Joel Weisman and guests discuss the week’s news: Violent crime soars as a debate rages over hiring new officers. Superintendent of Police Eddie Johnson says the police department is doing its best but can't reverse the spike in homicides on its own. Youth employment rates are as low as 28 percent in some parts of the city. School starts in Chicago for the second year in a row without a teachers’ contract; the Chicago Teachers Union says polls show overwhelming support for a strike.Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushes a new sewer and water tax. Construction begins on the Vista Tower, which will be Chicago’s third tallest building. And in sports:Do the Chicago Bears have a prayer this year?

Guests

Mary Ann Ahern, NBC 5

Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, Chicago Tribune

David Greising from Reuters

Dan McGrath, Chicago Sun-Times

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