The Week in Review
The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7 pm
Senator Barack Obama's controversial pastor finally breaks his silence, Mayor Daley calls an emergency gun summit as a murder rampage erupts in Chicago, new bombshells at the Tony Rezko trial, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger requiring employees sign confidentiality agreements, record gas prices shock motorists, turbulent times at United Airlines, the first-place Cubs red-hot, and the Bears preparing for tomorrow's draft.
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The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7 pm
Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton square off in Philadelphia, another emergency evacuation on the Blue Line, Governor Blagojevich's presidential plans surface at the Rezko trial, Chicago's Olympic bid may be in trouble, Chicago police kill a wild cougar, the Museum of Science and Industry getting a multi-million dollar make-over, the Bulls fire their coach, and Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano injured.
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The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7pm
American Airlines grounds thousands of flights for hasty inspections, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton battle in Indiana, yet another Chicago Public School student murdered, customers fuming over latest ComEd rate hike proposal, Sam Zell considering selling once untouchable Tribune assets, cab drivers say new $1 gas surcharge hardly enough, and the Cubs and Sox back on the winning track.
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The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7pm
The star witness at the Tony Rezko corruption trial says Governor Blagojevich knew about a $1.5 million shakedown, the number of Chicago Public School students murdered this school year reaches 22, drivers brace for lengthy Edens Expressway repairs, Midway Airport loses ATA to bankruptcy, and the Cubs and Sox stumble out of the gate.
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The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7pm
Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton continue to butt heads on the campaign trail, American and Delta Airlines ground hundreds of planes for hasty inspections, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's cousin lands a hefty pay hike, beleaguered Motorola splitting into two separate companies, the local housing market remains in a deep freeze, the Cubs and Sox open a brand new season, and the woeful Bulls hike ticket prices.
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The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7 pm
Governor Blagojevich a popular figure at the Tony Rezko trial, the hot button issue of race was front and center in the presidential campaign again this week, 20 Chicago Public School students murdered already this school year, and Opening Day right around the corner.
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The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7 pm
Chicago's new police chief replaces 21 of 25 district commanders, details of Tony Rezko's heavy clout with the Blagojevich administration exposed in court this week, charges of racism in the presidential campaign, ComEd hiking rates again, Chicago wants to give cabbies a gasoline surcharge, the Cubs and Sox season openers just 17 days away, and player mutiny on the Bulls.
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The Week in Review
Governor Blagojevich revealed as public official 'A,' controversy over public school closings, Tribune eager to sell Wrigley Field naming rights and county budget deadline looms.
The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7pm
Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton square off at a debate in Texas, Governor Blagojevich lays out lofty budget proposals, Todd Stroger's stalled county budget due next week, Northern Illinois University victims laid to rest, Northwestern University's journalism dean in hot water after using anonymous quotes, and the Bulls trade Ben Wallace.
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The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7 pm
Elizabeth Brackett reports from Dekalb with an update on the Northern Illinois University shootings, Presidential hopeful Barack Obama on a delegate roll, Midway Airport for sale, layoffs announced at the Chicago Tribune, Sears cutting 200 jobs, Donald Trump sued by more disgruntled condo buyers, Red Line loop service trimmed, Chicago parking meters put on the block, and spring training opens.
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The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7pm
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama surges on Super Tuesday, new vehicle stickers proposed to help balance the Cook County budget, the Chicago City Council approves a hefty real estate transfer tax as part of the CTA bailout plan, Anita Alvarez is the surprise winner of the Democratic nomination for State's Attorney, the Chicago Sun-Times put on the block this week, United Airlines merger talks heating up again, and the Bulls standing pat as the NBA trade deadline nears.
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The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7 pm
Super Tuesday set to shape the race for the White House, we'll take a closer look at the hot local political races, indicted Barack Obama fundraiser Tony Rezko sent to jail this week, Sears dumps its CEO, the real estate market still in a deep freeze here, spring training just two weeks away, and the Bulls season quickly slipping away.
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The Week in Review 30th Anniversary with Joel Weisman at 7 pm
This week on a special 30th Anniversary Edition of The Week in Review with Joel Weisman, we'll take a look back at 30 years of historical clips and highlights from our archives and we'll be joined by veteran Chicago journalists Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson. And in the second half of the program, John Callaway turns the tables on Joel and interviews him about his life and career.
The Week in Review with Joel Weisman at 7pm
Former Cook County Board president John Stroger died today, lawmakers
finally pass a transit deal, Democratic front-runners Barack Obama and
Hillary Clinton get ready for tomorrow's Nevada caucuses, it was another
rough week on Wall Street, Oprah Winfrey buying her own television
network, United and Delta airlines talking merger again, new Olympic
venues will cost Chicago at least $900 million, and Illinois high school
athletes facing drug testing.
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The Week in Review at 7pm
Lawmakers finally close to a transit deal, Senator Hillary Clinton upsets Senator Barack Obama in the New Hampshire primary, the City Council approves new Chicago police superintendent Jody Weis and a $20 million torture settlement in the John Burge case, the Chicago Sun-Times staff and paper shrinking, the stock market off to a rough start in the new year, and the Bulls and Blackhawks mired in last place.
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