ABC7 Chicago - Newsviews

Our guest is the chairman of the DuPage County Board, Robert Schillerstrom. He is running for the Republican nomination for governor.

Terrence O'Brien is president of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, and he is running for the Democratic nomination for Cook County Board president.

Our guest is State Sen. Bill Brady.

Our guest is Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.

Our guest is Francis Cardinal George, who is releasing a new book this week.

Our guests are economics professor Robert Baade and Chicago 2016 director of community relations Gyata Kimmons.

Our guest is Ald. Toni Preckwinkle, who is the Democratic committeeman as well as four-term alderman of the South Side's 4th Ward. She seeks her party's nomination for Cook County Board president.

In the past five years, traffic deaths in the state have plunged more than 28 percent--from 1,454 in 2003 to 1,042 last year.

Dan Grant, the new director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, is our guest on this edition of News.

We'll give the politicians a rest this week and report on perhaps the fast growing government institution throughout the country: the public library.

Alan Krashesky interguest Pat Brady, Illinois' new Republican chairman.

Each summer the Chicago Air and Water showcases pilots representing the pride and professionalism of the U.S. military.

Chicago's chief financial officer, Gene Saffold, talks about the budget shortfall and what that means for taxpayers.

Our guest is Marc Morial, who since 2003 has been president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League.

Our Newsguest is Gov. Pat Quinn. Our issues will include the governor's trip to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan made a decision about her political future that impacted three races.

Jim Reilly, chairman of RTA, and Carole Brown, chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, will be our guests on News.

Alderman Joe Moore and Tom Tresser of "No Games Chicago" talk about new developments in Chicago's attempt to win the right to host the 2016 Olympics.

Our guests will be former Gov. Jim Edgar and former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley. They are bi-partisan co-chairs of Advance Illinois, a statewide education advocacy group that held a news conference today to release a new report: "We Can Do Better: ...