An attempt to make the high school application process easier is raising some questions.

For black women in Chicago, a breast cancer diagnosis in 2003 meant you were 68 percent more likely to die from the disease than a white woman. A new study shows that gap is closing.

Lollapalooza, lowriders, indie flicks and Staley Da Bear usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in and around Chicago.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is criticizing Cook County’s bail bond system.

If you’re one of the nine million drivers in the state of Illinois, there’s a slight chance you could be driving on suspended license plates and not even know it. 

Watch the Aug. 1, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Why native trees and plants not only look good but are better for local wildlife and the environment. A discussion with author Charlotte Adelman.

Vladimir Putin orders hundreds of U.S. diplomats out of the country as tensions escalate with Russia.

Curators and students at Columbia College Chicago have devised a way to get viewers to reimagine the meaning of a photograph.

Should parents be held responsible if they know their kids have guns? We speak to Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th Ward) about a new ordinance.

Art conservation can cost thousands of dollars. Meet one man who’s dedicated to restoring works of art pro bono.

Your mother was right to tell you to eat your broccoli. Eating nutrient-rich foods like broccoli, spinach and kale could slow age-related cognitive decline, according to a new study.

Gov. Bruce Rauner made generous use of his veto pen to redline money for Chicago Public Schools and to make other sweeping changes to a major revamp of education funding.

The young males belong to a highly social zebra species and will eventually share a habitat with the zoo’s giraffes. 

Just before Gov. Bruce Rauner issued a long-anticipated amendatory veto of an education funding reform bill in Springfield, top political fact-checkers cast doubt on one of the governor’s biggest criticisms of the legislation.