Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Lawmakers ignore Wednesday's deadline and fail to pass a balanced budget; Mayor Daley gets an earful from aldermen about the Olympics; the Chicago Public Schools skewered in a new report; Gary-native Michael Jackson remembered; Bulls scoring star Ben Gordon signed by the rival Pistons; and the Blackhawks make a big splash in the free-agent market.

Guests:

• Ben Bradley - ABC 7 News
• Greg Kot - Chicago Tribune
• Kate Grossman - Chicago Sun-Times
• Fred Mitchell - Chicago Tribune