McCormick Place sees an immediate return after striking a major new union deal. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 joins us to discuss this, and more top business news.

Geoffrey Baer rides us through the history of Lawndale and its Jewish roots on tonight's edition of Biking the Boulevards.

On Halloween, we take a look back at the Chicago filmmaker known as the "Godfather of Gore."

The debate over decriminalizing marijuana lit up our studio last week.

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 is going on!

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy is defending plans to close three Chicago police stations.

Decriminalizing marijuana? There's a new push to issue tickets instead of jail time. We take up the debate.

Are we living in the least violent era in human history? Author Steven Pinker says yes. The Harvard professor is here to talk about his new book, The Better Angels Of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined.
 

He created one-of-a-kind fashions for everyone, from socialites to strippers. Charles James was a brilliant but difficult man who wanted to be an artist, not a designer. We hear from the curator of a new exhibit that deconstructs his crafty creations.

A nondescript building on the South Side may give a clue to what the neighborhood used to look like.

We have your thoughts on our recent stories about Justin Bieber, prostate cancer screening, and opera superstar Nicole Cabell, when we re

Electricity is the talk in Springfield as the charged battle over the so-called "Smart Grid" bill comes to a head.

Protesters storm the 5th floor of City Hall, and take on Chicago financial exchanges.

President Obama launches a revamped mortgage relief program; changing a program that many labeled a failure. Eddie Arruza and his panel look at so-called "underwater" homeowners in the Chicago area, and how the new program might help.