Politics

Congressional Update

Illinois' newest U.S. Senator, Republican Mark Kirk, votes to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Chicago Sun-Times Washington D.C. bureau chief Lynn Sweet joins us to talk about this and other congressional actions.

The Week in Review

The Week In Review

On this week's edition of Chicago Tonight: The Week In Review hosted by Phil Ponce: Mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel spent almost 12 hours testifying at a hearing to determine whether he can stay on the February ballot, and the questioning ranged from the serious to the comical. His tenant contradicted some of Emanuel's testimony about the possessions the family left behind. And in a strange twist, Emanuel's real estate broker testified that the tenants demanded $100,000 to vacate the house. Another mayoral candidate, James Meeks, sparked a controversy when he said white women should not be entitled to minority set-aside contracts from the city. The mystery of the Honeybee Killer may be solved. In sports, Kerry Wood is coming back to the Cubs. And crews work around the clock to remove snow from the new University of Minnesota football stadium in hopes the Bears will play a battered Minnesota Vikings team there on Monday Night Football.

Guests:

• Craig Dellimore, WBBM Newsradio 780
• Marcella Raymond, WGN-TV
• Elizabeth Brackett, WTTW
• Gail Fischer, Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Business

The Year in Review

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists look back at the year in a special year-end edition of Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review.

Politics

Chicago's Lake Shore Drive: Urban America's Most Beautiful Roadway

Chicagoans drive on Lake Shore Drive every day without realizing the history beneath them. A new book recounts the long tale of Lake Shore Drive -- we talk with the authors.

• Chicago's Lake Shore Drive: Urban America's Most Beautiful Roadway

Cultural Connections

Cultural Connections: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

We talk with actress Amy Morton about her starring role in the Steppenwolf Theatre's production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Politics

Rahm Emanuel Residency Hearing

Eddie Arruza has the latest from the final day of the hearing on Rahm Emanuel's residency.

Arts & Entertainment

Chicago Botanic Garden

Need help sprucing up your holiday greenery? The Chicago Botanic Garden's Eliza Fournier is here to help you "deck the halls."

Hedy Weiss: Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss Theater Reviews

Sparks fly at Steppenwolf Theater. Hedy Weiss reviews Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and three more shows on the Chicago stage.

Science & Nature

Asian Carp

The threat from Asian carp has prompted a re-examination of the Chicago-area waterway system. One proposal involves permanently separating the Great Lakes watershed from the Mississippi River watershed, but not by closing the locks. Elizabeth Brackett has the story.

Business

News Analysis: Tax Cuts

The $858 billion tax cut proposal has cleared the Senate and is on its way to the House. Carol Marin and her panel have more on what an extension of the Bush-era tax cuts would mean for the economy, the deficit, and your pocketbook.