Master Sommelier and Check Please! host Alpana Singh is here to answer your questions about wine, beer and spirits.

The health care law is put to the test at the U.S. Supreme Court. We get a preview of what's at stake.

Esther Cepeda's column sheds light on women's health care issues. Phil Ponce talks to Cepeda in a web-exclusive interview.

Homicides are up in Chicago this year, but the Mayor and Police Superintendent claim they are making progress in combating gang violence. Paris Schutz has the story.

Lovers of used and rare books are mourning the impending loss of a celebrated and unusual neighborhood bookstore. Jay Shefsky has the story.

Springtime is here, and that means it's baseball season! A new website for Chicago sports launches next week and one of the founders joins us with the details.

What's hiding in the fenced-off area of Belmont Harbor?

We introduce you to a wildlife photographer who has made it her mission to track down and photograph Illinois' threatened and endangered species.

How do you think the Chicago Police Department is handling the recent surge in gun violence?

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.

Need some ideas for what to do this weekend? Chicago Tonight knows what’s going on!

Leaders from around the world will gather in Chicago for the May NATO Summit. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is touting the meeting as an “opportunity of economic exposure and economic energy.”

Lori Healey is the executive director of the Chicago NATO host committee. 

Security management firm Hillard Heintze is being used by the city as a liaison between the business community and police.

Economist Allen Sanderson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago.