Our resident Chicago expert Geoffrey Baer answers your questions, including one about the painted forest in Lincoln Park.

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

Praised for his paintings, a renowned Chicago artist goes back to the drawing board to create a comic strip.

Coloratura Elizabeth Futral is an internationally acclaimed soprano with Chicago roots.

We learn about how people in need are getting help quickly with fast-track food stamps.

Elizabeth Brackett and her panel examine how health care reform could affect you, and what's likely to be included in a final bill.

We find out how an old abandoned Chicago industrial field is being transformed into the nation's largest urban solar power plant.

95 years ago, a primitive submarine was raised from the bottom of the Chicago River. We explore this little-known Chicago mystery.

You make so many changes for the New Year, why not also update what's in your glass? Master Sommelier and Check, Please!

We meet the master photographer who has captured her hometown for half a century.