David Orr says there's not as much voter registration as he'd like right now, but why? And then there's the proposed "Sit Down and Shut Up" ordinance in the City Council. What does the former alderman and stand-in mayor think about that? He tells us tonight.
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Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.
Another Chicago politician is nabbed by the Feds. This time, Alderman-turned-Cook County Commissioner William Beavers is indicted. Paris Schutz has the story, and Beavers' reaction.
On Wednesday night, the remaining four GOP presidential hopefuls had their 20th debate. Did Rick Santorum solidify his surge or did Mitt Romney seize much-needed momentum? Northwestern's Jason DeSanto is here to help us keep score.
Harmonica wizard Howard Levy joins us with a performance and tells us about reuniting with Bela Fleck & The Flecktones.
It's a subdued climate in Springfield, as Gov. Pat Quinn proposes what he calls "his most difficult" budget yet. Can the state pass the major cuts he wants even though legislators face reelection? We have a recap from Springfield, and then Carol Marin and her panel have analysis.
Gas prices look to be heading above $4 per gallon as tensions rise in the Middle East. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM has that story, and more top business headlines.
Chicago once had the busiest shipping harbor in North America, and this weekend the annual Chicago Maritime Festival celebrates our rich maritime past. We talk with a shipwreck diver and the festival's shanty-singing founder.
Children's Memorial Hospital is considering starting a clinic to serve kids who feel they were born the wrong gender. We talk with a doctor at the hospital who's pushing for this to happen.
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One day after his "day of reckoning" budget speech, Gov. Pat Quinn tells us what he expects from state lawmakers; and Republican Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford joins us to share his take on the governor's plan.
We take you inside the North Side plant where the Academy Awards are made. You might be surprised to learn about the other famous trophies produced right here in Chicago. Ash-har Quraishi has the story.
We asked what you thought about children under age 18 being allowed to undergo sex-changing treatments. We hear what some of you had to say in tonight's Viewer Mail.
Despite pleas from the teachers union, school activists and parents, the Chicago School Board approved plans to turnaround, phase out or close 17 Chicago Public Schools. Elizabeth Brackett reports.
We visit a treasure-box of a museum in the western suburbs, and find out about the immigrant who built it one stone at a time.
The mayor wants to save money by putting fewer firefighters on a truck, but firefighters say that would compromise safety. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel take up the issue.
Some familiar faces have been excluded from Chicago Magazine's list of the 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans. The magazine's executive editor tells us why.
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