U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is on medical leave of absence for "exhaustion." Why did it take two weeks for his office to announce his departure? Carol Marin has the latest.

A Barack Obama presidential library at the University of Chicago? Find out why one U of C professor gives that idea a failing grade.

We explore how small, pop-up, organic community gardens are challenging people's perceptions about life in Chicago.

Public faith in the country's leaders and institutions has plummeted. MSNBC host Chris Hayes argues that the cause can be traced to social reforms of the 1960s. He's here to discuss his new book.

Lookingglass Theatre puts Chicago history onstage with Eastland. Chicago Sun-Times Theater Critic Hedy Weiss reviews this, and two other local shows.

Jay Shefsky has the story of an unusual friendship that led a Mexican immigrant to own the last kosher fish market in the Chicago area.

Sen. Dick Durbin reacts to the news that the U.S.

There's more bad news on the state of the city's pension funds. What's being done in Springfield to solve the problem? Carol Marin talks with two legislators, and the author of a new report.

West Side residents accuse for-profit recyclers of fostering a crime wave by accepting materials stolen from the neighborhood. Elizabeth Brackett reports.

When it comes to AIDS, Illinois is fifth nationwide in its number of diagnoses. We talk with the director of the Department of Public Health about his efforts to improve that number.

Does an Avondale mural combine Polish patriotic and hip-hop elements?

Did you know that the City of Chicago provides a partial rebate for the purchase of native plants?

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.

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