The Week in Review with Carol Marin at 7 PM


Tonight's panel discusses the week's top headlines: Governor Quinn passes a stop-gap budget; Mayor Daley lays off 431 workers after their unions refused to take furlough days off; families are in mourning all over again during the Burr Oak Cemetery scandal; Chicago on a Denver booting-blitz; the CTA cracking down on sexual harassment; the Cubs and Sox well-rested after the All-Star break; and the Blackhawks fire general manager Dale Tallon.

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Viewer Mail


We hear what you had to say about some of our recent stories when we read our viewer mail.

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Friday Night Preview: Classic Callaway


We take a look back at John Callaway's 1998 Friday Night interview with legendary film reviewers Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.

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Ask Geoffrey


Did you know that the first modern airfield in the U.S. was located right outside Chicago? Geoffrey Baer has the details on that and more in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

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Great Lakes Restoration


We talk to Cameron Davis, the local man tapped by President Obama to help restore the Great Lakes.

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"Food Deserts"


We have an update to a story we brought you a few years ago concerning so-called "food deserts" in Chicago -- areas that lack access to grocery stores and healthy food. Christian Farr talks with people who are fighting to make these "deserts" disappear.

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News Analysis with Eddie Arruza


Illinois lawmakers are putting off the tough financial decisions until next year -- that's how many critics view last night's passage of a temporary budget that relies heavily on debt and deferred payments. Eddie Arruza and his panel of lawmakers discuss what's next for cash-strapped Illinois.

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Governor Quinn on the Budget


The Governor answered questions about Illinois' newly passed budget today. Rich Samuels tells us what he had to say about the state's fiscal plan.

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Live Music Wednesday: Treaty of Paris


The Chicago band Treaty of Paris burst onto the scene with an odd and popular music video in 2007. They perform their energetic brand of pop-punk live in our studio.

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Beer: The World's Greatest Drink?


People have been drinking beer for 10,000 years. We talk to one beer aficionado who dares to call beer the best drink in the world.

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