Jay Shefsky takes us north of the border to the legendary Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin.

The Illinois Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would raise cigarette taxes by $1 a pack.

Mayor Emanuel and Police Supt. McCarthy react to a bloody and deadly Memorial Day weekend and outline a new, high-tech, anti-gang strategy. Eddie Arruza has the latest.

Chicago home prices fall for the seventh straight month. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel discuss what needs to happen for the market to stabilize.

A landfill company wins a court fight to dump near the city's South Side.

The author of a new book tells us how to keep kids safe in the digital age.

The Pop Art paintings of Roy Lichtenstein make a rare appearance at The Art Institute. We get a preview.

Master Sommelier and Check Please! Host Alpana Singh joins us with some recommendations for wine events during the summer.

We asked what you thought about President Obama coming out in support of gay marriage.

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

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It was a passionate debate, but in the end, the Illinois House passed Medicaid reform. We have the latest from Springfield on that, and the gambling expansion debate.

The Illinois House approved an expansion to gambling in the state, including casinos in Chicago and four other cities, despite objections from Gov. Pat Quinn.