The recession has taken a toll on many Americans, and alarming new statistics reveal just how much.

From Rod Blagojevich's precipitous fall from grace, his conviction and whirlwind media tour to Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s extramarital affair a

The late Tony Curtis played sax in the sexy comedy Some Like it Hot.

Scott Lee Cohen has gone from disgraced Illinois Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor to Independent candidate for governor.

Jay Cutler and the Bears fell hard in New York. We dissect last night's loss with former Bear Pro Bowler Jerry Azumah.

An illness has sidelined Riccardo Muti, the new music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Phil Ponce talked one-on-one with Maestro Muti the day before the announcement that he was leaving Chicago due to illness.

A big week in Politics: The race for mayor focusing on White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel who's finally leaving Washington.

We're roughly five weeks away from the elections, and a recent poll shows the race for Senate is in a dead heat.

Eddie Arruza talks to noted Shakespearean director Barbara Gaines about her operatic directorial debut at Lyric Opera.

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

Geoffrey Baer uncovers the mystery about a vacant, vast expanse along on the lakefront in South Chicago that is bigger than the Loop in t

Big Head Todd performs and talks to us about his 20-plus years in the music business.