This week on Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, Monday's violent storm leaves a mess in its 75 mph wake and hundreds of thousands without power. It was a busy week at City Hall with Mayor Rahm Emanuel cutting city agency credit cards, elected officials' security details, huge vacation payouts and announcing layoff notices to 625 of the city's union workers. Illinois' leading real estate organization admits grossly overstating prices of homes sold in Chicago, possibly going back as far as 2008.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid paints a bleak picture of what will happen if Congress can't strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling. Eddie Arruza and our economic panel discuss how the U.S. and European financial crises could impact your bottom line.

The 2009 death of political insider Michael Scott remains a mystery to some, even though it was quickly ruled a suicide. We talk to the author of a Chicago Magazine article that sheds new light on what actually may have happened that night.

We hear what you had to say about recent stories when we read some of our viewer mail. Send Chicago Tonight your comments

Street violence is on the rise in Chicago and some groups are using social media to plan and execute their attacks. Carol Marin and her panel discuss the changing face of crime.

Security details for Chicago officials remain a source of controversy. Eddie Arruza tells us what Mayor Rahm Emanuel had to say about that ongoing debate.

Is gambling expansion a safe bet to solve the state's financial woes? We address the issue with State Rep. Lou Lang and State Rep. Jack Franks.

Paris Schutz has the story of why one suburb is fighting for more bees, and why some residents there feel a bit stung.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is cutting up Chicago's credit cards. Comptroller Amer Ahmad tells us about the city's latest cost-cutting and scandal-reducing measures.

We hear what you had to say about recent stories when we read some of our viewer mail. Send Chicago Tonight your comments

President Barack Obama continues to push for a deal on raising the debt ceiling. But can it get done? And what happens if it doesn't? Illinois Senator Mark Kirk joins Carol Marin with more.

This week on Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, Mayor Rahm Emanuel ushers in a new era of ethics reforms in city government. A vicious beating and stabbing in Lakeview brings renewed fear to the city. Former top cop Jody Weis is hired by the Chicago Crime Commission. State workers lose their raises as Gov. Pat Quinn cuts nearly $400 million from the state budget. City Council approves gun ranges in Chicago. Summer travel costs you more as airlines raise rates. And in sports, bypassed Paul Konerko is finally voted an all-star as the Sox struggle to reach .500.

Reform is coming to Cook County in the form of quarterly performance reports. We sit down with County Board President Toni Preckwinkle about the unveiling of the new initiative.

Chicago's demographics have changed considerably over the last 10 years and now the City Council is deciding how to remap the city's wards. Eddie Arruza and his panel of aldermen look at what's at stake and who's battling for control.

We hear from Dr. David Ansell, the author of a new book about the history of Cook County Hospital.

We hear what you had to say about recent stories when we read some of our viewer mail. Send Chicago Tonight your comments