Arts & Entertainment

Cross-Country Skiing

We meet some beginning cross-country skiers -- and some experts -- at one of Cook County's premier cross-country ski destinations.

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Arts & Entertainment

'The Fixer'

Do you have complaints about your credit card company? Are you mad at your mortgage modifier? "The Fixer" columnist Stephanie Zimmermann of the Chicago Sun-Times offers tips for calling customer service, and other consumer advice.

• 'The Fixer' Column

Health

Veterans and Mental Health

The mental health of military veterans is receiving more attention. Eddie Arruza reports on how the Veterans Administration is trying to reach out to vets, as some Chicago social service agencies are stepping up to help.

• The Mental Health Service Line (MHSL) at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
• Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
• Thresholds Chicago
• Operation Healing Freedom
• Metropolitan Family Services

Politics

State of the Union Recap

The state of the union is united -- for now. But will this spirit of bipartisanship last? We find out what President Obama's speech means for Congress moving forward.

Politics

The Ballot Ballet

Will Rahm Emanuel remain on the ballot? Carol Marin and her panel discuss the latest in the ongoing saga surrounding Emanuel's bid to remain a Chicago mayoral candidate.

Arts & Entertainment

Chicago Theater Scene

Chicago Sun-Times Theater Critic Hedy Weiss reviews three productions currently running on local stages.

• Court Theatre: "Three Tall Women"
• Northlight Theatre: "Eclipsed"
• 16th Street Theater: "The Beats"

Education

Seeing is Believing

Much needed vision care for thousands of Chicago Public School students is taking shape in the form of a free eye clinic. The partnership between CPS and the Illinois Eye Institute is considered the first of its kind. Ash-har Quraishi has the story.

• Read more about the program

Chicago Business News

Chicago Business News

Gov. Pat Quinn responded with some powerful words to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie about Illinois recruitment efforts. WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel has that and more in our business scoop.

Politics

Illinois Supreme Court Justices

So who exactly are the Supreme Court Justices deciding Rahm Emanuel's mayoral fate? We profile the state's high court and find out.

• Meet the Justices

Politics

Emanuel Stays on Ballot -- For Now

Rahm Emanuel is back on the mayoral ballot, at least temporarily. The Illinois Supreme Court agrees to take up his residency challenge and issues a stay on the Appellate Court decision that knocked Emanuel off the ballot. Eddie Arruza and his panel examine the very latest in the fast-changing case.

• Read the Supreme Court's Emergency Motion
• Read the Supreme Court's Ruling on Appeal