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UNO's loss of funding, what's on the docket for the Indiana legislature, food business pitfalls, the removal of high-profile attorneys from a civil case and hear from band Mucca Pazza. Plus our Week in Review.

WBEZ's Shannon Heffernan reports on how the sequester is affecting Illlinois seniors, public defenders and the poor. Tony Sarabia and Matt Kiefer try Crain's new online budget balancing tool. Neil Gupta talks about ThinkChicago and the local startup scene. John Challenger gives advice for the long-term unemployed. And for Music Thursday: a look at the electric sounds of Miles Davis with Richard Steele and Frank Russell. 

Paula Robinson of the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission explains how the group is implementing sustainability plans like preserving the Lakefront and Washington Park in its pursuit of distinction as a "Black Metropolis".

Sunday's New York Times' Book Review incited anger from Chicagoans who claimed the writer took swipes at some local authors, and the city and its residents in the process. Sports blogger Cheryl Raye-Stout has the latest on how Chicago teams are faring.

The Chicago Housing Authority heads into phase 2.0 of its Plan for Transformation called "Plan Forward". Illinois State Board of Education Chairman Gery Chico explains why the state is in such dire need of a cash infusion.

Thunder storms and rain have shut down flights, flooded areas and hindered commutes. But weather-related woes are just the local tip of major events taking place this week. We get an update on the Boston Marathon bombings, and find out more about the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.

The "Gang of Eight" group of bipartisan Senators has come up with an immigration bill that includes a path to citizenship, and environmental blogger Chris Bentley discusses the return of Asian Carp.