The flag of Chicago re-imagined by artists; plus rock posters and other prime examples of the city's rich printmaking history.

Lots of shenanigans are going on in the 22nd District where longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan is being challenged by 25-year-old political novice Michele Piszczor. Elizabeth Brackett reports in a web-exclusive story.

Rod Blagojevich addresses a throng of reporters and supporters before heading off to Colorado on Thursday to begin serving a 14-year prison sentence. Elizabeth Brackett reports.

We meet the two Democratic candidates vying for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County position.

We continue our discussion with the two candidates vying for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County position in our web-exclusive video.

New questions surface surrounding Mayor Emanuel's controversial speed-camera proposal.

We take on the contentious race in the 2nd Congressional District. Candidate Debbie Halvorson joins us to talk about the campaign and the issues.

We spotlight a little-known gallery that focuses on artists from Illinois.

We meet the two Republican candidates vying for the 16th Congressional District.

We continue our discussion with the two Republican candidates vying for the 16th Congressional District in our web-exclusive video.

Dr. Kameron Matthews, the primary care physician to all transgender inmates at Cook County Jail, joins us to talk about the transgender policies at Cook County Jail.

No one questions Mimi on the street about her appearance, she says, but there is an exception -- when she has to show her I.D. Mimi says she committed Medicaid fraud to hide her identity, but now she sits in Cook County Jail. A post-operative transsexual, Mimi is considered at-risk in jail.

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.

A new app from government data hounds, Open City, aims to make CPS admissions a little easier.

It is not the G8 -- but New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined Mayor Emanuel today for another international summit in Chicago. Paris Schutz has the story.