On the 21st: We discussed the latest in the political fight regarding funding for public schools. Plus, we travel back to 1886 to learn about lessons from Chicago's Haymarket affair that apply today, and we learn about a new initiative in central Illinois to get more women into rock n' roll.

Without a budget agreement in Springfield, a possible government shutdown gets closer. And for already cash-strapped schools, it's not just state money that's at stake, but federal money, too.

When it comes to funding public schools, Illinois ranks near the bottom for equity. Legislation designed to change that stalled last session. Lawmakers are revising it to try again.