This week on Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, the tone turns nasty in the final days of the mayoral campaign. In a rally for Gery Chico, a union leader calls Rahm Emanuel a "Wall Street Judas." Mayor Daley says that's anti-Semitic. But Chico, who has three Jewish daughters, disagrees. Just weeks after a major income tax increase, Gov. Pat Quinn's $52.7 billion budget includes tough cuts and billions in borrowing. And in sports, Super Bowl Bears great Dave Duerson is found dead. Blackhawks Coach Joel Quenneville is hospitalized. And the Bulls beat the league's best.

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

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.

At a rally yesterday, a Gery Chico supporter compared Rahm Emanuel to Judas. Elizabeth Brackett addresses this, and other news in the final week before the mayoral election. Clip from Chico rally

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.

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

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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:

This week on Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, the latest polls are showing mayoral frontrunner Rahm Emanuel pulling away. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is victorious with both State's Attorney Anita Alvarez and Tom Dart's budget battles. The Washington, D.C. meeting at Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's office between airline officials and Mayor Richard M. Daley didn't get very far. There's a controversy brewing over the city's blizzard clean-up priorities. And to a chorus of boos, the Bulls' Carlos Boozer returns victorious to Utah.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced today that he will not step down. M. Cherif Bassiouni, president of the Egyptian American Society, joins us for analysis. Al-Jazeera's coverage

Layoffs are coming to the Cook County State's Attorney's office; this, on top of 100 pink slips that have already been issued. We talk to State's Attorney Anita Alvarez about who is getting cut and whether it helps solve the county's budget deficit. Cook County State's Attorney

The most recent poll in the Chicago mayoral contest places City Clerk Miguel del Valle at a distant third. Eddie Arruza talks to the self-proclaimed "poorest candidate" on his plans for the final 12 days of the race. del Valle on Chicago Tonight's 'Meet the Candidates' page del Valle's mayoral campaign

Former NBC Nightly News anchor and best-selling author Tom Brokaw stopped by to talk about the crisis in Egypt, domestic politics, and social media's effect on journalism.

Will there be a mayoral run-off? A new poll suggests Rahm Emanuel currently holds such a commanding lead that the race could be over on Election Day. We have the survey's pollster here to discuss the results. Read the poll results

The decision on whether or not to abolish the death penalty in Illinois rests in Gov. Pat Quinn's hands. We hear from Sister Helen Prejean, the Catholic nun at the forefront of the crusade to end capital punishment, and author of Dead Man Walking. Sister Helen's website

The race for mayor has gotten testy in the last few weeks. We hear what mayoral candidate William "Dock" Walls has to say about it in the final days before the election. Walls on Chicago Tonight's 'Meet the Candidates' page Walls' mayoral campaign