Politics

Mayoral Forum

Four of the mayoral candidates -- Carol Moseley Braun, Gery Chico, Miguel Del Valle and Rahm Emanuel -- answer questions from Chicago high school students on a Chicago Tonight Election Special on WTTW11 at 7:00 pm. The students hail from the Mikva Challenge, a non-partisan group that helps low-income Chicago youth become involved in politics and public service.

• More on Mikva Challenge
• Dear Mayor... Letters from Chicago's Youth

The Week in Review

The Week in Review with Joel Weisman

This week on Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review: Joel Weisman and his panel analyze the state's 67 percent income tax hike. How were Democrats able to corral enough votes to pass it? Will legislative leaders have to borrow and make more cuts to bring the fiscal house back in order? Will businesses really flee for neighboring states like Wisconsin and Indiana? We'll also catch up on the mayoral race. Candidate Gery Chico unveiled his first advertisement this week, while Rahm Emanuel took a strong tack against the unions. And how about those Metra quiet cars? And the announcement that Chinese President Hu Jintao is coming to town next week? Finally, in sports, the Bears get ready for the surprising Seahawks - can they avoid a letdown?

Guests:

• Mike Mulligan, WSCR-AM 670 The Score, Chicago Sun-Times
• Charles Thomas, ABC-7 News
• David Greising, Chicago News Cooperative
• Abdon Pallasch, Chicago Sun-Times

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Viewer Mail

We asked if you support a state income tax increase without further spending cuts. Here are some of your responses.

Politics

DuSable to Obama

As we get ready for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we take a look at Dr. King's days in Chicago as recalled in WTTW's award-winning documentary, "DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis."

• More on the documentary

Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

Did Frank Lloyd Wright design a CTA el station? We learn about the past, present and future of the bustling Wilson Red Line stop in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

• History of the Wilson train station
• Chicago Tribune article about the Chicago-Kansas City Expressway

Arts & Entertainment

Who was Busby Berkeley?

The story behind the extravagant Hollywood spectacles of a legendary director. We hear from Jeffrey Spivak, local author of a new book on the life and art of Busby Berkeley.

• Jeffrey Spivak's website

Arts & Entertainment

Cultural Connections: Vivian Maier

The amazing story of Vivian Maier, a Chicago nanny who took more than 100,000 photos during her lifetime but never showed them to anyone. Now that she's gone and her photos have been discovered, some say she may rank among the top street photographers of the 20th century. Jay Shefsky brings us tonight's "Cultural Connection."

• More Vivian Maier photos and information
• The show at the Chicago Cultural Center, Jan. 7 - April 3

Politics

Remaining Mayoral Candidates

And then there were six. That's the number of candidates remaining in the race for mayor of Chicago. Eddie Arruza and his panel discuss the latest in the fight for City Hall.

Arts & Entertainment

'Ape' at Lincoln

We find out why zoo officials and primate lovers across the country have gone "ape" over Lincoln Park Zoo's newborn baby gibbon.

• Read about the white-cheeked gibbon

Politics

Mayoral Candidate Walls

He's a perennial candidate for mayor and governor. So why does he think he has a shot at City Hall this time? We speak with William "Dock" Walls.

• Walls' mayoral page