Arts & Entertainment

400 Years of the Telescope

The telescope was invented 400 years ago. A new PBS special looks at its powerful impact on science and religion. We speak with the director.

• 400 Years of the Telescope

Hedy Weiss: Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss Theater Reviews

Hedy Weiss is here with a "highly recommended" review of Steppenwolf Theater's new production of the Shakespeare classic "The Tempest".

Arts & Entertainment

Family Secrets Trial

We talk with the Chicago Tribune reporter who wrote a book about the historic trial that brought down a rogues' gallery of Chicago mobsters.

• Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled the Chicago Mob

Arts & Entertainment

Paralympics Tennis Player

We meet an athlete who does not allow his disability to slow him down. Christian Farr introduces us to tennis player Paul Moran and tells us why he's fighting so hard to bring the Olympics to his hometown.

Arts & Entertainment

Millennium Park Changes

What exactly is going on in Millennium Park? Chicago Tonight's Geoffrey Baer tells us about some radical new structures to debut in June that will temporarily change the face of the park.

• The Burnham Plan Centennial

Politics

News Analysis with Eddie Arruza

The 5th Congressional District is headed to the polls today to elect someone to fill Rahm Emanuel's congressional seat. Eddie Arruza and his panel have the latest on that race and some hotly contested suburban contests.

Arts & Entertainment

International Olympic Committee Visit

What do members of the International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Commission think of Chicago's 2016 snow job? They broke their silence this afternoon and Rich Samuels tells us what they said.

• Chicago 2016
• Proposed Olympic Venues

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Viewer Mail

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

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Memorable Moments from the Chicago Tonight Vault

Chicago Tonight is marking its 25th anniversary this month. Tonight we look back on some of the key moments in history captured on this program.

Arts & Entertainment

Kartemquin Films

They have taken viewers from the wilds of Africa to the inside of a stem-cell research lab to inner-city Chicago. We hear from the head of Chicago's award winning documentary house, Kartemquin Films.

• "Milking the Rhino"