A new study finds that two-thirds of Chicago police officers accused of misconduct have actually kept their jobs. Carol Marin sits down with the study's author and the head of the Chicago Police Board.

Thanks to a deal with the state, CTA fare hikes have been averted. But, there still could be service cuts. Rich Samuels brings us the good news and the bad.

According to a new research study from the Pew Center on the States, Illinois is one of ten states in fiscal peril. Can anything be done to get the state out of its current mess, and do lawmakers have the political will to do it? Eddie Arruza and his panel take a look.

Carol Marin sits down with David Plouffe, the campaign manager for President Obama's historic election.

Guantanamo Bay detainees could be headed to Illinois. The Obama administration is considering purchasing the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Illinois to house terror suspects currently being held in Guantanamo Bay. Federal officials toured the facility today and Rich Samuels has the details of their visit. And Carol Marin and her panel discuss the pros and cons of bringing terror suspects to Illinois.

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Questions continue about the death of Chicago School Board President Michael Scott. Friends and family do not believe Scott took his own life, though the Medical Examiner again today called Scott's death a suicide. More than 33,000 suicides are committed each year in the United States. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel have some important suicide prevention information.

Carol Marin sits down with David Plouffe, the campaign manager for President Obama's historic election.

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger says he will veto the half-cent sales tax rollback Cook County commissioners passed today. Rich Samuels has the latest.

Mayor Daley stormed out of a City Hall press conference after questions about the death of School Board President Michael Scott. Rich Samuels tells us what was said.

DePaul student Frankie Valencia was shot and killed at a Humboldt Park Halloween party, and it happened in a condo that had been rented just for the party. Many properties around the city are being rented out by the night or week. We hear from an alderman and the owner of a vacation rental agency about the controversial practice.

We get an exclusive look at the Chicago News Cooperative's investigation into the profits of the city's parking meter deal.

Last week the Chicago Tribune revealed that city aldermen have access to a secret, unsupervised payroll that many have been using to pay family members and friends. Carol Marin and her panel, which includes some aldermen, discuss this secret fund.