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Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Chicago on a Denver booting blitz; financing for the Midway Airport privatization deal falls through; the number of year-round Chicago Public Schools is tripling; Crestwood officials allowed citizens to use polluted water for more than two decades; Rod Blagojevich's reality show request denied; Cook County Board President Todd Stroger embroiled in a hiring scandal; the Blackhawks and Flames series all knotted up; and the Bulls hope to rebound from a lopsided loss against the Celtics. Guests:

Christian Farr has the latest on the county's troubled finances, and the hiring scandal surrounding Todd Stroger.

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A Northwestern University graduate working as a freelance journalist in Iran has been jailed and sentenced to eight years in prison after being accused of being a spy. We hear about local efforts to get her released.

The former governor's request for permission to leave the country to participate in a reality show in Costa Rica was denied today in federal court. Rich Samuels has the latest on Rod Blagojevich's legal troubles.

The firing of Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's cousin, the county's chief financial officer, has created a firestorm. Elizabeth Brackett gets some reaction from Cook County commissioners.

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Mayor Daley's plan to lease Midway Airport fell apart as the company seeking to lease the airport could not secure the necessary financing. Rich Samuels has the latest details on the failed deal and tells us what this means for the city's finances.

Is Cook County Board President Todd Stroger a lame duck? The latest scandal involving his cousin, whom he recently fired as chief financial officer, and a county worker with a history of criminal charges who is currently in Cook County jail, has Stroger on the hot seat. Todd Stroger sits down with Carol Marin and tells his side of the story.

The state gained federal approval to use stimulus money for a number of projects that would fix roads and bridges. Elizabeth Brackett tells us what projects have been approved and how much of the funding they are receiving.

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Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Mayor Daley says 1,600 city workers may lose their job unless the union agrees to concessions; obese passengers on United Airlines could be forced to pay for an extra seat; express bus service coming to the Stevenson Expressway; Cook County Board President Todd Stroger proposes cutting the sales tax; Rod Blagojevich could be heading to reality TV; the Chicago Tribune announces major newsroom cuts; the foreclosure rate in Illinois the 5th highest in the nation; and Bulls and Blackhawks playoff fever is red hot.

Yesterday, protesters in Chicago, the suburbs, and across the country participated in "tea party" themed tax day demonstrations. Is there a major grass roots tax revolt brewing, or was yesterday's "Tea Party" an organized political stunt? Eddie Arruza and his panel weigh in.

Cook County President Todd Stroger is talking about cutting the sales tax. Rich Samuels tells us how much that amount could decrease, and why the county board is considering this measure.

From the infamous to the world-famous, Chicago Tonight’s guest list over the past 25 years reads like a “who’s who” of American politics.