A Cook County special prosecutor has indicted three Chicago police officers on multiple charges in connection with the shooting death of Laquan McDonald in October of 2014. 

After a breach of Illinois voters’ information, a look at how to keep election systems secure from hacks.

In a statement released Wednesday, Gov. Bruce Rauner said he would prolong the special legislative session “if the legislature fails to send a balanced budget package to my desk by Friday.”

The CTU president said interest payments on the latest CPS borrowing could instead be used to pay for three college counselors, three pre-K teachers or six special education assistants.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet also served as the state's poet laureate from 1968 until her death in 2000. Today's poets are finding creative ways to remember her.

Geoffrey Baer drops the curtain on an opera house mystery in this week’s encore edition of Ask Geoffrey.

Budget negotiations are ongoing in Springfield, with Friday's deadline edging ever closer. 

Watch the June 27, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Viewers react to our discussion about the Chicago Sun-Times theater critic.

A lawsuit aims to stop the sugary drink tax that's supposed to go into effect on Saturday.

As Chicago looks to boost recycling rates, Chicago Tonight explores the city's recycling program up close—and with numbers. 

Chicago’s recycling rate is among the lowest in the country. What the city is now doing to try to change that.

What happens to Chicago’s recycling after it’s hauled away from neighborhood alleys and sidewalks? We tour a massive processing facility and watch sorting in action.

A new exhibit at the Art Institute showcases the little-known woodworking and ceramics of artist Paul Gauguin.

In an address to the American Library Association’s annual conference, the former Democratic presidential nominee addressed the importance of literacy and libraries.