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Blagojevich Trial Verdict

Jurors in the Rod Blagojevich corruption retrial have found the former Illinois governor guilty on 17 counts, not guilty on 1 count and w

The Week in Review with Joel Weisman

This week on Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review, newly released 911 tapes add even more controversy to the Memorial Day beach c

Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard want teachers to spend more time in the classroom -- but not to get

Financial News

Crude oil prices tumble, the unemployment rate stumbles, and the housing market falls too.

Steven Petrow on Gay Manners

With civil unions here in Illinois now, Steven Petrow, the author of the Complete Gay and Lesbian Manners: The Definitive Guide to LG

Cultural Connections: Playwright David Henry Hwang

The play is called "Chinglish" and its author is the Tony-award winning writer of the acclaimed "M.

Ask Geoffrey

Geoffrey Baer takes us to the former sites of both the Cubs and White Sox ballparks in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

Viewer Mail

We hear what you had to say about recent stories when we read some of our viewer mail.

Panel on President Obama's Speech

President Obama announces the beginning of troop withdrawal in Afghanistan, amid bipartisan calls to end the conflict entirely.

School Board Meeting

Hundreds of teachers and union members took to the streets this morning to protest the Chicago Board of Education's decision to rescind a

Ald. Ed Burke's Security Detail

Finance Committee chairman Alderman Ed Burke has a security detail of multiple bodyguards and one Chicago police car; a measure Rahm Eman

Erik Larson

In Erik Larson's new book, In the Garden of Beasts, he tells the true story of a Chicago family that unexpectedly finds itself i

Holdout Juror From Blago's First Trial

JoAnn Chiakulas, the lone holdout juror from Rod Blagojevich's first trial, tells us why she voted not guilty and the pressure she felt t

Cook County Debt Disclosure

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas says the average Chicago household now owes a whopping $63,525 to cover local government debt.