Stories by Yasmin Rammohan

What's hiding in the fenced-off area of Belmont Harbor? Geoffrey Baer discovers a delightful retreat in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

How do you think the Chicago Police Department is handling the recent surge in gun violence? Will they be ready for possible NATO summit protests in May? We have some of your thoughts in tonight's Viewer Mail.

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

Leaders from around the world will gather in Chicago for the May NATO Summit. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is touting the meeting as an “opportunity of economic exposure and economic energy.”

Lori Healey is the executive director of the Chicago NATO host committee. 

Security management firm Hillard Heintze is being used by the city as a liaison between the business community and police.

Economist Allen Sanderson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago.

Jerry Roper is President of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.

Sheila O’Grady is the head of The Illinois Restaurant Association. More than 50 Chicago-area restaurants will present special tasting menus during the NATO summit, in part to show off the city's culinary scene to world leaders.

World Business Chicago is an organization comprised of Mayor Emanuel’s hand-picked group of top business executives, and is funded in part with taxpayer money.

Anne Olaimey, longtime fundraiser for Mayor Emanuel, and John Bryan, former Sarah Lee CEO, were handpicked by Mayor Emanuel to head the fundraising committee.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel says hosting the NATO summit will burnish Chicago’s image, and that a combination of federal dollars and money from private sources will be used to cover costs.

In the wake of the Trayvon Martin killing by a neighborhood crime watch volunteer in Florida, we examine the "talk" African-American parents give to their kids to keep them safe.

Oakbrook-based McDonald's gets a new CEO. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM has that story, and more top business headlines.

Find out how the Chicago Housing Authority is recalibrating its plan for transformation from the organization’s CEO. Natalie Moore from WBEZ has the story.

Architect Michael Graves changed American cities in the 1980s and designed thousands of products for Target. Then, a mysterious illness paralyzed him and gave his career new purpose. We preview Geoffrey Baer's new Graves documentary.  

Is it reverse discrimination when a black family buys from black businesses only? We have some of the more "measured" responses from our discussion board in tonight's Viewer Mail.

Illinois was pegged as a pivotal win for GOP presidential hopefuls. Mitt Romney won big, but there were very few surprises in state elections. Carol Marin and her panel have the details.

The record-breaking hot weather is jump-starting Chicago gardens. Eliza Fournier of the Chicago Botanic Garden joins us with spring gardening tips.

He photographed the city and its people. We remember Lee Balterman, who took remarkable Chicago pictures for more than half a century.

Illinois voters are weighing in on presidential nominees in the Republican primary, and congressional and legislative races. Elizabeth Brackett reports.

It's a big expansion for Roosevelt University, as a 21st century vertical campus opens in the Loop. But it's left the college with some big financial challenges. We hear how the university is trying to get back on track.

Republican presidential candidates crisscross the state looking for votes. Our Elizabeth Brackett followed Rick Santorum to downstate Dixon, Illinois. Elizabeth and Carol Marin take a look at Tuesday's primary.

What's the word on the wonderful weather? We hear from a meteorologist at the National Weather Service.

Does an Avondale mural combine Polish patriotic and hip-hop elements? Geoffrey Baer explores this beautiful piece in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey. 

A former All-American wrestler turned suburban wrestling coach must tell his students that he now faces his toughest match.