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Ald. Sandi Jackson briefly opens up about her husband, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., and the City Council takes up decriminalizing pot. Paris Schutz has the latest on a frenetic day at City Hall.
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Can a partnership between CeaseFire and the Chicago Police Department work? The director of the anti-violence group joins us.
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is on medical leave of absence for "exhaustion." Why did it take two weeks for his office to announce his departure? Carol Marin has the latest.
A Barack Obama presidential library at the University of Chicago? Find out why one U of C professor gives that idea a failing grade.
Public faith in the country's leaders and institutions has plummeted. MSNBC host Chris Hayes argues that the cause can be traced to social reforms of the 1960s. He's here to discuss his new book.
Sen. Dick Durbin reacts to the news that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key parts of an Arizona law that sought to deter illegal immigration. Paris Schutz reports.
There's more bad news on the state of the city's pension funds. What's being done in Springfield to solve the problem? Carol Marin talks with two legislators, and the author of a new report.
Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.
The clock is ticking while a pension reform deal is fading. Paris Schutz has the latest.

Pot Possession Violators

We asked if you think pot possession violators should get a ticket or go to jail. We read what some of you had to say in Viewer Mail.
A key figure in the Blagojevich trial is arrested. Raghuveer Nayak, a longtime fundraiser for Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. pled not guilty to a 19-count indictment. Elizabeth Brackett reports.
A big shake-up at Cook County Morgue as commissioners debate what to do with dead bodies. Paris Schutz has the story.
Mayor Emanuel wants to let cops issue tickets for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Will the move free up police to prevent more serious crimes? Elizabeth Brackett and her guests discuss the issue.
President Obama's executive order on immigration was a game-changer. Carol Marin and her guests look at the impact it will have on undocumented youth, in Chicago and beyond.
What is American capitalism and can it last? We hear from the author of a new book.
Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.
 

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