This week on Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review: a judge rules mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel can stay on the ballot, but the b

Today Illinois legislative leaders struck a deal for a 2.25 percent income tax increase. Will it be passed by the general assembly?

Chicagoan Bill Daley, the former U.S. commerce secretary and brother of Mayor Daley, is taking over as White House chief of staff.

Cook County faces a budget shortfall of almost $500 million, and new Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has ordered across-the-

The market made huge gains last year, but how's the financial forecast shaping up for 2011?

We talk with controversial minister Carlton Pearson about why he's decided to step down as interim senior minister at Christ Universal Te

There's a man in plain sight spying on visitors to the Museum of Contemporary Art. We find out why.

On the campaign trail today, Miguel del Valle said he is sure he will be the "poorest" candidate in the race, but that he will have the m

How will Cook County close a $487 million budget gap?

Chicago Tribune religion reporter Manya Brachear discusses the ousting of controversial Bishop Carlton Pearson, who replaced Chr

Did George W. Bush's distinct personality help lead to the war in Iraq?

95 years ago, a primitive submarine was raised from the bottom of the Chicago River. We look at this little-known Chicago mystery.

A Cook County Circuit Court judge upheld the Chicago Election Board's ruling that Rahm Emanuel is eligible to appear on the ballot.

A shocking report from the Chicago Public Schools' inspector general: more than $800,000 of CPS funds spent on everything from parties to

Chicago Sun-Times Bureau Chief Dave McKinney recaps what happened in the legislature today as the veto session winds down.