Science & Nature

CTA Train Tracker

A new web-based program has been designed to help commuters make their train on time. Nick Shields has the story.

• Train Tracker beta page

Business

Controversial Groupon Ad

Find out how the negative response to Groupon's Super Bowl ad featuring Tibet will impact the Chicago company. Kris Kridel, of WBBM Newsradio 780, joins us to look at the week in business.

• CNN article about the ad

Politics

Interview with Carol Moseley Braun

She's been making headlines with her campaign for mayor. We talk to Carol Moseley Braun about the hard-fought race.

• Braun on Chicago Tonight's 'Meet the Candidates' page
• Braun's campaign page

Politics

Preckwinkle and Dart Talk County Budget

Elected leaders' budgets are being unveiled this week in response to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's mandate to curb spending. And some of the cuts aren't pretty. We have Preckwinkle and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart here to discuss the budget crisis and more.

The Week in Review

The Week in Review with Joel Weisman

This week on Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, the Blizzard of 2011 takes Chicago by storm, absolutely paralyzing the city. The third largest blizzard ever caused complete chaos on Lake Shore Drive, with hundreds of stranded drivers and abandoned cars. As the city continues to dig out, some blame city officials for not shutting down the historic thoroughfare sooner. Meanwhile, the mayoral race turns nasty with Carol Moseley Braun accusing opponent Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins of being a crack addict -- then apologizing to her opponent. The governor signs the Civil Unions bill, granting same-sex couples in committed relationships some of the same benefits of marriage. And in sports, the Bulls are red-hot, while the Jay Cutler knee controversy continues to burn.

Guests:

• Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times
• Brant Miller, NBC-5 News
• Abdon Pallasch, Chicago Sun-Times
• Rich King, WGN-TV

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Science & Nature

Chicago Blizzard of 1967: Part 2

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While there was initially a celebratory mood in parts of the city, that good vibe disappeared rather quickly. 

When the storm ended on Jan. 27, 1967 — with 23 inches of snow on the ground — some 20,000 cars were left abandoned in the city. Even when plows could get through, many streets were left with only one passable lane. Even more troubling than the transportation crisis: the growing food shortages.

Here’s the late John Callaway with part 2 of our remembrance.

Watch part 1 here.

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Science & Nature

Innovation Laboratory

Northwestern University is launching the Knight News Innovation Laboratory here. Using a combination of journalism and computer science, this new initiative hopes to improve the way stories like the Blizzard of 2011 are reported.

• Chicago Tribune story about Knight Innovation Lab

Arts & Entertainment

YouTube Videos Storm the Blizzard

From the inside of a car on Lake Shore Drive, to a nearly naked romp in the snow; we look at YouTube to see how people across the region captured the blizzard on home video.

• Your blizzard videos

Science & Nature

Lake Shore Drive Car Rescue

Where did all these cars go overnight? We show you how the great Lake Shore Drive "car rescue" effort is working. Paris Schutz tells that story.

• Locate your stranded car