We meet some beginning cross-country skiers -- and some experts -- at one of Cook County's premier cross-country ski destinations.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman paints a bleak picture for Chicago students if $700 million is cut from the budget.

Foreclosures in Illinois were up 22 percent in February.

St. Patrick's Day is nearly here. "Check, Please!" host and master sommelier Alpana Singh joins us with her picks for St.

Illinois is in a deep fiscal crisis, with a budget deficit of $13 billion, additional billions in unpaid bills, and unfunded pension obli

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Governor Quinn calls for a 33% income tax hike; CTA drivers are among the highest pa

The president of the Commercial Club of Chicago says that if a private company operated as Illinois does, it would have been bankrupt and

Some businesses are benefiting from more plentiful loans being made available by the Small Business Administration.

Is O'Hare the least secure airport in in the nation? That's what the airport's former security chief says.

We have your reaction to the governor's budget address when we read our viewer mail.

Governor Quinn presented a state budget for what he calls "a crisis of epic proportions" and his proposals are already drawing fire.

Carol Marin and her panel take a closer look at the governor's fiscal plan.

Chicago tour boat and barge operators are up in arms about one of the proposals for keeping invasive Asian carp out of Lake Michigan -- p

Groupon, which pioneered a unique mixture of social networking and group discounts, started