CTA President Richard Rodriguez explains who will be affected by Sunday's looming cuts to rail and bus service.

We find out how Toyota dealerships are scrambling to fix faulty accelerators on 2.3 million vehicles. Toyota recall information

We learn about how people in need are getting help quickly with fast-track food stamps. "Hunger in America 2010" -- Feeding America study Food Stamp/SNAP Outreach -- Greater Chicago Food Depository

We go inside some new breweries, and introduce you to the local entrepreneurs who are trying to make Chicago the home of unique, artisan brewing.

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines; Primary election voters will be heading to the polls on Tuesday; President Obama refocuses on the economy during his State of the Union address; Ford is adding 1,200 new jobs at its Torrence Avenue plant on Chicago's South Side; Chicago area home sales are on the rise; Mayor Daley canceled the traditional July 3rd fireworks extravaganza this week; and the surging Bulls are turning their season around. Guests:

Elizabeth Brackett sits down with media mogul Arianna Huffington.

Nightly Business Report's Diane Eastabrook tells us about a unique collaboration between community volunteers and banks to help homeowners in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods.

We preview Elizabeth Brackett's Friday Night Show interview with media mogul Arianna Huffington.

Toyota is stopping sales of eight of its most popular models while it looks into an accelerator defect. This follows another major -- but more positive -- announcement from the Ford Motor Company. Eddie Arruza has the latest on these stories. List of recalled Toyota vehicles

Apple unveiled its latest much-anticipated product today, the iPad. Will it live up to the hype? We learn exactly the iPad will be able to do.

Be sure to tune in at 9pm tonight, right after a special 2-hour telethon for earthquake-ravaged Haiti. On tonight's program: Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines; Candidates have launched a wave of negative ads in the final days leading up to the primary election; 14 underperforming Chicago Public Schools are going to be either closed, consolidated, or overhauled; Drew Peterson was back in court this week as lawyers argued about hearsay evidence; McCormick Place may lose yet another major convention; and the red-hot Blackhawks are the talk of the NHL.

Electric cars were all the rage at last week's Detroit Auto Show. We have a report from the Chicago bureau of Nightly Business Report.

Governor Quinn is promising $15 million to the Brookfield Zoo for infrastructure improvements. But given the state's fiscal crisis, the money is far from a sure thing. Eddie Arruza reports on reasons why the Zoo feels the funds are justified.

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Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: The primary election is now less than 3 weeks away; Governor Quinn renews his call for a tax hike in the State of the State address; the Chicago Public Schools will spend $60 million on citizen patrols; lawmakers are demanding major changes at McPier, the agency that runs pricey McCormick Place; the Bears are rebuffed by top coaching candidates; and Sammy Sosa's home run derby buddy, Mark McGwire, admits that he used steroids. Guests:

The rate of foreclosures spiked in 2009 -- what will the rate look like in 2010? Eddie Arruza and his panel attempt to answer this question, and much more. $2 Billion in Recovery Act Grants