The trial of Cook County Commissioner William Beavers is underway. Paris Schutz has more on what to expect as the trial goes forward.

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis joins us to talk about impending school closures, and whether race is a factor.

Sen. Dick Durbin says sequestration is having an impact on everything, from Head Start programs to the loss of air traffic controllers.

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

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists hit on a range of topics in this web extra discussion: Michael Jordan seeking a marriage license, how the Blackhawks points streak has helped raise hockey’s profile, the impact of CPS school closings on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s reputation, and whether Chicago’s murder rate will continue to drop in the coming months.

Urban art, Dungeons and Dragons drama, and chamber music at the Art Institute. Chicago Tonight knows what's going on this weekend.

Chicago Sun-Times Springfield Bureau Chief Dave McKinney has the latest news from the state capitol.

Chicago State University is no stranger to fiscal dramas and failures.

Theaster Gates may be the hottest artist in Chicago right now, with major exhibitions around the world. We revisit Jay Shefsky’s profile of Gates.

Gov. Pat Quinn delivers his annual budget address in Springfield. We take a look at his proposal, the numbers, potential cuts -- and what it all could mean to you.

We look closer at claims of “environmental racism” with a Chicago scholar who studies the links between environmental hazards and race. 

Former Illinois Comptroller Dawn Clark Netsch, who disclosed in January that she had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, has died at age 86. We take a look back at a 1994 interview of Netsch by John Callaway from the Chicago Tonight archives.

The largest snowstorm of the season hits Chicago. Find out how public officials are trying to avoid the chaos of the 2011 blizzard.

Former Irish President and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, talks about her struggles, politics, Catholicism, and her new book.