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On today's show: The rape in New Delhi, India's first art expo and global activism.

On today's show: Hillary Clinton's tenure, the art of climate change and the best global albums of 2012

Michigan Avenue will be ablaze with more than a million lights Saturday for the city's festival of lights. But it's not the only festival in town. Rick talks to two foodie filmmakers in town for the Chicago Food Film Festival. Plus the stars of Northlight Theater's The Odd Couple.

Winter ice cover on the Great Lakes has dropped dramatically over the past four decades, according to a new report.

This winter has been the third warmest on record for Illinois, with the average temperature being 5 degrees above normal.Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel says the average temperature from December through February was 34.2 degrees.The warmest winter on record was during 1931-1932, at 37.1 degr

Chicago is having its warmest winter in 80 years, according to The Sun-Times. Meanwhile, Mexico is mired in drought. Europe is experiencing bone-chilling cold in places where snow doesn't usually even fall.

We’re halfway through what may be the second mildest winter in U.S. history. But in Europe, they’re seeing some record lows. Over the weekend, Rome and the Netherlands recorded the lowest temperatures in 27 years. And at least 131 people have died in the Ukraine due due to winter storms.