Union leaders say they've responded to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's call for concessions by identifying hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts t

Chicago has become an alternative energy hub. We talk to one of its pioneers about the economic impact of green energy.

He's the first Asian American elected to the City Council, and currently the youngest.

Enter the surreal world of Gertrude Abercrombie—a visionary Chicago painter who impressed both art critics and some of the giants of jazz

Will Congress and the President reach a deal to avoid defaulting on U.S. debt?

A British developer unveils big plans for the old main post office in the Loop. Are the plans visionary or overly ambitious?

President Barack Obama's top political strategist David Axelrod tells Elizabeth Brackett why the Obama re-election campaign has come home

It's hot in Chicago, and climatologists are predicting the city could feel like the Deep South by the end of the century.

Sylvia McNair spent 20 years performing in opera. But these days, her repertoire centers around the Great American Songbook.

This week on Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, with extreme temperatures blanketing Chicago and government officials ever-min

How are Chicagoans dealing with this hot summer weather? Ash-har Quraishi braves the heat to gauge local reaction.

The heat wave is on and it won't let up! Why is this happening? Why is 2011 a year of major snow and sun?

The U.S. space shuttle program has come to an end with the Shuttle Atlantis returning to Earth early this morning.