Stories by Yasmin Rammohan

Cook County continues searching for ways to reduce its budget deficit. It's also found efficiencies with the city of Chicago that could mean millions of dollars in savings. Ash-har Quraishi has the details of today's announcement and a proposal to merge two county departments.

A small group in the Loop protested against Wall Street's so-called corporate greed today. Meanwhile, it's another extremely volatile day for the markets. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel look at the economy, and talk about whether or not we're inching closer to a double-dip recession.

We take a look -- and go for a ride -- in what could be the future of transportation: hybrid electric and completely electric cars.

World-renowned Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns joins us to discuss his life and celebrated career.

Tonight is the final installment of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's documentary, PROHIBITION. While you're learning about those dry days, no need to keep dry yourself. Alpana Singh has some timely cocktail recommendations on tonight's edition of Ask Alpana.

Crime is down in Chicago under new Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy. At least that's what the city says. Should the numbers be believed? Carol Marin talks with Chicago's top cop about this and more.

Will customers revolt over new bank fees? Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 has that story, the demise of a Chicago institution and more top business headlines.

Both Devin Hester and Matt Forte broke records as the Bears took out the Panthers. Former wide receiver and punt returner Brian Baschnagel joins us on this week's Bears Alumni Club.

Felicia Fields and Nora Dunn talk about dressing for success in a stage show about the connection between clothing and memories.

We hear what you had to say about Critical Mass and urban cycling when we read some of our viewer mail.

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

Does biking in large groups, like the monthly ride called Critical Mass, help or hurt cyclists and the cycling movement? We debate the issue and get some tips for riding in the city.

Chicago has a unique role in the sobering story of the 18th and 21st amendments to the U.S. Constitution. We have a conversation with legendary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, ahead of this Sunday’s premiere of the highly anticipated film series: PROHIBITION. 

Lyric Opera of Chicago's new season gets underway this Saturday. That's also the day that the company's new general director officially begins his job. Eddie Arruza talks with Anthony Freud about his vision for the world-renowned company.

We have your thoughts on the idea of a toll on Lake Shore Drive when we read some of your viewer mail.

Jury selection begins Monday in the corruption trial of longtime political insider William Cellini. Who is Cellini and why is his trial important to the state of Illinois? Elizabeth Brackett reports. 

The Mayor has already shot down the idea of a toll booth on Lake Shore Drive. But will any of the other ideas from Chicago's Inspector General to close the city's huge budget hole ever see the light of day -- like taxing suburbanites? Carol Marin and her panel of aldermen take that up.

Did European scientists do the impossible and exceed the speed of light? They say they did; now west suburban Fermilab will conduct its own experiments on this. Eddie Arruza talks with a Fermilab scientist about the speed of light and what it all means.

We hear from Libyan author Hisham Matar about the revolution in his native country and his father's disappearance under Moammar Ghadafi, a subject he takes on in his latest novel: Anatomy of a Disappearance.

The Blizzard of Oz blows out of town. Just what led to yesterday's surprise announcement, and what does the future hold for Ozzie Guillen and the White Sox? Paris Schutz has the latest. And we go to the Channel 11 archive to revisit Ozzie Guillen's Chicago Tonight appearance on the day he was hired, almost eight years ago.

A city income tax? A toll on Lake Shore Drive? Those are just two suggestions for balancing the city budget from Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson. Elizabeth Brackett talks with Ferguson about his controversial ideas.

Jovan Mosley spent nearly six years in prison for a crime he did not commit. We meet the author of Long Way Home: A Young Man Lost in the System and the Two Women Who Found Him.

History and art meet at the Union League Club of Chicago. We tour one of the largest private art collections in the Midwest.

Chicago Sun-Times theater and dance critic Hedy Weiss reviews three titillating new plays.

There’s no good news on the Illinois budget, says the state's comptroller Judy Baar Topinka. Despite a hefty tax increase and new budget cuts, the state will still face an $8 billion budget hole next year. Elizabeth Brackett reports.

The risk of that third shutdown may now be over late today after a funding announcement from FEMA and a tentative stop-gap measure in the U.S. Senate. Carol Marin and her panel have the latest.