Mayor Daley announced today that the city's budget gap is widening. Rich Samuels brings us both the bad news and the good.

As the Obama administration considers easing relations with Cuba, some members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with Cuban president Raul Castro and his brother Fidel last week. Chicago Congressman Bobby Rush was in that delegation. He joins Eddie Arruza to talk about his trip.

The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s dealings with Rod Blagojevich over Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat, which the impeached and indicted former governor is accused of trying to sell. Rich Samuels has the latest on the investigation.

Newly elected Congressman Mike Quigley is not the only lawmaker with a new job. We take a look at the results of the suburban races and Carol Marin talks with two of the new mayors.

The 5th Congressional District is headed to the polls today to elect someone to fill Rahm Emanuel's congressional seat. Eddie Arruza and his panel have the latest on that race and some hotly contested suburban contests.

Francis Cardinal George called the University of Notre Dame's decision to invite President Obama to speak at graduation an "extreme embarrassment," saying that the university it does not understand what it means to be Catholic. Do you think Barack Obama should speak at the Notre Dame commencement?

Governor Pat Quinn and state lawmakers are at odds over the the appointment of a 29-year-old war veteran to head the Illinois State Police. We talk to the acting director of the Illinois State Police, Jonathon Monken, about the controversy surrounding his appointment.

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Former governor Rod Blagojevich indicted; the International Olympic Committee pays a critical visit to Chicago; the Chicago Sun-Times files for bankruptcy; Mayor Daley wants a bigger slice of Governor Quinn's proposed tax hike; the Bears land prized quarterback Jay Cutler; and the Cubs and Sox open their seasons next week. Guests:

We hear what you would do to clean up Illinois politics when we read some of our viewer mail.

The much anticipated indictment of Rod Blagojevich was handed down this afternoon. Rich Samuels tells us what the former governor is charged with and why the indictment was revealed in such an unusual manner. Blagojevich Indictment Press Release List of Charges Blagojevich Indictment

Eddie Arruza and a panel of defense attorneys and former prosecutors look at how the looming trial might take shape.

Blagojevich may be out of office, but he has never quite left the public eye. We look at how he has used local and national media to build his defense.

Our own Elizabeth Brackett offers her perspective on the former governor's rise and fall. She is the author of the forthcoming book "Pay to Play."

What can be done to instill ethics into state politics? We speak with a former federal prosecutor about the recommendations proposed by his Illinois Reform Commission.

The city has encountered some major speed bumps in two of its privatization efforts. Today, the city admitted it has made some mistakes in the way it handled the parking meter privatization. Eddie Arruza has the details.

The Obama administration is placing an emphasis on technology and the nation's oldest laboratory is reaping the rewards. The new head of Argonne National Laboratory will be here to tell us more about his goals for the lab's future.