Add another name to the field of Democratic candidates for governor – one that has been long anticipated.

Viewers wrote in with their thoughts on teaching cursive in schools. 

ReptileFest is back! We welcome some scaly, slinky and slithery friends to our set. 

A big show is brewing under the big top, with a cast and crew of more than 200 – plus 65 horses. We go behind the scenes of “Odysseo.” 

A “delightful” record fair, drink festivals and giant horse show usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in Chicago.

Nearly 3 million Americans have celiac disease, and a new study links a common but otherwise harmless virus to the condition.

The Chicago Teachers Union will not hold a May Day strike, but group leadership is planning a “proportional” response to whatever cuts are made to the end of this school year by Chicago Public Schools.

Watch the April 5, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

The prospects for police reform without a consent decree from the Justice Department. 

Curators of a new show at the Jackson Junge Gallery wanted to highlight political issues without taking sides. “I didn’t want it to be a political, Trump-bashing show,” said Chris Jackson, the gallery’s owner and director. 

Dozens of charter school advocates and parents gathered outside Will Guzzardi’s Logan Square office Wednesday to protest a bill from the state representative that would limit charter growth in financially struggling Illinois school districts.

They’re fast, they’re precise and in some cases they’re even ... cute. We visit the trade show Automate to get a look at the latest in robotics.

Actor David Schwimmer talks television, movies and the new play he brought to Lookingglass Theatre.

Two shows at the Chicago Cultural Center open doors to a local arts movement from 50 years ago.

A new book tells the stories of people wrongfully convicted of a crime – and how they came to be released.