Watch a web-exclusive conversation with Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists.
Web Extra: The Week in Review: 9/7
Sep 7, 2012 | | 0 Comments

Watch a web-exclusive conversation with Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists.
Local band Wooden Rings is performing this weekend at the Lakeview East Festival of the Arts. Watch a sneak preview of the band’s performances and listen to the members talk about getting their music off the ground, including securing grant money from the Community Arts Assistance Program.
Craig Robinson and Valerie Jarrett warmed up the crowd at the overflowing Black Caucus meeting on Wednesday. It wasn't a tough job knowing Michelle Obama was on tap. The excitement was palpable and the room exploded when the First Lady stepped up to the podium. Watch Michelle’s entrance in the following web extra video.
Michelle Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel address the Democratic National Convention. Elizabeth Brackett has the latest news from the Illinois delegation in Charlotte. And, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady joins Northwestern Law Senior Lecturer Jason DeSanto and Phil Ponce in our studios with analysis.
Chicago actor Michael Clarke Duncan passed away at age 54. We revisit a Chicago Tonight conversation with him from 2000 in our web extra video.
Chicago Bears Coach Lovie Smith discussed the upcoming game against the Green Pay Packers at Halas Hall today. Check out what he had to say in our second web-exclusive video.
After the Election Special, our cameras kept rolling. Watch web-exclusive video for more on the candidate forum.
The Field Museum's exhibit on diamonds closes on Sunday, and the permanent Grainger Hall of Gems exhibit was recently given a new look. We talk to two people who helped design the exhibits.
Governor Pat Quinn takes questions on the budget struggling to be passed by state legislature at his July 16 press conference. Topics include departments that will be cut, and how Quinn believes the state should adjust to the current economy.
It's the first convention for 50-year-old Dino Leone from the Quad Cities area. Leone, an AFSCME union organizer, says the convention has met all of his expectations -- and then some.
Rep. Lou Lang talks about party unity among Illinois Democrats and comments on Gov. Pat Quinn's convention speech in our web extra video.
Finding a cab at any time in Charlotte is a lot harder than finding a cab at State and Madison at 4:45 pm. Especially when it rains. And rain it did in Charlotte on Monday, the day before the official opening of the Democratic National Convention.
Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler discussed the upcoming game against the Green Pay Packers at Halas Hall today. Check out what he had to say in our first web-exclusive video.
See what the candidates had to say after the Election Special.
For 11 years, he was Cliff on Cheers. You've heard his voice in many Disney Pixar animated films such as Toy Story 1, 2 and 3 as well as Cars, A Bug's Life, WALL-E, The Incredibles, and more. John Ratzenberger joins us.
Governor Pat Quinn makes a statement about the scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery, where some men and women found their deceased relatives no longer at their burial sits. Quinn discusses the investigation, and how the temporary oversight of the cemetery will function.