“Gang-related” is a label that the Chicago Police Department applies to most murders in the city. Some residents inside Chicago neighborhoods, and even some crime experts, say police are too loose with the term.

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

Joel Weisman and his panel take a look at Mitt Romney’s controversial comments at a Republican fundraiser. Was it a refreshing moment of honesty or a political gift to President Obama? Watch the web-exclusive conversation.

A candid discussion on violence in Chicago and community intervention.

The teachers' strike is over, but the city must now negotiate contracts with police and fire unions. How will the city afford what's coming? Paris Schutz has the story.

As the teachers' strike comes to an end, Bruce Rauner, a board member from the Chicago Public Education Fund, says teachers unions protect bad teachers. Rauner and Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jesse Sharkey join us.

How did Rod Blagojevich become so obsessed with campaign cash? Two Chicago Tribune reporters dig deep into the former governor's roots.

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

Watch a web-exclusive conversation with Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists.

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is in prison, but a new book by the Chicago Sun-Times reporter who covered his trials recounts the high-profile case, and provides some intriguing new revelations.

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

Watch a web-exclusive conversation with Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists.

It's President Obama's night at the Democratic National Convention. Sen. Bill Brady joins Phil Ponce and Jason DeSanto in our studios to discuss the president's speech. And, we hear from Elizabeth Brackett in Charlotte with the latest news from the Illinois delegation.

Elizabeth Brackett discusses the future of the Obama campaign as the Democratic National Convention winds down in Charlotte.

Elizabeth Brackett joins us from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte with the latest news on the Illinois delegation.

It's the first convention for 50-year-old Dino Leone from the Quad Cities area. Leone, an AFSCME union organizer, says the convention has met all of his expectations -- and then some.