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

The ACLU is concerned over the number of surveillance cameras placed around the city. Chicago officials, however, see them as an important safety tool. Eddie Arruza reports on the controversy. Huffington Post article about the dispute

Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins made headlines when she engaged in a war of words with her mayoral opponent, Carol Moseley Braun. Elizabeth Brackett talks to her about the controversy and her race for mayor. Van Pelt-Watkins on Chicago Tonight's 'Meet the Candidates' page Her mayoral campaign website

She's been making headlines with her campaign for mayor. We talk to Carol Moseley Braun about the hard-fought race. Braun on Chicago Tonight's 'Meet the Candidates' page Braun's campaign page

Find out how the negative response to Groupon's Super Bowl ad featuring Tibet will impact the Chicago company. Kris Kridel, of WBBM Newsradio 780, joins us to look at the week in business. CNN article about the ad

Elected leaders' budgets are being unveiled this week in response to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's mandate to curb spending. And some of the cuts aren't pretty. We have Preckwinkle and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart here to discuss the budget crisis and more.

This week on Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, the Blizzard of 2011 takes Chicago by storm, absolutely paralyzing the city. The third largest blizzard ever caused complete chaos on Lake Shore Drive, with hundreds of stranded drivers and abandoned cars. As the city continues to dig out, some blame city officials for not shutting down the historic thoroughfare sooner. Meanwhile, the mayoral race turns nasty with Carol Moseley Braun accusing opponent Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins of being a crack addict -- then apologizing to her opponent.

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It may be the most contentious moment so far of the Chicago mayoral campaign, and now one candidate has apologized to another. Eddie Arruza tells us how Carol Moseley Braun is trying to recover after she accused another candidate of being "strung out on crack."

Today marks a historic moment for Illinois, as Gov. Pat Quinn signs into law a bill that offers same-sex partners similar rights as those granted to married couples. Ash-har Quraishi has the story.

Throngs of protesters continue to march in Egypt for the seventh straight day of pro-democracy demonstrations. We talk about what drove citizens to take to the streets and how our country is responding. Al Jazeera's continued coverage

The gloves are off and the words are flying. With three weeks left in Chicago's mayoral campaign, the candidates are getting more assertive and personal. Eddie Arruza has the latest on the increasingly heated race for mayor. Early voting locations

The mayor's race is getting all the headlines, but the City Council may be on the verge of a major overhaul. We get insight from Carol Marin and her panel on some of the most-watched aldermanic races.