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New Wall Street Regulation?

Could FDA-style regulation of the finance world prevent future economic crises?

Chicago Business News: 4/11

Their bank here may have cost taxpayers nearly $400 million, but one local family is still lending -- in New York.

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Buddy Guy

Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy talks about his career and his new autobiography. Jeffrey Brown from the PBS Newshour reports.

Sausage Making

You know the old saying: "No one wants to see how the sausage gets made?" Well, get ready. We show you how to make sausages at home.

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7-Hour School Day Announced

Mayor Emanuel gives some ground on longer school days, after complaints from some teachers and parents that the original proposal was too long. But does today's action settle the dispute over the future of Chicago Public Schools? Paris Schutz reports.

The Buffett Rule

It's called the Buffett Rule: a proposal to raise taxes on millionaires. On Tuesday, President Obama officially injected it into the presidential campaign. Is it a matter of fairness or is it class warfare? We take a look.

Scientific Chicago with Neil Shubin

We go inside the brains of bees. Our science guy, Neil Shubin, joins us to talk about bee personalities, the impact of music training on aging, and more news in Scientific Chicago.

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ReptileFest

Lizards, snakes, frogs, and more. They all join us in the studio to preview this week's ReptileFest.

Manilow Sculptures

We take you to a prairie setting filled with gigantic works of art.

Frank Galati

Tony Award winner, Frank Galati, joins us to talk about his newest play at Steppenwolf Theatre: an adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's Civil War novel, The March.

Illinois Pension Reform

Cook County and the City of Chicago launch new websites to shed light on their astronomical pension obligations. Eddie Arruza and his panel look at the struggle to reduce retirement costs at the state and local levels.

CTA Rehab

Chances are, if you've ridden the CTA in the Loop, you're traveling over tracks that are pushing 100 years old. Paris Schutz has more on a major planned facelift to get the elevated tracks up to speed. 

Tax Day Deadline Looms

We talk with a tax professional to get answers to some last-minute filing questions.

Elkhart's RV Industry

The car of the future, the all-electric Think car was supposed to bring Elkhart, Indiana's battered economy back. Instead, it's the old-fashioned RV that has turned the economy around. Elizabeth Brackett reports.

Ask Geoffrey: 4/9

What does a Logan Square building have to do with womens' hair accessories, amateur singers and camels?