Her upscale fashions have, famously, been seen on the First Lady. Now designer Maria Pinto is being honored for her stylish contributions to the Chicago fashion scene. We visit her creative headquarters.

For more than 35 years, community organizers from around the country have come to Chicago to train at the Midwest Academy. We take you inside this school for progressive activists. Midwest Academy's 35th anniversary celebration

Check, Please! host and master sommelier Alpana Singh joins us tonight to share her favorite movies for wine lovers. Alpana's Top Movies for Wine Lovers

This weekend's forecast calls for warm weather, and the list of weekend events does not disappoint. Laura Baginski of Time Out Chicago tells us what is in store.

We take a look back at the very first broadcast of Chicago Tonight from 1984, which featured Mayor Harold Washington. Be sure to tune in tomorrow night at 7:30 PM to watch the entire episode.

We go inside a fascinating new exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art that looks at the lasting legacy of the multi-faceted architect, author, inventor and visionary Buckminster Fuller.

What is the state of the American Dream? To answer that question, Chicago playwright Regina Taylor is inviting Chicago students to submit their own homemade movies. The only catch: the movies have to be shot with cell phones. We meet some of these young filmmakers. Watch David Kaplinsky's movie

We have a live performance from Tammy McCann, a vocalist the Chicago Tribune calls "the best jazz singer you've never heard of."

The Illinois Holocaust Museum that opened last weekend was conceived 20 years ago after neo-Nazis threatened to march in Skokie. We meet two survivors that vowed to tell their stories to help prevent future genocides. Archival video of Neo-nazi Frank Collin and efforts to keep him out of Skokie is part of an extensive Skokie Video Archive

Another Chicago play wins the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Chicago Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss has more on that news, and reviews of three new productions on area stages. Ghostwritten Collaboraction's 9th Annual Sketchbook Festival A Chorus Line

We hear what you had to say about Carol Marin's interview with Todd Stroger when we read some of our viewer mail.

Author Sonia Nazario joins us to talk about her Pulitzer Prize-winning book Enrique's Journey, which chronicles a young boy's dangerous quest to cross the United States border.

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

John sits down with Chicago Cubs Hall-of-Fame pitcher Fergie Jenkins.

In fashion circles, he is a man who needs no introduction. Tim Gunn of Project Runway and Tim Gunn's Guide to Style joins us to talk about his latest projects. Tim Gunn's Must-Haves

Time Out Chicago magazine will be here with recommendations for your weekend. CHIRP Record Fair Free Earth Day Parks & Preserves Snuggie Pub Crawl Chicago Improv Festival-The Doubtful Guests