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Governor's Special Session
On the eve of the two-day special legislative session he's called, Governor Blagojevich again lashed out against lawmakers whose support he says he's seeking. Rich Samuels has the details.
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Pay Raise for State Legislators
State legislators are in line for a big pay hike unless the Senate votes this week to block it. Carol Marin and her panel of lawmakers weigh in.
The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7pm
Mayor Daley at the Beijing Olympics, Governor Blagojevich calls lawmakers back to Springfield for yet another special session, Chicago's murder rate on the rise, highway speeding cameras proposed, Bensenville bracing for O'Hare expansion demolition, and the Cubs pulling away from the competition while the Sox cling to first place.
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Sculptor Virginio Ferrari
Chicago Gateway Green
Matt's Law Coalition
Governor Blagojevich
"Re-write to do right." That's Governor Blagojevich's new slogan. Rich Samuels tells us what it means and why some House democrats don't like it.
Michelle Obama in Chicago
Michelle Obama raised a cool $400,000 for her husband's campaign at a fundraiser in Chicago today. But something at the Palmer House remained at room temperature. Rich Samuels tells us what.
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The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7 pm
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama touring the Middle East and Europe, Governor Blagojevich's campaign war chest flush with cash, the Chicago Police Department launches a $100 gun buyback program this weekend, more than a hundred red light ticket cameras now up in Chicago, the list of potential Cubs buyers narrowed, legendary baseball writer Jerome Holtzman died this week, and the Cubs and Sox barely clinging on to first place.
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Matt Friedman and his research
News Analysis with Elizabeth Brackett
Could a new set of rules change business as usual in Springfield? Voters will decide this fall on whether to hold a constitutional convention to re-write the state's constitution. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel debate the issue.
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