Tonight's panel discusses the week's top headlines: the Chicago Sun-Times endorses Governor Quinn in the upcoming primary election; the University of Illinois is in a major cash crunch; a lawsuit claims that the CTA's funding formula is racist; many McPier employees are making six-figure salaries as conventions flock from pricey McCormick Place; the Bears stand by beleaguered head coach Lovie Smith; and Cubs legend Andre Dawson is heading to the Hall of Fame. Guests:

The Twitter generation meets literary classics and creates "Twitterature." We talk to some University of Chicago students who have written a book that will make you tweet for mercy.

Could this be the future of news? We show you how Northwestern researchers have programmed computers to do the work of writers and reporters.

School officials are trying to take the guesswork out of gun violence prevention, using a probability model to attempt to predict future victims. We take a look at the program and hear what some critics have to say. Youth Advocate Programs CeaseFire Read The New York Times' endorsement of the Chicago Public Schools violence prevention strategy

We are joined by Homer Bryant, an inspiring dance teacher on Chicago's South side, who calls himself a teacher of life.

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Oprah Winfrey ending her talk show in 2011; Chicago School Board President Michael Scott's apparent suicide shocks the city; the Cook County Board votes to roll back the controversial sales tax hike; major conventions continue to leave McCormick Place for less expensive locales; and the Bears season on life support. Guests:

The body of Chicago School Board President Michael Scott was discovered early this morning in the Chicago River near the Apparel Center. His death has been ruled a suicide. Elizabeth Brackett has the latest details.

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: The CTA avoids fare hikes but service cuts and layoffs are still looming; Jeanine Nicarico's killer, Brian Dugan, gets the death penalty; Governor Quinn decides to release prisoners early; Congressman Danny Davis bows out of the race for Cook County Board President; Chicago's magnet school admission policies are revamped; and another devastating loss puts the Bears season on the brink. Guests:

A simple blood test can determine a disease that often goes undiagnosed. We speak with experts from the nation's first celiac disease center, based here in Chicago. The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center

Houses of worship and private schools have been receiving state tax dollars, and this has reignited the church-state debate. We talk with a state representative who has helped send money to a Jesuit-run high school and an ACLU member with concerns about the practice.

There are big changes in the way Chicago school kids will be accepted into magnet schools and selective enrollment high schools. Elizabeth Brackett has the details. Upcoming CPS community meetings on the new policies

Teacher turnover is high in many urban schools. We visit a teacher training program that is trying to reverse the trend. Urban Teacher Education Program

Some schools do major fundraising to make up for what they don't get from taxes. Eddie Arruza shows us how some parents and teachers transformed Nettelhorst School a few years ago. The transformation is now the subject of a new book. How to Walk to School: Blueprint for a Neighborhood School Renaissance

A thousand college students from across the state came to Springfield to lobby lawmakers not to cut their student funding. They are just one of many groups that have a gripe with this year's budget. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel look at what kinds of options Illinois has to close the gap.

Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Mayor Daley held a summit on youth violence today in response to the beating death of Fenger High School student Derrion Albert. Rich Samuels tells us what they had to say, and has reaction from some local high school students.

The University of Illinois named an interim president over the weekend. Carol Marin talks with Stanley Ikenberry about what he can do to restore confidence in the state institution.