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Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review: 6/20

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

Poll Shows Voters Favor Lower Taxes, Spending Cuts

Despite a cash-strapped state, voters in Illinois favor letting the 2011 income tax expire and cutting spending, according to a new poll.

Supreme Court Ruling Breakdown

The Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on a number of cases with far-reaching implications. We preview the most contentious cases this term that will be ruled on next week and how this will affect future cases moving forward.

Breakdance Meets Bach

We meet a group of dancers who prove that breakdance and Johann Sebastian Bach can work well together.  

Providing Mental Health Care to Children

Community health care providers are partnering to integrate primary health care with mental health care for the city's children and teens. We hear from health care providers about the mental health needs of children in the community and how a new model works.

Ask Geoffrey 6/19

Geoffrey Baer turns the lights on at the Auditorium Theatre, tells us where the hulking gas holding tanks went, and revisits 100 years of history at Wrigley Field in this week’s edition of Ask Geoffrey. 

Viewer Feedback: 6/19

We share what you had to say about recent stories when read some of our viewer feedback.

An Artist in Hiding

Charlotte Salomon’s art is a fantastic expression of her own personal drama. “It is my whole life.”

Judge to Rule on Fair Maps, Term Limits Amendments

Will a judge throw out the voter-led efforts to institute term limits on lawmakers and to change the state's redistricting process? Paris Schutz has latest. 

Declining Credit Ratings Put Chicago at Risk

Banks could claim nearly $200 million from Chicago if the city's credit rating drops three more notches because of existing interest rate swaps made by Richard Daley's administration. 

Increasing HPV Vaccination Rates

At 38 percent, the HPV vaccination rate of teens in Chicago is higher than the national average of 28 percent. But  the vaccination rate is still, too low.

Northerly Island Transformation Nears Completion

The city and ecologists are close to finishing Chicago's newest park – an ecologically diverse habitat on what was once Meigs Field. We'll talk to two planners involved with Northerly Island's transformation.

Film Documents Life and Work of Jens Jensen

We talk with coproducer Carey Lundin about her new film documenting the life and work of conservationist and renowned landscape architect Jens Jensen known for his passion in preserving parks and green spaces throughout Chicago and the Midwest.

Paying His Debt to Society

There are hundreds of yoga studios in the Chicago area. But in the Austin neighborhood on the city’s West Side there is, as far as we know, just one.  We revisit Jay Shefsky's profile on Marshawn Feltus, who learned yoga during his time in prison for murder and is now trying to repay the community he damaged by operating his own studio. 

Viewer Feedback: 6/18

We share what you had to say about recent stories when we read our viewer feedback.