President Obama proposed a $3.77 trillion budget for 2014 that would cut deficits by $1.8 trillion over the next decade. Eddie Arruza and his guests gauge market reaction to the potential cuts.

North Korea is warning of a nuclear attack against the United States. We look at how realistic the threat is, and how things have escalated in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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

Is Chicago’s epidemic of violence slowly improving? Are police strategies as effective as the city insists they are? We talk with Police Supt. Garry McCarthy.

Sen. Mark Kirk reversed his stance on same-sex marriage by announcing support for it on his website.

Cook County Jail is near capacity. With summer approaching, we talk with three top county officials about what can be done.

A month after the federal government's sequestration cuts, economists still disagree on their impact. Will 750,000 jobs be lost or 300,000? University of Chicago professors Austan Goolsbee and Steven Kaplan join us.

After a bloody January, the first quarter of 2013 ends with homicides at historic lows. But what do the numbers really mean? Paris Schutz has the latest.

Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts set April 1 as a deadline for working out a deal on Wrigley Field negotiations. We hear from rooftop owners and Lakeview residents on what could be holding up a deal.

It’s one year away, but the governor’s race is already shaking things up dramatically across Illinois. We give you a preview of what’s to come.

The city's top watchdog wants unfettered access to city documents and records -- but the Illinois Supreme Court says no; that it's up to the mayor. We hear what some of you had to say in tonight's Viewer Feedback.

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

The nation’s top transportation official announces a $100 million federal loan to the city to revitalize the Chicago Riverwalk. Paris Schutz has the latest on this, and other news from the mayor’s office.

WBEZ reporter Rob Wildeboer has been trying to interview Gov. Pat Quinn for months on conditions in Illinois prisons -- unsuccessfully.

It was a second historic day for gays and lesbians as the Supreme Court heard arguments on same-sex marriage. We take a closer look at the issues facing the justices.

Pension reform made some strides before the General Assembly went on Spring Break. What was done, and how much closer is Illinois to comprehensive reform? Carol Marin and four state legislators discuss the developments.