Stories by Yasmin Rammohan

Carol Marin and her panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposed budget contains a number of controversial ideas, but there's one proposal that has the City Clerk fired up. And depending on the kind of vehicle you drive, you may not like it either. City Clerk Susana Mendoza is here to tell us why.

The Field Museum will have bats on the brain when it hosts a public symposium on flying mammals and the disease that threatens them. We hear from a zoologist about why bats are so important to the ecosystem.

This weekend, Chicagoans get a rare glimpse into private spaces around the city. Geoffrey Baer is here to tell us about Open House Chicago, a new event allowing people access to a variety of buildings that are usually closed to the public.

The conflicted life of artist Mark Rothko is brought to the stage in Tony Award-winning play, Red. We visit some of Rothko's works at the Modern Wing of The Art Institute, and speak with the playwright who honed his skills in Chicago long before he dramatized the story of the painter.

Former Apple CEO John Sculley said he didn't think there was a home computer market back in 1985. Elizabeth Brackett reported on Apple 26 years ago. We revisit her encounter with a prickly Steve Jobs, and get some perspective about just how far Apple has come.

We have your thoughts on a possible CTA fare hike when we read some of your viewer mail.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveils some surprising proposals to close Chicago's massive budget gap. So who'll feel the most pain? Carol Marin is joined by City Council members, and then we take a look at the specifics of the plan and whether it's the best way out of the city's $636 million shortfall.

Star witness and Blagojevich insider Stuart Levine begins testimony at the political corruption trial of William Cellini. Elizabeth Brackett brings us the details.

The summer of 1919 brought about some of the worst racial violence in American history. We talk with the author of Red Summer, a new book that explores a deadly year of race riots and lynchings that swept the nation.

A new three-part WBEZ investigation examines the lack of Level 1 Trauma centers on Chicago's South Side -- and whether that fact is leading to more deaths. We talk with reporter, Natalie Moore.

The Bears get mauled by the Lions on Monday Night Football. Bears broadcaster and former linebacker Jim Schwantz joins us on tonight's Bears Alumni Club.

We shed light on the shadow boxes created by Joseph Cornell, an artist who thinks "inside the box."

Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 joins us to discuss protests on Wall Street and here in Chicago, companies threatening to leave the state because of high Illinois taxes, and other top business headlines.

How will history remember Mayor Richard M. Daley? We talk with the first-time author who has taken on the task of writing a Daley biography. What does he hope to accomplish with his book? We find out.

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss this week's top headlines.

"He changed the way each of us sees the world." Those are the words of President Obama on the death of Apple co-Founder Steve Jobs. We talk about the legacy of the technological visionary. 

The Chicago Transit Authority says it's facing a $277 million shortfall. Eddie Arruza talks with new CTA president Forrest Claypool about possible cuts and fare increases.

One Chicago Public Schools teacher set out to eat a school lunch every day for a year. She ate 162 chicken nuggets, 30 pizzas and 62 fruit cups, among other things. Sarah Wu joins us to talk about her new book and blog -- and her newfound national celebrity. 

A 1955 building now stands in the middle of a huge construction site in Lincoln Park. We find out why people are taking such care to protect it in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

Carrie Fisher brings her one-woman show to town, and is here to reflect on fame, Star Wars, and making The Blues Brothers in Chicago with John Belushi.

How did the charity run by Mayor Daley’s wife end up getting nearly a million dollars from TIF recipients? Carol Marin talks with Chicago aldermen about that, and how the city plans to collect money owed by city workers. 

The trial of Springfield powerbroker William Cellini begins. It's a political corruption case some say could have a deeper impact than the Blagojevich trial. Elizabeth Brackett reports from federal court.

Can the doctor-patient relationship be improved? One generous donor thinks so, giving the University of Chicago Medical Center $42 million to figure out how. We talk with the people at U of C, at the center of the story.

It was THE catastrophe that transformed Chicago. As we approach the 140th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, Eddie Arruza shows us some of the artifacts that were pulled from the debris.

Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita joins us to talk about his new book, Forever a Blackhawk, and the start of the new hockey season.