Education

News Analysis: State Budget

Lawmakers expect to pass a budget this week in Springfield. Just how will they make up the budget shortfall and what agencies will feel the pinch? Carol Marin and her panel discuss this and more.

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The Friday Night Show

The Friday Night Show: Craig Robinson

Joel sits down with Craig Robinson, brother of First Lady Michelle Obama.

The Week in Review

The Week in Review with Joel Weisman

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: President Obama gives a boost to the Giannoulias campaign during a visit to Illinois this week; Mayor Daley balks at the suggestion of sending in the National Guard to help police Chicago's deadly streets; United and Continental Airlines are reportedly close to striking a mega-merger deal; immigration protests are planned in Chicago and across the country this weekend; Walmart is going to meet face to face with organized labor about its proposed Chicago expansion plans; and the Blackhawks advance to the conference semifinals against the Vancouver Canucks.

Guests:

• Bob Crawford, NewsRadio 780 WBBM
• Jesse Rogers, ESPN
• Fernando Diaz, Hoy Chicago
• David Greising, Chicago News Cooperative

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Arts & Entertainment

Katyn: Slaughter and Silence

Seventy years ago, more than 20,000 Polish POWs were executed by the Soviet military during World War II. We preview a documentary about the Katyn massacre airing Friday night at 9 pm on WTTW.

Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

Where was the ballpark when the Cubs actually won two World Series? Geoffrey Baer has the surprising answer in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

• Historic Pullman Foundation
• The Pullman State Historic Site
• "Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. : A Chronological History"--Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc.

Arts & Entertainment

Jules Feiffer

Looking back on a life in cartoons. Jules Feiffer joins us to talk about his career -- and some early memories of Chicago.

• Jean Albano Gallery
• Artropolis Chicago

The Friday Night Show

Friday Night Show Preview: Craig Robinson

We preview Joel Weisman's Friday Night Show interview with First Lady Michelle Obama's brother, Craig Robinson.

Politics

Democratic Party Rift

Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez had some harsh words recently for Governor Quinn and President Obama. A reporter from the Chicago News Cooperative is here with more on a growing rift within the Democratic Party.

Politics

News Analysis: Marijuana Debate

State legislators are just a few votes away from legalizing medical marijuana in Illinois. But how would authorities control it, and could medical pot be the first step in making the drug completely legal? Eddie Arruza and his panel take up the debate.

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