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As part of a special encore presentation of Eight Forty-Eight, producer Katie O'Brien revisited the milestones that marked 2011. Local sports teams and franchise players often become part of a city’s identity.

The rough-and-tumble economy was not kind to either large or small publications.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced Tuesday that he would not run in the 2012 presidential election. Many thought the Garden State governor was the GOP’s best chance to win the White House.

For 25 years, legions of celebrities have found their way onto, or on top of, Oprah’s couch.

Turnout for Tuesday's runoff election was low. But there were some exciting stories among the outcomes. Four incumbent aldermen appear to have lost. Those seats represent just a portion the turnover in the council. That means a lot of fresh faces at City Hall, assuming the election results hold.

Citizens spent the first half of the month digging out  and Politicians spent the last half digging in. No doubt about it, everywhere in Chicago this February, someone was shoveling something.

Before getting too far into 2011, "Eight Forty-Eight" wanted to wrap up highs and lows of 2010 for its Year in Review.