Geoffrey Baer tells you where you can find spinning turbines, channeled glass, rainwater cisterns and free parking for bicycles, all in o

Could your next doctor be a robot? We go into the operating room to watch robotic surgery.

The forecast calls for sunshine this weekend. A master gardener shares advice on how to make your garden grow.

Last week the state legislature passed a bill that would overhaul the agency that runs Chicago's convention center.

The science is nearly at hand to be able to choose how tall or athletic our children will be. But should we?

No boys, no distractions and a graduation rate in the 90th percentile.

John Prine talks about his storybook journey to become one of the country’s most revered songwriters, and why he’s come home to his alma mater, Proviso East High School, for a special two-night concert.

Northwestern professor, author and performance artist E.

We hear from two people who know Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, including Judge Abner Mikva, for whom she was a law clerk.

A federal judge has ruled that two genes, which are linked to breast and ovarian cancer, cannot be patented and has struck down the previ

We introduce you to an important -- and often overlooked -- American artist who painted scenes of nightlife on Chicago's South Side in th

Controversial Chicago Pastor Carlton Pearson discusses his new book, God is not a Christian, nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu...

We meet a Chicago man who wants to change the way America thinks about table tennis.