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Joel and his panel discuss Tuesday's primary election results: Governor Quinn wins a razor-thin victory against Dan Hynes; Quinn's running mate for Lieutenant Governor, Scott Lee Cohen, is generating plenty of publicity because of his arrest record for domestic battery; Republican gubernatorial hopefuls Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard are locked in a statistical dead heat; Toni Preckwinkle topples embattled incumbent Todd Stroger in the race for Cook County Board President; and Mark Kirk and Alexi Giannoulias are set to square off for President Obama's old U.S. Senate seat.

Eddie Arruza sits down with world-renowned photographer Victor Skrebneski.

Dan Hynes conceded to Governor Pat Quinn today. Elizabeth Brackett tells us why the Governor is now calling for his new running mate, Scott Lee Cohen, to step aside.

Election talk today centers on the controversial past of Scott Lee Cohen, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor. He joins us to talk about it.

Eddie Arruza and his panel discuss how Cohen's candidacy might damage Gov. Quinn and the Democratic Party.

We speak with former senator and gubernatorial candidate Adlai Stevenson. He left the Democratic Party to run as a third-party candidate in 1986 because of problems with that year's candidate for lieutenant governor.

CTA President Richard Rodriguez explains who will be affected by Sunday's looming cuts to rail and bus service.

Comedian Robert Klein joins us to talk about his early days at Second City. Robert Klein at Zanies

Elizabeth Brackett reports on the progress of ballot counting in Chicago and suburban Cook County.

Fewer than one thousand votes appear to separate Republican gubernatorial candidates Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard. They both join us to discuss what's next for their campaigns.

Governor Pat Quinn is claiming victory while his Democratic opponent Dan Hynes is saying not so fast. Gov. Quinn shares his thoughts about yesterday's primaries.

Last night's primary election results ran the gamut from landslide to too close to call. Our roundtable of political analysts joins us to share their insights.

She put an end to the reign of Todd Stroger. We talk to the Democratic primary winner in the race for Cook County Board President, Alderman Toni Preckwinkle.

We talk to Preckwinkle's Republican challenger, GOP primary-winner Roger Keats.

Eddie Arruza brings us the latest from the polls on primary election day.

Elizabeth Brackett and her panel take a close look at a key tool prosecutors want to use in the Drew Peterson case, the so-called "Drew Peterson Law." It would allow previously inadmissible hearsay to be used in court against him.

We find out how Toyota dealerships are scrambling to fix faulty accelerators on 2.3 million vehicles. Toyota recall information

We learn about how people in need are getting help quickly with fast-track food stamps. "Hunger in America 2010" -- Feeding America study Food Stamp/SNAP Outreach -- Greater Chicago Food Depository

Fighting Slavery in Chicago: Abolitionists, the Law of Slavery, and Lincoln Author Tom Campbell joins us to discuss the largely untold story of Chicago's abolitionists. Fighting Slavery in Chicago: Abolitionists, the Law of Slavery, and Lincoln Read an excerpt

Chicago Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss joins us to review Steppenwolf Theatre's The Brother/Sister Plays, plus two more notable shows on the Chicago stage.

Alderman Isaac Carothers pleaded guilty to corruption charges today as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Eddie Arruza has the latest on the conviction.

Carol Marin and her panel discuss what issues will be impacted by the outcome of tomorrow's primary election.

Prolific writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills shares why he believes the atomic bomb transformed not just the nation but also presidential powers. Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State (penguingroup.com)

We look back at the work of a forgotten Chicago artist, whose pieces are all over the city but are rarely on display to the public. Edgar Miller and the Handmade Home Watch the slideshow

We go inside some new breweries, and introduce you to the local entrepreneurs who are trying to make Chicago the home of unique, artisan brewing.

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