The historic election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

Gov. Rod Blagojevich is arrested at his home and charged with trying to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat, among other crimes.

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

Will Bill Daley run for governor in 2014? Joel Weisman and his panel consider the possibilities.

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

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists continue their conversation in a web extra video.

We take a look back at 2012 with Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists. It was a year of hard-fought election battles, the teachers’ strike, the scandals, the court sentences and Chicago’s sad sports scene. All that, and much more in The Year in Review.

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

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists continue their conversation in a web extra video.

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

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists talk about no-bid contracts and the impact on unions. And they discuss the latest developments in the case of off-duty Chicago police officer Anthony Abbate’s beating of a Chicago bartender.

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

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists talk about Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s announcement this week of 200 new jobs. Watch the web-exclusive conversation.

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists take a look at the prospects for local retailers this holiday season.

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists continue the conversation about holiday shopping and our local economy in our web extra video.

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