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President Obama as you've never seen him. Chicago artist Rick Valicenti created 50 digital portraits of the president, representing the many archetypes embodied by the Commander-in-Chief. 

Is Illinois' pension crisis unfixable? Paris Schutz has the latest on an ominous new report.

Chicago's deputy mayor -- one of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's top economic advisers -- discusses the city's latest budget, expected to be approve

A door-to-door diabetes education campaign in two of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods is resulting in some surprising finds and encouraging outcomes.

From market darling to market dog.

Chef Rick Bayless joins us in studio, sharing recipes from his signature restaurant, Frontera Grill.

We hear from a new 10-man a cappella group reaching for the high notes of success.

He correctly predicted the winner in all 50 states in last week's presidential election-- and quickly became an icon for math geeks worldwide. We talk with statistician Nate Silver.

Bill Daley hands out poor grades to Illinois' public schools, and outlines his vision for a better future for students.

Forty years after humans last walked on the moon, two of the men who did it pay a visit to the Adler Planetarium. We hear from the astronauts who made the journey.

Eddie Payton chronicles the life of Sweetness and challenges another high-profile biography of his brother Walter.

Released from prison, a group of wrongfully convicted men remake themselves as blues musicians.

The mayor brushes off questions some of his aides committed a felony by secretly recording phone conversations with reporters.

We talk with state Sen.