Eight Forty-Eight 1/5/2009

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As Roland Burris heads to Washington, we call east to hear what awaits him there. Then, our roundtable of experts discusses what to expect from the economy in the new year. And writer Liz Sandoval contemplates how she'll change with 2009.


Burris' Senate Seating in Question

Mark Silva from the The Swamp, the Chicago Tribune's Washington Bureau, tells us what’s ahead for Roland Burris today.
Burris and "Black Authenticity"

Columnist Laura Washington discusses the Burris appointment and Dawn Turner Trice's article in the Chicago Tribune about what it means to be authentically black and whether the governor’s pick to fill the U.S. Senate seat actually fulfilled the “black senator” requirement.
Forecasting the Financial Year

David Greising, Bill Strauss, and Dennis Rodkin give their forecasts for the year in financial turmoil.
New Laws on the Books for 2009

Illinois Public Radio’s Sean Crawford tells us which new laws took effect January 1 and how they affect us.