After dozens of listening sessions and meetings, the Illinois State Board of Education announced it has submitted its plan to replace the No Child Left Behind Act to the federal government for review.

Amy Dickinson tells us about her new book “Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Coming Home.” 

A new art initiative in Chicago will include dozens of exhibitions and hundreds of public programs in 2018.

The Chicago alderman joins host Eddie Arruza to discuss his run for Illinois governor.

A community group has drawn up a plan to guide redevelopment of a heavily industrialized area in Chicago.

Why Cook County property owners who are eight months delinquent in paying taxes are about to owe major fees to private companies.

Watch the April 3, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

It’s rarely taught in schools anymore, so kids today are joining cursive clubs. But a state legislator is moving to once again make cursive lessons mandatory. 

The Chicago singer and guitarist known for his unique take on the blues died Saturday. He was 83.

Celebrating the life and musical legacy of Chicago blues legend Sam Lay.

Six Chicago Public Schools will take part in a new pilot program that lets students move at their own pace as they focus on mastering educational skills rather than spending set amounts of time in the classroom.

Does President Donald Trump have a plan for Chicago violence? We hear from viewers.

Students, teachers and community activists gathered Friday at Henderson Elementary for their second annual peace rally, marching only feet from where a 12-year-old girl was shot earlier this year.

The Emmy Award-winning television host writes about the drastic disparities between black and white Americans in his just-published book. 

A newly released report shows additional sources of manganese dust on Chicago’s Southeast Side, where residents were already dealing with exposure to manganese and other pollutants.