Our resident tour guide Geoffrey Baer discovers a whole new way to explore Chicago, thanks to a visiting troupe of Australians!

We hear from a local author who shares tips for exciting vacations close to home.

Congressional leaders and the President come up with an 11th hour deal to raise the debt ceiling.

A sentencing date has been set for convicted former Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich. He'll learn his fate on October 6.

Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer in 1951.

Snakes have escaped Lincoln Park Zoo and are on their way to the suburbs. Paris Schutz has more on where they've landed and why.

Cook County has a sizable budget gap to close, but Board President Toni Preckwinkle says job cuts are not inevitable and the sales tax ro

We meet two cast members of "West Side Story" with local roots who are taking the show on a rare tour across the country.

With nearly 400 Borders bookstores soon to close across the country, we talk to a panel of experts about the future of books and the ongo

It's been called Chicago's Sistine Chapel, but it's no longer visible. So, where is the mural from the old Daily News Building?

During last night's broadcast, we tried to bring you a story about a unique summer camp on the North Shore with a very specific mission.

We hear what you had to say about recent stories when we read some of our viewer mail.