Joel Weisman and his panel discuss the week’s news: Another budget impasse in Springfield as the clock ticks down. Speculation about Dick Durbin running for governor in 2018. Arne Duncan joins the Lucas Museum board and the effort to keep the project in his hometown. In the battle between taxis and Uber and Lyft, a majority of aldermen want to license ride-share drivers and level the playing field. While some air travelers report shorter TSA lines, the administration's chief says to expect the trouble to last all summer. Rod Blagojevich gets bad news from the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Maudlyne Ihejirika, Chicago Sun-Times
John McCarron, Chicago Tribune
Kristen McQueary, Chicago Tribune
Bruce Levine, 670 the Score

The conversation continues in our exclusive web video. This week, Joel Weisman and guests discuss Arne Duncan's appointment to the Lucas Museum board and the criticism of Hillary Clinton from the State Department inspector general.  

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