Filmmaker Xan Aranda discusses her new documentary about musician and Chicago native Andrew Bird.

What's the definition of a "good man?" We revisit a conversation with Mark Shriver about his father Sargent Shriver, a Kennedy family icon who founded the Peace Corps and ran for President.

Meet a master of Chicago boogie-woogie blues. Piano man Erwin Helfer pounds the keys and provides a lesson in local music history.

The city unveils a draft of its first cultural plan in 25 years. We talk with the woman behind this ambitious plan to boost Chicago's arts scene.

The Pop Art paintings of Roy Lichtenstein make a rare appearance at The Art Institute. We get a preview.

Take the locavore food movement a step further into your cocktail. Check Please! Host and Master Sommelier Alpana Singh joins us with answers to your questions about wine, beer and spirits.

He's the top ranked windsurfer in the country and the first Chicagoan ever to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team. Ash-har Quraishi catches up with first-time Olympian, Bob Willis.

The Eisenhower expressway narrows to three lanes in Oak Park, but why? Geoffrey Baer tells us more in this week's Ask Geoffrey.

The memory of beloved political reporter, Carlos Hernandez Gomez, will be honored this weekend at the 3rd Annual Concert for Carlos.

Need some ideas for what to do this weekend? Chicago Tonight knows what is going on!

We take a look at Michelle Obama's multicultural ancestors with the journalist and author who uncovered the First Lady's family history.

The Frank Lloyd Wright you may not know -- young, inexperienced, and trying to find his way in the vast city of Chicago. A new exhibition takes a rare look at the architect's early years.

Kids from around the country come to a Chicago summer camp to learn to play the blues. We revisit Blues Camp.

Three Chicago literary experts join us to discuss their top choices for summer reading.

Will the new World Trade Center surpass Willis Tower in height? You might be surprised by the answer. Geoffrey Baer tells us more in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

Quite possibly the most widely believed superstition in America, Friday the 13th is seen to be the “unlucky” day in Western superstition.