Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins Phil Ponce on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm to talk about what he's done in office so far, and what's ahead.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls for reform of the Tax Increment Financing, or TIF program. A task force report calls for more transparency and oversight. Carole Brown, the head of that task force, joins us to lay out the plan.

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

On the eve of his 100th day as Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel issues a list of accomplishments so far. But how much of his checklist is still incomplete? Eddie Arruza reports.

We hear what you had to say about recent stories when we read some of our viewer mail. 

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

David Axelrod was a key architect behind President Barack Obama's historic 2008 campaign. We talk to writer Daniel Libit about one of the most successful political strategists Chicago has ever produced.

Should Chicago change its garbage collection system from ward-by-ward to a grid system? We have your thoughts in tonight's Viewer Mail.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced an innovative new program for Chicago that will address foreclosures and stabilize property values in key neighborhoods throughout the city.  Elizabeth Brackett has the story.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to dump the way garbage is currently collected. Elizabeth Brackett talks with two aldermen who give us their take on the Mayor's latest cost savings plan.

Nearly 55 miles per gallon for every car? That's the deal between the Obama Administration and the nation's automakers. Is it doable and what technology is on the horizon? The head of transportation research at Argonne National Laboratory is here with some answers.

The campaign for 2012 is already in full swing on both sides, even though the general election is more than a year away. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel handicap the race, including the significance of Michele Bachmann's straw poll victory. 

What do you think of the so-called Debt Super Committee that has been formed to find nearly one and a half trillion dollars in cuts to the federal deficit? We have some of your thoughts in tonight's Viewer Mail.

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines in Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review at 7:00 pm.

As President Obama hit the road today to slam the partisanship in Congress, the final three members of the debt reduction "super committee" were named. Eddie Arruza and his panel take a look at who the 12 committee members are, and whether they'll be able to reach a consensus on spending cuts.

A federal judge rules that former mayor Richard M. Daley can be deposed in a civil case alleging a citywide conspiracy to cover up police torture under Jon Burge. Carol Marin broke the story and has the details.