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Great Lakes Invasion

A tiny, fingernail-sized organism that some are calling the scourge of the Great Lakes is fundamentally altering marine life. Ash-har Quraishi reports on a devastating invasive species that is causing ripples all the way up the food chain.

Viewer Mail: 4/12

What do you think about using taxpayer money to help renovate Wrigley Field? We have your thoughts in tonight's Viewer Mail.

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Committee Hearing on Speed Cameras

There's another change to the mayor's speed camera ordinance. We have the latest as aldermen consider the bill.

Aldermen Push Back Over Infrastructure Trust

Some aldermen have a lot of questions about Mayor Emanuel's proposed infrastructure trust. 

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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.

Buddy Guy

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

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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.

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.

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.