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Have you ever noticed a structure just south of Navy Pier that runs almost its entire length? Geoffrey Baer reveals the history of this seemingly useless strip of land in tonight's edition of Ask Geoffrey. Public Building Commission and Gateway Harbor The history of the Republic on HydePark.org

Mayor Daley takes a walk on the wild side...the Wild Chicago side, that is. We look back at his 1992 encounter with Ben Hollis.

We devote the entire hour to further analysis of Mayor Daley's surprising decision not to run for a seventh term. What impact will this have on the city? What names are emerging as potential candidates? What will Daley's decision mean to the business and philanthropic communities? We hear from members of the City Council, political analysts, journalists, and others. Watch our panel of civic leaders

Mayor Daley announced today that he will not seek a seventh term as mayor. We bring you his entire press conference and hear what aldermen, political analysts, and journalists are saying about today's announcement. Watch Mayor Daley's entire press conference Watch our panel of Chicago Aldermen

Guest host Eddie Arruza and his panel look back on a busy week: in an unprecedented move, former and current gang members call a press conference to push back against Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis's secret meeting with them; Mayor Daley and Weis both defend the move while Governor Pat Quinn, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and various aldermen are divided over the issue; and will the fallout affect Mayor Daley's presumed re-election bid?

A federally funded joke machine? We talk with the Northwestern professor behind the controversy that's garnered national attention.

With Labor Day right around the corner, unemployment numbers are still discouraging. We sit down with the new President of the Chicago Federation of Labor.

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

Eddie Arruza and his panel discuss the controversial meeting that brought gang leaders face to face with Police Superintendent Jody Weis.

Elizabeth Brackett takes a look at the Senate investigation of for-profit colleges.

We talk to the author of a new book chronicling his time fighting corruption during George Ryan's tenure as Secretary of State. Visit the "One Hundred Percent Guilty" Facebook page

We learn about the breakthroughs -- and setbacks -- in recent Alzheimer's research. Alzheimer's Association website

We have President Obama speaking live from the Oval Office about America's combat mission in Iraq, which formally ended today.

And we'll see some of the amazing murals scattered about the Chicago Park District's fieldhouses.

Did the prosecution lose the case in jury selection? We analyze some recent comments made by jurors about where prosecutors went wrong in the Blagojevich trial.

A merger between Chicago's hometown United Airlines and Continental tops today's business news. WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel joins us with details on the deal and other business headlines.

An old world tradition lives on with Chicago's Noble Horse Theatre. Eddie Arruza pays a visit to the equestrian arts troupe in the Old Town neighborhood on a site that's been home to horses for 140 years.

On this week's edition of Chicago Tonight: The Week In Review: a bombshell in the Blagojevich case, as prosecutors drop charges against Robert Blagojevich; in Rod Blagojevich's national media whirlwind tour, the former Governor vows to put on a bevy of witnesses during his second trial; Chicago housing sales took a major tumble in July, sparking fears of a double-dip recession; and Chicago Public Schools fail to obtain much-needed federal funding. And in sports, the White Sox bullpen struggles as the Cubs say so long to Sweet Lou Piniella. Guests:

Federal prosecutors have decided not to retry Robert Blagojevich. Elizabeth Brackett talks with the former Governor's brother and gets his reaction to the news. She also has the latest details on the retrial of Rod Blagojevich and when he could return to court.

A reporter for the Chicago News Cooperative joins us with her picks for this weekend's hottest Chicago events. "Rewind: 1970s to 1990s"--Museum of Contemporary Art Emmett Till Legacy Foundation Gala Indie Designer Market National Hellenic Museum (opening Fall 2011)

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

Housing sales took a major tumble in July, sending shock waves nationwide over a possible double dip recession. Eddie Arruza and his panel take a look at what the surprising downturn means for homeowners and real estate investors.

The Chicago area has the worst heroin problem in the nation, according to a study tracking heroin-related visits to emergency rooms. The new head of the Chicago Drug Enforcement Administration tells us what law enforcement is doing about it. Watch part one of Chicago Tonight's 2009 story on the heroin crisis in the suburbs Watch part two

A gruesome photo leads Jay Shefsky on a quest to understand a century-old murder.

One of our viewers remembers visiting this bronze elk as a child in southwest Chicago; he called it Bambi. Learn the real story behind the monument in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.