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Ground Zero 360˚ at The Field Museum

Ground Zero 360˚ at The Field Museum portrays the story of 9/11 from the unique perspectives of a New York City police commander and a photojournalist. Ash-har Quraishi gives us a sneak preview of the exhibit.

Art Therapy

Using art to decode mental illness and developmental disabilities. Paris Schutz has more on what we can learn from a unique and talented group of Chicago artists.

Viewer Mail: 9/1

Are you for or against longer school days? We have that heated debate in tonight's Viewer Mail.

Kankakee Alleged Tax Scheme

Kankakee’s Mayor strongly denies that her city is taking sales tax revenues that belong in Cook County. Elizabeth Brackett has the story.

Hedy Weiss: Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss devours the latest version of Sweeney Todd to hit Chicago.  She reviews that and three more shows.

Artist Ivan Albright

We take a closer look at The Art Institute's huge collection of paintings and drawings by provocative Chicago artist, Ivan Albright.

Viewer Mail: 8/31

We hear what you had to say about Mayor Rahm Emanuel's interview when we read some of our viewer mail. 

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins Phil Ponce on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm to talk about what he's done in office so far, and what's ahead.

TIF Reform

Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls for reform of the Tax Increment Financing, or TIF program. A task force report calls for more transparency and oversight. Carole Brown, the head of that task force, joins us to lay out the plan.

Chicago Business News: 8/29

The Playboy Club is coming back to Chicago. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 joins us with that, the local impact of Hurricane Irene and other top business stories.

Honeyboy Edwards

Beloved Chicago blues legend David "Honeyboy" Edwards has died at the age of 96.  We look back at our 2007 interview with him on Chicago Tonight.

Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review: 8/26

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