How can we avoid the emotional and financial distress brought on by divorce? We talk to a Chicago family court judge who has written a new book called The Good Karma Divorce.

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

Former CNN anchor Paula Zahn hosts WTTW's newest series Health Secrets: What Every Woman Should Know. We give you a preview of tonight's world premiere.

Will there be a health care reform bill on the President's desk this month? Is there another stimulus plan on the horizon? How is the Afghanistan surge working? Elizabeth Brackett asks the man working on the answers to all of those questions -- Senator Dick Durbin.

Elizabeth Brackett and her panel examine how health care reform could affect you, and what's likely to be included in a final bill. Compare the Senate and House health Reform Bills -- PBS NewsHour

We learn about a group that helps the mentally ill lead better lives. Thresholds

Groundbreaking transplants were performed today at Children's Memorial Hospital. Rich Samuels joins us with more details.

Is housing terror suspects at Illinois's Thomson prison a good move? Will health care reform pass? Eddie Arruza gets some perspective from Illinois's newest congressman, Mike Quigley.

We hear what you have to say about some of our recent stories when we read our viewer mail.

We take a look at some new ideas in technology and design that are making it easier for older people to live in their homes longer.

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

Some Iraq war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder are being treated with a 3-D war simulator, the first of its kind in Illinois. We see how it works and how it's helping. The Vet Center at Alexian Brothers Medical Center Campus

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a health care reform bill over the weekend by a very narrow margin. Carol Marin and her panel, including Rep. Peter Roskam, take a close look at what is inside the legislation and the challenges it could face in the U.S. Senate. Read the bill passed by the House of Representatives

The junior senator from Illinois, Roland Burris, made a rare public appearance in Chicago. Rich Samuels tells us why fellow Democrats, including President Obama, are suddenly taking him very seriously.

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: State lawmakers busy during the fall veto session; Cook County property taxes soaring; Illinois grappling with the swine flu; terrorism suspects arrested in Chicago; protesters take to the streets against the American Bankers Association annual meeting; new Cubs owner Tom Ricketts officially takes over; and the Bears hope to bounce back from one of the worst losses of the Lovie Smith era. Guests:

The demand for the H1N1 vaccine is high in Chicago. Chicago opened free vaccination clinics across the city this weekend, but the limited supply led to long lines and many being turned away. Eddie Arruza has the latest on the clinics, and whether or not more doses of the vaccine will reach Chicago.