Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Lawmakers ignore Wednesday's deadline and fail to pass a balanced budget; Mayor Daley gets an earful from aldermen about the Olympics; the Chicago Public Schools skewered in a new report; Gary-native Michael Jackson remembered; Bulls scoring star Ben Gordon signed by the rival Pistons; and the Blackhawks make a big splash in the free-agent market.
Guests:
- Ben Bradley - ABC 7 News
- Greg Kot - Chicago Tribune
- Kate Grossman - Chicago Sun-Times
- Fred Mitchell - Chicago Tribune