With only two weeks to go before Election Day, we talk with Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Lex Green about his platform and more.

Tonight's viewer mail tackles merit selection of judges, compromised voting machines, and Riccardo Muti.

On tonight's edition of Chicago Tonight: The Week In Review: Vice President Joe Biden in Chicago to campaign for Governor Quinn who trails his GOP challenger, Bill Brady, by 9 points in the most recent poll; First Lady Michelle Obama stops here to raise money for Senate hopeful Alexi Giannoulias. Mayor Daley's final budget address to the City Council focuses on closing the budget shortfall by raiding the last of the reserves fund and using TIF funds; murder charges dropped against Lynwood cop Brian Dorian who was released from jail as the hunt to for the honeybee killer resumes.

He was the first out of the gate in announcing a mayoral bid and in creating a campaign ad, but now City Clerk Miguel del Valle is part of a crowded and ever-increasing field. Eddie Arruza talks to Clerk del Valle about the challenges facing the next Mayor of Chicago.

Elizabeth Brackett has the latest on a controversy over affordable housing units in Lake Forest.

Mayor Daley closes the city's budget gap without levying new taxes, but what fiscal problems will the next Mayor face? Elizabeth Brackett reports.

Is it possible commit voter fraud even without being in a voting booth? One researcher at the Argonne National Laboratory says it is -- and his team has discovered how. We find out about that and other electronic voting machine vulnerabilities...and what can be done about it.

We asked you if former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel should be allowed to run for mayor...and you told us! We read some of your responses. Additional link mentioned on the show: CUB's Cellphone Saver "Assignment Records of Accused Priests Who Have Worked in the Chicago Archdiocese"--Bishopaccountability.org

Election Day is almost three weeks away, and many races appear to be neck and neck. Carol Marin and her panel of reporters discuss the latest on the battles for Senate, Governor, mayor and more.

On tonight's edition of Chicago Tonight: The Week In Review -- President Obama headlines an Alexi Giannoulias fundraiser here as the Democratic Senate candidate prepares to debate his opponent Mark Kirk this weekend; Governor Pat Quinn is on a roll -- getting teachers union and Sun-Times endorsements as Bill Brady launches three new television ads aimed at Quinn's early prisoner release debacle; concerns are raised by reports that Chicago Public Schools chief Ron Huberman will leave his post before the end of the school year; Rahm Emanuel starts his listening tour; Todd Stroger's f

Elizabeth Brackett reports on how possible mayoral candidate James Meeks is trying to mend fences with the gay community.

We take up the debate over whether an election is the best way to pick judges. Illinois State Bar Association's Judicial Evaluations

We talk with United States Senator Dick Durbin about the midterm elections, the city's mayoral race, and much more.

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney thinks that free college tuition and the legalization of marijuana -- along with other ideas -- are ways to get the state back on track. Carol Marin talks with him.

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger accepted the resignation of his deputy chief of staff, Carla Oglesby, after she was charged with fraud for allegedly getting paid for sham county contracts. Elizabeth Brackett has the latest.

Despite his high profile, could Rahm Emanuel actually be disqualified from running for mayor? We pose that question to a panel of political and legal observers.