Politics
News Analysis with Carol Marin
With a balanced budget still on the horizon, there's much that could happen this week in Springfield. Carol Marin sits down with a group of reporters for a political roundtable to discuss state politics.
Has Illinois "won big" with ethics reform this year? Well, it depends on whom you ask. The chair of the state's Reform Commission, Patrick Collins, joins us to give his take.
Last week Mayor Daley pledged full financial support for the 2016 Olympic Games should private funding fall short. Rich Samuels caught up with Olympic Bid Chairman Pat Ryan today, who discussed the likelihood of whether or not taxpayers will bear the burden.
Governor Quinn wants a budget passed this week. Carol Marin sits down with lawmakers who will give us their take on what needs to be done to pass the state budget.
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Tonight's panel discusses the week's top headlines: Lawmakers still bickering over the stalled state budget; Mayor Daley promises a controversial financial guarantee to Olympic officials; Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool decides not to run for County Board president; President Obama pushes for healthcare reforms at the American Medical Association meeting here in Chicago; a sports radio website backer charged in a Ponzi scheme; the Cubs and Sox clash at the Crosstown Classic; and former Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa allegedly used steroids.
Guests:
Did Mayor Daley write a taxpayer-supported blank check to convince the International Olympic Committee to give the 2016 games to Chicago? Eddie Arruza and his panel of Chicago aldermen take a look at what the mayor proposed yesterday in Switzerland.
Contact your alderman
Cook County Public Defender Abishi Cunningham says he is nearly out of cash for defense of capital punishment cases. He joins us to talk about the challenges his office faces.
Governor Quinn has coaxed legislators back to Springfield next week, even though Republicans and Democrats still cannot agree on how to fix the state's budget shortfall. Rich Samuels has the latest on Illinois' fiscal crisis.
Governor Quinn says 10,000 state employees could lose their jobs unless a new budget is passed. Rich Samuels has the latest from the Governor today.
Programs funded by the Department of Human Services, Division of Community Health & Prevention that will have funding cut under the General Assembly's Budget.
Elizabeth Brackett and her panel discuss the impact of lawmakers' failure to enact real reform in Springfield.
President Obama addressed the American Medical Association this afternoon in Chicago, sharing his vision to reform the country's health care system. Is Obama's plan right for America? Carol Marin sits down with a panel of health care experts who give us their take.
Mass protests are paralyzing Iran as many dispute the re-election of controversial president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. We find out more about the election, and how Chicago's Iranian community is responding.
Peaceful Rally in Support of the Protesters in Iran
Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7 pm