Ash-har Quraishi has the story of how Chicago played a pivotal role in sci-fi cinematic history.

A highly successful TV journalist changed careers and is now making a name for herself in music. We meet Rondi Charleston.

The Chicago School Board voted to close 50 CPS schools. We share what some of you had to say in tonight's Viewer Feedback.

Watch CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett and CTU President Karen Lewis's full testimony from today's school board meeting.

The Chicago School Board voted to close 49 elementary schools and one high school program in the largest shutdown in U.S. history.

Is it worth it? Chicago School Board President David Vitale joins us to discuss the board’s polarizing decision to close 50 schools.

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis  joins us to discuss the largest school closing in CPS history.

Now that the School Board has voted to close 50 schools, what happens next? We have analysis.

Chicago's historic Palmer House hotel is up for sale.

A bill that paves the way for high-level horizontal fracking in Illinois cleared an important hurdle.

After months of community meetings, debate and protest, the Chicago School Board is set to vote on possibly closing 54 schools. Elizabeth Brackett previews Wednesday's vote.

The stock market is flying high. We take a look what's going on, and at how Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress could affect the markets tomorrow.

The southbound Red Line is down for the next five months. CTA President Forrest Claypool joins us to explain this massive revitalization project, and lays out his vision for the future of Chicago transit.

As Chicago debates whether nonprofits should be allowed free water, we discuss the origins of the city's water system. Northwestern University's Carl Smith joins us with stories from his latest book, City Water, City Life.

What can the songs of the Zebra finch tell us about the development of language in humans? Our science guy, Neil Shubin, tells us more in this edition of Scientific Chicago.