Elizabeth Brackett takes a look at gun violence through the lens of the public health system rather than the criminal justice system.

We explore the impact of street violence on Chicago youth.

Defense is one of many areas facing cuts in Congress' expected sequester. Economics professors debate what this means for your budget.

More than 100 schools remain on the list for possible closures -- and in community meetings around Chicago, parents are strongly objecting to the possibility of closing their neighborhood school. Elizabeth Brackett reports.

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments over the constitutionality of same-sex marriages, we hear from the Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice who lost her job after ruling that Iowa's ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. 

Tribune Co. hires bankers to handle the likely sale of its newspapers.

A storefront theater takes action against violence in Chicago.

Robert Falls, the artistic director of the Goodman Theatre, joins us to discuss the upcoming season and more.

Chicago poet and performer David Hernandez has died at age 66.

Sleet and freezing rain pelt the city, bringing up to three inches of snow for the evening commute.

A winter storm causes low voter turnout today in the race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress.

Could a better helmet hold the key to reducing the epidemic of sports-related brain injuries? In this week’s edition of Scientific Chicago, Ash-har Quraishi talks with a team of university researchers who say it’s time for a new design.

The former chairman of Exelon Corporation argues that, without swift immigration reform, Congress is putting the entire Midwest economy a

In his new book, GQ editor Michael Hainey travels back in time to uncover the true story of his father’s mysterious death.

As a kid, Walter Arnold loved the gargoyles at the University of Chicago. Today, he is a master stone carver, trained in Italy and at Washington National Cathedral. Jay Shefsky has his story.