We meet this year's fellowship winner, who is being recognized for starting schools for girls and women in Afghanistan.

On this week's edition of Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review: Governor Pat Quinn says his election victory is a mandate for a tax hike,

A commission appointed by President Obama recommends radical changes to bridge the nation's budget gap.

She was the first African American woman in the U.S. Senate and now she wants to be the first African American woman Mayor of Chicago.

A Chicago-area Polish family is torn apart when the wife is deported with her six-year-old son.

Ash-har Quraishi takes an inside look at the fine art of harp-making in Chicago.

A 1955 building now stands in the middle of a huge construction site in Lincoln Park.

A new free e-book provides a fresh perspective on the city's dozens of neighborhoods, from Bronzeville to Hegewisch.

We share your thoughts on some of our recent stories when we read some viewer mail.

Congressman Danny Davis is the consensus Black candidate for Mayor of Chicago. So, what are his plans for the city?

A new, free computer program can turn the most inexperienced computer user into a computer hacker, and the hacking is taking place at pub

Fresh Medicine

From Pablo Picasso to Old Masters and contemporary works -- seven centuries of art from a celebrated private collection go on public view

A seemingly innocuous handshake has set off a worldwide controversy.

The Chicago Coalition for Mayor, a group of African-American leaders, has chosen Danny Davis as their candidate for Mayor.