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From ‘Top Chef’ to Best Chef, Local Restaurateur Wins Big at Beard

James Beard Award winner Sarah Grueneberg dishes on her newly minted best chef prize. 

Rauner, Emanuel Butt Heads Over Thompson Center Plans

What does the future hold for Helmut Jahn’s 16-story Loop office building?

Obama Library Designs Unveiled

The first conceptual designs for the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park have been revealed. Take a peek at the renderings.

9,000 Mussels Deployed to Fight Pollution in DuPage River

A west suburban forest preserve is dispatching an army of freshwater mussels to clean up contaminated waters. “They may be small, but they have enormous beneficial effects on the lives of other organisms,” said one staff member.

Study: Intermittent Fasting as Effective as Calorie Cutting for Weight Loss

Feasting while dieting may sound counterintuitive, but a new study found that dieters who alternated between feasting and fasting lost as much weight as those who cut calories. 

Ask Geoffrey: Who’s Holding Up This Southeast Side Building?

Since about 1915, a 7-foot-tall stone man has been shouldering a heavy burden on the corner of a Southeast Side building — more than hundred years without a break! But there’s some debate as to exactly who he is.

Illinois Among Worst States for Contaminated Drinking Water

A new report shows that in 2015, Illinois ranked among the five worst states in terms of largest populations served by water systems with health violations. 

West Side Factory Aims to Beat the Pants Off Apparel Industry

We visit a small company in Garfield Park that is hoping to revive the Chicago apparel industry with a combination of American materials and immigrant know-how. 

May 2, 2017 - Full Show

Watch the May 2, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Is Our Cultural Obsession with Beauty Making Us Sick?

When an obsession with outer beauty gets in your head so much that it makes you sick, that’s a serious problem, says Northwestern professor Renee Engeln.

Late State Payments Could Cost Medicaid Patients Access to Health Care

More than two dozen health care providers are threatening to stop caring for poor patients unless the state pays its Medicaid bills. We talk with the reporter who broke the story. 

How Will the City Pay For Schools to Stay Open?

It’s still the unanswered question even though the Mayor Emanuel says schools will remain open until the end of the school year.

‘Shakespeare in Love’ Bridges Gap from Film to Stage

It’s not often that an Oscar winner for best picture gets translated to the stage. “Shakespeare in Love” is getting its U.S. premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. 

Poet Laureate on the Power of Poetry and Working with CPS

For the past year, Juan Felipe Herrera has been working with dozens of Chicago Public School teachers to bring his passion for poetry to thousands of ninth-grade students.

Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Daiber: ‘I Can Carry Downstate Illinois’

The Madison County school superintendent joins host Eddie Arruza to discuss his run for Illinois governor.