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We have your thoughts on the high rate of absenteeism by some members of Chicago's City Council in tonight's Viewer Mail.

After months of meetings and planning, the Chicago Cultural Plan 2012 was unveiled Monday. The new plan will serve as an initiative to develop an arts education plan for Chicago Public Schools and enhance Chicago's culture sector.

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

Joel Weisman and his panel critique Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s oratory skills and continue their conversation about his budget plan in our web extra video.

Need some ideas for what to do this weekend? Chicago Tonight knows what is going on!

Welcome to Chicago Tonight’s online coverage of the 2012 congressional elections. We are providing information for all candidates in our viewing area, paying special attention to 8th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts.

Maps from our partners at the PBS NewsHour, with a breakdown of Illinois unemployment, diversity, and more. 

Democratic: Bobby Rush; Republican: Donald E. Peloquin

Democratic: Jesse Jackson, Jr.; Republican: Brian Woodworth; Independant: Marcus Lewis

Democratic: Daniel Lipinski; Republican: Richard L. Grabowski

Democratic: Luis V. Gutierrez; Republican: Hector Concepcion

Democratic: Mike Quigley; Republican: Dan Schmitt; Green: Nancy Wade

Democratic: Leslie Coolidge; Republican: Peter J. Roskam

Democratic: Danny K. Davis; Republican: Rita Zak; Independent: John H. Monaghan

Democratic: Tammy Duckworth; Republican: Joe Walsh

Democratic: Jan Schakowsky; Republican: Timothy C. Wolfe

Democratic: Brad Schneider; Republican: Robert Dold

Democratic: Bill Foster; Republican: Judy Biggert

Democratic: Dennis Anderson; Republican: Randy M. Hultgren

Democrat: Wanda Rohl; Republican: Adam Kinzinger

A new Chicago Public Schools CEO was named Friday after news broke that the current chief resigned after just 17 months on the job.

A debate that might have been little more than a side note has now taken on greater significance. We preview tonight's face-off between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan.

Public lawyers or private lawyers? Who can save the city more money when it comes to settling workers' disability claims? Paris Schutz has the details.

Bollywood megastar Aamir Khan is in Chicago shooting a big budget action film. We bring you Ash-har Quraishi's exclusive conversation with the actor about filmmaking and his provocative talk show.

African elephants could be extinct in the wild within eight years. Learn about the world's largest land mammal, and what research the Chicago Zoological Society is funding to help save them.

A Pakistani journalist is spending a month with us at Chicago Tonight as part of an international exchange program. Mansoor Ali Khan tells us what he's learning about America, and what Americans should know about Pakistan.