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A former JetBlue flight attendant caused quite a stir when he quit his job over the airplane's public address system, deployed the emergency chute, and used it to make a dramatic exit. We look at what makes some people snap.

Fall is in the air! Check, Please! host and Master Sommelier Alpana Singh is here with some fall beer recommendations perfect for getting cozy with friends.

We haven't heard the last of Rod Blagojevich. Eddie Arruza and his panel of reporters give their take on the former Governor's media blitz. Also, a look at other poltical stories: Governor Quinn's top aide quits due to an ethics controversy, and some rumblings at City Hall.

Federal regulators made the decision to seize the financially strapped Shorebank. WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel joins us to discuss how the bank's mission of community outreach will continue.

Acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns discusses his latest work, The Tenth Inning (coming to WTTW in late September), which takes a swing at baseball's steroid era.

Should Rod Blagojevich be re-tried? You weighed in, and we read some of our viewer mail. Additional link mentioned on tonight's show: "Illinois Financial State of the State"--Institute for Truth in Accounting

The Week in Review with Joel Weisman

Robert Blagojevich and his attorneys join us live in our studio to reflect on the verdict and what's next in his possible retrial.

The Blagojevich trial has been the summer's big news story, but all the while, the state's deep financial crisis has not gone away. We hear from the president of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago on the increasing worries over state pension funds.

How has the Blagojevich trial impacted political campaigns for the fall elections? Ash-har Quraishi looks at the campaign strategies of candidates gearing up for November.

What has been the impact of Twitter and Facebook on the publishing industry? We talk to one of the authors of the so-called "Bible of the Publishing World, The Chicago Manual of Style.

We shine a spotlight on the jury who returned yesterday's surprising verdict, including Elizabeth Brackett's in-depth look at the life of jury foreman James Matsumoto. Then, Matsumoto and fellow juror Ralph Schindler join us live to discuss what took place during deliberations.

The former Governor's lawyer explains the defense team's upcoming strategy.

The Blagojevich trial, take two. Carol Marin and her panel explore the next steps in the move to retry the former Governor. What will it cost the taxpayers?

A panel of journalists discuss the impact the Blagojevich verdict might have on the November elections and more.

The verdict is in. The jury is hung on all but one count. After a trial that lasted more than 6 weeks and 14 days of jury deliberations, ex-governor Rod Blagojevich is found guilty of just one of the 24 counts against him. Elizabeth Brackett and Carol Marin walk us through all of the action on this historic day.

Blagojevich's lead attorney Sam Adam, Jr. reacts to today's verdict.

Eddie Arruza and his panel of former assistant U.S. attorneys and defense attorneys discuss the verdict.

How did it come to this? We look back at the run-up to the trial.

The jury took 14 days to come to this decision--unanimous on just one count. A jury specialist discusses the verdict and what the next jury might face.

A new note today from the Blagojevich jury has everyone wondering what they're really deliberating. Elizabeth Brackett will explain.

The view from the bench: Carol Marin and her panel explore the Blagojevich trial from a judge's point of view, and explores the relationship between a judge and jury.

Last year, the apparel company famously known for outfitting Barack Obama on election night was going through bankruptcy and facing liquidation. WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel joins us to discuss how Hartmarx is doing one year later.

We visit a farm on the roof of a North Side restaurant, and other gardens high above the streets of Chicago. Chicago Botanic Garden Plant Conservation Science Center Gary Comer Youth Center Uncommon Ground Chicago Specialty Gardens

The modern-day equivalent of the World's Fair is in Shanghai this year. NPR's Edward Lifson was there, but the United States almost wasn't. Lifson is back in Chicago to tell us what he saw. Expo 2010 China

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