Stories by Yasmin Rammohan

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. 

It's more than three years late and over-budget, but it’s finally landed. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 joins us to discuss Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and other top business stories.

It's a landmark date for Chicago's oldest house. How old is it and where might you find it? Paris Schutz has the story.

 It was an ugly home loss for the Chicago Bears Sunday, to the dreaded World Champion Green Bay Packers. Former Super Bowl Bear Emery Moorehead joins us on this week's Bears Alumni Club.

The Dean of Northwestern University's Medill School talks about the future of journalism, and the end of his game-changing and sometimes tumultuous tenure.

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

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

Another massive drop on Wall Street. We explore what's behind the latest stock market tumble.

Could the city's massive budget shortfall lead to closing Chicago police stations? The top cop says it could happen. Eddie Arruza and his panel look at the economics of public safety.

They're billions of dollars in debt, and everyone knows major changes and cuts are coming. We examine the present and future of the United States Postal Service in Chicago.

Prowling politicians. Lustful golfers. Arrogant actors. Scandals and juicy gossip constantly captivate. But how and why do people get into such messes in the first place? We talk with the author of How To Become A Scandal: Adventures in Bad Behavior about this and more.

Which iconic Chicago landmark was built at the impressive rate of one floor per day? We learn more about this unique building in Ask Geoffrey.

We take a look at unusual art and artifacts made during World War II. Find out the incredible story behind The Art of Gaman.

In a showdown with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, several county commissioners refuse to take unpaid furlough days. Elizabeth Brackett has the story.