On this edition of Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman, more than 2 million Chicago area Catholics have a new leader, as Pope Francis appoints Blase Cupich to succeed Cardinal Francis George. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and potential mayoral challenger Karen Lewis differ on decriminalizing pot. With six weeks to go before the Nov. 4 general election, a new We Ask America poll reveals Governor Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner in a dead heat. In business news, Tribune Media prepares to go public, while McDonald’s fails to connect with the millennial generation. And in sports, retiring White Sox legend Paul Konerko plays for the final time on the South Side.
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Mary Wisniewski, Reuters
Alan Krashesky, ABC 7 News
Melissa Harris, Chicago Tribune
Lester Munson, ESPN
Watch our panel’s web-exclusive conversation in Web Extra: The Week in Review: 9/26.
Here is a roundup of Chicago Tonight‘s web stories from this week:
Monday, Sept. 22
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Remembering Sheldon Patinkin
Locals Named MacArthur Geniuses
Turning Trees into Art
Researchers: Greater Precautions Needed to Stop Ebola
Discussing the New Archbishop
Tuesday, Sept. 23
‘David Bowie Is’
Coexisting with Wildlife
“Big Cat” Williams on Bears vs. Jets
Analyzing Airstrikes Against ISIS
Mayor Emanuel Calls for Sentencing Reform
A Way with Words
Wednesday, Sept. 24
Ask Geoffrey: 9/24
Singer Dee Alexander’s Breakout Moment
End of Life Decisions
Gen. Zinni on US Military Intervention
Crain’s Corner
Great Lakes Water Quality Summit in Chicago
Thursday, Sept. 25
Viewer Feedback: 9/25
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic’s 10th Season
‘I’ll Drink to That’
How Healthy is Diet Soda?
Wall Street Suffers as Tech Stocks Shrink
Hines Veterans Affairs Scandal
Friday, Sept. 26
Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review: 9/26
Web Extra: The Week in Review: 9/26
Weekend Events Around Town: 9/26-9/28