Business

Budget Analysis

Carol Marin and several experts, including Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford, take a closer look at the governor's budget plan, and what may happen next in the General Assembly.

Business

The New Illinois Budget

Gov. Pat Quinn presented his budget to lawmakers in Springfield today. Part of the plan includes borrowing nearly $9 billion to pay overdue bills and other state debts. Ash-har Quraishi joins us to talk about the budget proposal.

• More on the budget

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Terra Foundation Artbeat Special

Hull House Art | Terra Foundation Artbeat Special

Jane Addams and her fellow reformers understood the social value of art and its ability to break down barriers and uplift people. On the Art Beat, find out how Jane Addams' Hull House was an incubator for early Chicago artists.

• Hull House Museum
• Text of Jane Addam's book Twenty Years at Hull House
• Corbett vs. Dempsey gallery

Business

Mortgage Meltdown Origin

How did the mortgage crisis begin, and who's to blame? Bethany McLean, Vanity Fair writer and author of the book All the Devils Are Here, answers this question and many more.

• The book on the publisher's website
• New York Times book review
• Huffington Post review of the book

Business

Sweet Senate Desk

The Senate candy desk is being occupied by Sen. Mark Kirk. We hear how Illinois candy companies are benefiting when Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 joins us with a look at the week in business.

• Story on Kirk's candy desk

Business

The Cost of Foreclosures

Banks and mortgage servicers are walking away from thousands of homes caught in the foreclosure pipeline. What does that do to neighborhoods, and the city itself? Elizabeth Brackett has the story.

• More on the story
• Woodstock Institute
• Story on lender 'walkaways'

Arts & Entertainment

Man vs. Machine

IBM's Watson super computer serves up stiff competition to its human challengers on Jeopardy. Ash-har Quraishi speaks with a computer scientist from Northwestern University about what the contest means for Artificial Intelligence.

• Learn about Watson

Politics

Analyzing the Budget

President Obama's proposed budget is disappointing fellow Democrats for going too far. And the Republicans say it doesn't go far enough. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel examines the spending -- and the cuts.

Politics

Chicago Tonight: Live Mayoral Forum

Chicago Tonight: Live Forum, Live Streaming, Live Chat... it all starts at 7:00 pm

Tonight at 7:00 pm, just 8 days before the election, the gloves come off as mayoral candidates Carol Moseley Braun, Gery Chico, Miguel del Valle and Rahm Emanuel answer tough questions, in a forum hosted by Carol Marin.

Talk back:

Log on to wttw.com during the show for a live web chat. Chicago Tonight correspondents Phil Ponce, Eddie Arruza and Elizabeth Brackett, along with other political panelists, will discuss the race with you from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm.

Go behind-the-scenes:

For a behind-the-scenes look at the mayoral candidates arriving and gearing up for our forum just 8 days before the election, check out our More on the Story blog tonight after the forum.