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The view from the bench: Carol Marin and her panel explore the Blagojevich trial from a judge's point of view, and explores the relationship between a judge and jury.

Last year, the apparel company famously known for outfitting Barack Obama on election night was going through bankruptcy and facing liquidation. WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel joins us to discuss how Hartmarx is doing one year later.

We visit a farm on the roof of a North Side restaurant, and other gardens high above the streets of Chicago. Chicago Botanic Garden Plant Conservation Science Center Gary Comer Youth Center Uncommon Ground Chicago Specialty Gardens

The modern-day equivalent of the World's Fair is in Shanghai this year. NPR's Edward Lifson was there, but the United States almost wasn't. Lifson is back in Chicago to tell us what he saw. Expo 2010 China

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On tonight's edition of The Week in Review with Joel Weisman: The Blagojevich jury has agreed on only two of 24 counts, is deadlocked on 11 counts, and the jurors reveal they have not even discussed the 11 counts of wire fraud. We remember political powerhouse Dan Rostenkowski, who succumbed to lung cancer this week. Amid deadly violence, Chicago's year-round schools begin. Meanwhile, the new federal jobs bill heads off some teacher layoffs here. Cook County loses nearly $3 million for job-training by failing to spend the federal funds.

The deadlocked jury told Judge Zagel they've only reached a verdict on two of the 24 charges against Rod Blagojevich. What happens next? Elizabeth Brackett has the latest from federal court.

Eddie Arruza and his panel of defense attorneys and former assistant U.S. attorneys discuss the latest developments in the Blagojevich trial.

Legendary Chicago congressman Dan Rostenkowski died yesterday at the age of 82. We have more on his life and his legacy to Chicago -- both good and bad -- with the author of the book Mr. Chairman: Power in Dan Rostenkowski's America.

Eddie Arruza looks at the challenges facing college graduates who are in the hunt for jobs.

A bust of Sir Georg Solti was dedicated in front of the Lincoln Park Conservatory in 1987. Two of our viewers noticed it was missing and are wondering where it went. We find out in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey. Manhattan Project and CP-1

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The jury in the Blagojevich trial tells the judge they can't reach a unanimous verdict on all the counts. What does this deadlock mean for the future of the case? Elizabeth Brackett was in court and explains.

How do jurors sort through a complex case like the Blagojevich trial when there are virtually no rules as to how to go about deliberating? A panel of experts take us inside the jury room.

The once very powerful Illinois congressman Dan Rostenkowski died today. Carol Marin looks back at his life.

Carol Marin sits down with some people who were close to the man known as "Mr. Chairman."

We rebroadcast a clip from a John Callaway interview from 2000 with Dan Rostenkowski, who talks about his political career and his federal corruption conviction. Watch the entire interview

With no word yet from the jury in the Rod and Robert Blagojevich trial, their defense attorneys believe the silence means the jurors are fighting. Elizabeth Brackett tells us why.

As jury deliberations in the trial of Rod Blagojevich enter their third week, two former U.S. attorneys discuss their own high-profile corruption cases.

Mayor Daley's former patronage chief Robert Sorich was the subject of a much-publicized federal corruption case. We talk to the Sorich trial jury foreman about what really goes on during jury deliberations.

We find out how the Greater Chicago Food Depository has helped kids receive nutritious meals during the summer months.

What do you do after winning the 2010 National Urban Debate Championship? Visit the President at the White House, of course. The two winning Whitney Young High School seniors join us in our studio.

How does a master sommelier cure a hangover? Alpana Singh reveals her favorite tricks on tonight's edition of Ask Alpana. Alpana’s Favorite Wine App: WineToMatch 2006 Moulin d’Issan Bordeaux Superieur – $20 2008 Pierre Guillemot Bourgogne Rouge - $20

Colorful defense attorney Sam Adam Jr. sits down exclusively with our Elizabeth Brackett on the ninth day of jury deliberations. He talks about how he and his client are handling the waiting game.

Carol Marin talks to three seasoned reporters who've covered their fair share of high-profile corruption trials in Chicago.

Was Sam Zell misled during the Tribune Company buyout deal? WBBM's Kris Kridel joins us to explain what a bankruptcy court examiner found while combing through the details of the deal.