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Ask Geoffrey: What Became of Artist Behind These 1970s Murals?

A viewer remembers helping an artist paint vivid rainbow stripes on the walls of Lower Wacker Drive as a teenager, but she can’t recall the artist’s name.

EPA Finds High Levels of Manganese at Another Southeast Side Facility

As regulators continue to monitor manganese emissions at S.H. Bell Co., new air monitoring data shows alarming levels of the brain-damaging heavy metal near another industrial facility in the area.

10 Things to Do This Weekend: Dec. 13-16

Circus acts, break dancing mice, brightly lit trees and Christmas carols usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in and around Chicago.

Uptown Medical Clinic Owner Illegally Sold Hundreds of Thousands of Opioid Pills

In just over a year, Mohammed Shariff says he illegally dispensed more than two kilograms of oxycodone and hundreds of thousands of other opioid pills to patients who planned to resell them.

Illinois Resident Among 5 Dead in Warplanes Crash Off Japan

The U.S. military has identified five Marines who were declared dead after their refueling plane collided with a fighter jet last week off Japan's southern coast. 

Cubs’ Maddon Studying ‘Managing Millennials for Dummies’

Joe Maddon will be managing by the book next year, and the book is “Managing Millennials for Dummies.” Maddon has spent more than four decades as a baseball manager, coach and scout. He hopes to remain as Cubs manager beyond 2019.

Dec. 11, 2018 - Full Show

Watch the Dec. 11, 2018 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Public Transit Outlook: Leaders Talk Infrastructure, Funding Needs

Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants a hike in the state gas tax to fund transportation infrastructure. The area’s transit heads give us their reaction and an update on the status of the region’s public transportation.

Year-End Tax Tips as Trump Tax Code Changes Take Effect

As the end of the year approaches, it’s time to get your tax affairs in order. Two local tax experts offer their advice.

National Safety Council Leader Deborah Hersman Heading to Waymo

For the last four years, Deborah Hersman has led the National Safety Council. Next month, she’ll join Google’s self-driving technology development company, Waymo. Why she’s making the move.

Teaching the Little Rock Nine to Students in Chicago

We speak with Terrence Roberts, a surviving member of the Little Rock Nine, about teaching students to promote equality in their communities.

Theo Ubique Inaugurates New Home With ‘The Full Monty’

The theater company’s new home in Evanston marks a grand, and grandly deserved step upward. Its opening production looks at what happens when men lose their well-paying factory jobs and self-respect.

Mayor Emanuel: Change State Constitution on Pensions

He may be leaving office soon, but Mayor Rahm Emanuel is about to put forward a proposal that’s likely to generate controversy as the race for his successor heats up.

Illinois Schools Must Improve Support for Student Sex Abuse Victims: Report

There’s been a renewed focus on student sexual abuse after hundreds of cases within Chicago Public Schools came to light. But a new report finds that schools across the state aren’t doing enough to support abuse survivors.

McDonald’s to Cut Use of Antibiotics in Beef Products

After years of pressure from public health advocates, the Chicago-based burger chain announces a plan to reduce the use of antibiotics in its beef products.