President Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Tuesday night. What will his message be, and is it the real start of the presidential campaign?

We take you inside a groundbreaking research project that's using science to come up with new ways to fight modern day fires.

Martin Scorsese's film Hugo leads the pack in today's Oscar nominations.

Democratic: Daniel Lipinski, Farah Baqai; Republican: Arthur J. Jones, Richard L. Grabowski, Jim Falvey

Sen. Mark Kirk is in intensive care at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after suffering a stroke. Doctors give the senator mixed chances for a full recovery. Elizabeth Brackett has the details.

The race for the republican presidential nomination moves to Florida after Newt Gingrich's huge weekend victory in South Carolina. We talk with Illinois representatives of the various campaigns.

The Chicago Tribune "Problem Solver" Jon Yates joins us with consumer tips in his new book: What's Your Problem?

We meet some Chicago area cyclists who won't let a little thing like winter stand in their way.

We asked what you thought Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would think of U.S. politics and race relations in 2012.

Democratic: Luis V. Gutierrez, Jorge Zavala; Republican: Hector Concepcion

Democratic: Mike Quigley; Republican: Dan Schmitt

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

Need some ideas for what to do this weekend? Chicago Tonight knows what’s going on!

Democratic: Leslie Coolidge, Geoffrey Petzel, Maureen Yates, Tim Ritter; Republican: Peter J. Roskam