Mayor Emanuel wants to let cops issue tickets for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Will the move free up police to prevent more serious crimes? Elizabeth Brackett and her guests discuss the issue.

President Obama's executive order on immigration was a game-changer. Carol Marin and her guests look at the impact it will have on undocumented youth, in Chicago and beyond.

What is American capitalism and can it last? We hear from the author of a new book.

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.

Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. talks about the growing political polarization in the U.S. and his new book, Our Divided Political Heart.

In an exclusive interview with Chicago Tonight, Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman weighs in on Chicago's new infrastructure trust, and gives his thoughts on tackling Illinois' fiscal crisis.

The mayor's new infrastructure trust board was named this week. We talk with the only elected official in the group about protecting the public interest.

Three men accused of a NATO-related terrorism plot were in court on Tuesday. We tell you why even the presiding judge was bewildered by what transpired.

Mayor Emanuel names the board for his controversial Infrastructure Trust. So what happens next? Carol Marin and her guests weigh in.

Phil Ponce and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.

Former President Bill Clinton was in town on Thursday. We hear what he had to say about Mayor Rahm Emanuel's handling of Chicago's economy.

We get the latest on pension reform and gambling expansion from Illinois House Deputy Majority Leader Lou Lang.

Gov. Pat Quinn meets with legislative leaders to coax a deal on pension reform. Paris Schutz has more on what a final deal might look like.

Wisconsin's Scott Walker is the only governor is U.S. history to fight off a recall vote. Will his victory rattle the Obama campaign? Carol Marin and her panel have more.

With the state's pension liability at $83 billion, we look at the collapse of pension reform in Springfield and what legislative leaders may be talking about on Wednesday.

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.