continue to leave McCormick Place for less expensive locales; and the Bears season on life support. Guests:

We get an exclusive look at the Chicago News Cooperative's investigation into the profits of the city's parking meter deal.

Foreclosure filings in Illinois went up 56 percent in October., We look at the housing crisis and explore what homeowners at risk can do.

City and state policy makers had a chance to eyeball some of Chicago's premier urban farms today. Rich Samuels takes us on part of their tour.