Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Sen. Roland Burris not running for another term; Lisa Madigan decides not to run for governor or the U.S. Senate; the never-ending state budget battle rages on; a cemetery scandal is unearthed by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart; Michael Jackson's memorial seen around the world; Is Sam Zell finally ready to unload the Cubs?; Chicago's downtown condo market tanking; and the Cubs and Sox ready for the All-Star break.

Guests:

• Leah Hope - ABC 7 News
• Bruce Levine - ESPN Radio 1000
• Mary Ann Ahern - NBC 5 News
• Ann Saphir - Crain's Chicago Business