We talk to a local filmmaker whose highly acclaimed documentary about the Iraq war debuts on DVD today.

When in trouble, quote poetry. We examine Governor Blagojevich's recent poetic urges at his press conferences.

Governor Quinn delivered his first State of the State address this afternoon. Eddie Arruza has some highlights from the speech and tells us what some are saying about his remarks.

Carol Marin and her panel take a look at the primary races that are heating up.

Incumbent County Board president Todd Stroger faces a fierce primary battle for his position. But could a Republican actually win the seat? We talk to the two GOP candidates for county board president.

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: The primary election is now less than 3 weeks away; Governor Quinn renews his call for a tax hike in the State of the State address; the Chicago Public Schools will spend $60 million on citizen patrols; lawmakers are demanding major changes at McPier, the agency that runs pricey McCormick Place; the Bears are rebuffed by top coaching candidates; and Sammy Sosa's home run derby buddy, Mark McGwire, admits that he used steroids.

The race to replace Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes is packed with plenty of candidates. We hear from the Democrats vying to become Illinois's next chief fiscal officer.

We meet two of the three candidates running for Illinois Comptroller on the Republican side.

Tonight, we devote the entire hour to the Democratic candidates running for Cook County Board President In ballot order, they are: 4th Ward Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District President Terrence O'Brien, Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown, and current Cook County Board President Todd Stroger.

We devote the entire hour to the leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. In ballot order they are: former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, and Chicago Urban League President and CEO Cheryle Jackson.

The three Democratic candidates for Cook County Assessor discuss the issues in a candidate forum.

We also hear from the two candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Illinois Treasurer.

In their last joint appearance before next week's primary, Governor Pat Quinn and Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes sit down with Carol Marin to discuss the issues.