Mayor Daley has asked all city employees for sacrifices to help deal with a deteriorating fiscal situation. But is City Council doing its part? Eddie Arruza and a panel of aldermen weigh in. Contact your alderman

The cash-strapped CTA uses one of the first stimulus grants for transportation to make badly needed track repairs on the Blue Line. Elizabeth Brackett reports on the impact of federal stimulus funds on the region's economy.

Chicago aldermen voted today 48-0 to forbid the sale of baby bottles that use the chemical bisphenol A, known as BPA. Rich Samuels was there, and has the latest on this story and the other issues taken up at today's City Council meeting.

There are only two weeks to go in this Illinois legislative season, and lawmakers have yet to commit to major ethics reform. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel take a look at what changes, if any, might come to Springfield. Illinois Reform Commission

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is holding firm to his threat to veto a sales tax repeal by disgruntled Cook County commissioners. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel have the very latest on the county tax revolt. Contact the Cook County Commissioners -

Drew Peterson has been arrested for murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio. We talk to a couple of legal experts about a controversial hearsay law that is at the heart of the prosecution's case.

It's crunch time in Springfield. State lawmakers have until the end of May to enact ethics reform and fill a projected budget gap of about $10 billion. Carol Marin and a panel of state legislators take up the issues. Illinois Reform Commission Report

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Drew Peterson charged with murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio; Mayor Daley demands furlough days from all city workers; sales tax revolt at the Cook County Board this week; Senate hopeful Alexi Giannoulias caught up in a college savings plan controversy; the distressed Sun-Times eyed by a local bidder; the Blackhawks even things up with the Vancouver Canucks; and Jerry Reinsdorf reportedly part of a group bidding for the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team. Guests:

Non-union city employees will take unpaid vacation and furlough days in a series of cost-cutting measures. Mayor Daley says he would like unionized employees to do the same. But will that help close an estimated $300 billion shortfall? Eddie Arruza and his panel weigh in.

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Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has backed away from his promise to veto a repeal of the one percent county sales tax increase. Carol Marin sits down with a panel of county commissioners to find out what comes next.

Former Chicago alderman Leon Despres died today at the age of 101. Despres was an outspoken reformer who spent two decades in the city council as a thorn in the side of Mayor Richard J. Daley and the regular Democratic organization. We take a look back at his life. Watch Leon Despres talk about the political machine Watch Leon Despres talk about Mayor Richard J. Daley

County Board President Todd Stroger's controversial sales tax hike has been repealed. Elizabeth Brackett talks to some county commissioners about today's surprising move.

Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is defending his decision to buy a government vehicle with funds from a state college savings program. Rich Samuels tells us about this controversial purchase by a man who is contemplating a run for the U.S. Senate.

Who will President Obama name to the U.S. Supreme Court, and what type of impact will this appointment have? Carol Marin and her panel of law experts give us their take on these questions and more.

We explore the art of politics when we go inside a new exhibit that offers a visual history of the Obama Presidential campaign. Officially Unofficial: Inspired Art for Obama