A panel of lawmakers goes forward today with a hearing on Gov. Pat Quinn's controversial $54.5 million Neighborhood Recovery Initiative, despite the Feds telling them not to. Paris Schutz has the details.

Cook County Clerk David Orr has unveiled an online TIF mapping tool. He stops by Chicago Tonight to explain how the interactive tool works and more.

A major shake-up in the race for mayor, as Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle decides she is "ruling out" a run. Paris Schutz has more from Preckwinkle and the fallout.

A state committee approves the final rules for medical marijuana in Illinois. We'll hear form the head of the legislative committee about those regulations and how soon dispensaries might be appearing around Chicago.

The House-Senate Joint Criminal Justice Reform Committee is holding its first of several meetings to examine prison crowding, recidivism, and sentencing reform.

New troubles surface regarding a nursing home owned by Bruce Rauner's company. Why an ugly war over nursing home care is taking center stage in the gubernatorial race today.

Insolvency looms for the federal Highway Trust Fund. Brandis Friedman has more on what that means for Illinois highway construction workers and motorists.

The Justice Department asked state lawmakers to hold-off having members of Gov. Quinn's inner circle testify about an anti-violence program tainted by scandal.

Hundreds of thousands of city residents have chosen to get their electricity through the municipal aggregation program. But now many of those might want to opt out because of higher rates. Paris Schutz has more.  

From state spending to patronage hires to gubernatorial race hijinks, there is no shortage of topics in the political sphere this week. We discuss these topics and implications for the city and state with our panel. 

Mayor Rahm Emanuel supports a recommendation from his task force that the city’s minimum wage be raised to $13. Some City Council members believe that’s not high enough and business owners are against the hike altogether.

Lakeview residents angrily react to the latest Wrigley renovation proposal set for approval this week. Paris Schutz has the latest.

Police Supt. Garry McCarthy says his force "lost it" this weekend, and he’s trying to figure out why. Paris Schutz has the reaction from a deadly Fourth of July weekend.

On Thursday, July 3, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that subsidized health care benefits of retired state employees are protected by the state. We discuss the decision and its implications with a panel of experts.

In four years since Illinois passed an adoption law, more than 10,000 adult adoptees have received their original birth certificates.