Stories by Erica Gunderson

A Portage Park range takes a whack at bringing axe-throwing to Chicago.

Lawmakers are in the final weeks before the legislative session ends – is there a “grand bargain” in sight?  

How will Cook County survive cuts in Medicaid if the new health care bill becomes law?

Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday left his mark on the Illinois State Capitol – with the unveiling of his official portrait.

Watch the May 8, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Using math to get the most bang for your buck on an overbooked flight.

Rabiah Mayas returns to review some of the latest, breaking stories from the world of science.

Why do some squirrels live in more affluent neighborhoods, while others dwell in more disadvantaged ones? WTTW's online series “Urban Nature” has the story.

Northwestern University professor Brian Edwards joins us to discuss a new report on the decline of second-language education in U.S. schools.

“I started Simple Mills with that mission of cleaning up the inner grocery aisles and taking processed foods and making them unprocessed and out of simple, whole food ingredients that you can pronounce,” said CEO Katlin Smith.

As Chicago Public Schools works to try and improve its parent engagement, the district announced it is expanding a neighborhood-based learning program already used by thousands of families.

An announcement last month from the EPA prompts Chicago to launch its own website dedicated to the science behind climate change.

Organizers of a clean water summit in Chicago next week hope to draft a plan for replacing the city's nearly 400,000 lead water pipes. 

When it comes to innovation in digital learning, Chicago is getting noticed.

Gov. Bruce Rauner says property taxes generated from the sale of the James R. Thompson Center could top $45 million per year, and Republican-backed legislation introduced Friday would send every one of those dollars to Chicago Public Schools.

The U.S. House of Representatives approve a bill that repeals several features of Obamacare. Plans for the Obama Presidential Center are unveiled. Gov. Rauner and Mayor Emanuel battle over the Thompson Center sale.

Microphones placed across the Chicago area by the Lincoln Park Zoo are tracking the return of bats to the region this spring. 

Watch the May 4, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Chicagoans got their first look Wednesday at plans for the Obama Presidential Center. Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin gives us his first impressions.

A look at the Chicago Police Department's technological crime-fighting strategy.

Nearly all of the 46 teachers, paraprofessionals and teacher assistants at the Passages Charter School in Edgewater say they are in favor of going on strike.

A year to the date that Illinois human service providers first went to court, the Pay Now coalition again asked the judicial branch to force the state to make good on its contracts. 

With the city’s mounting gun violence, some remain skeptical about the effectiveness of a little-known city ordinance called the Gun Offender Registry. A special report from DePaul University's Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence.

City Clerk Anna Valencia joins us to discuss her position and Chicago’s municipal ID program.

Viewers summed up their thoughts about math after our talk with "Beyond Infinity" author Eugenia Cheng.

Spare bedrooms are bringing in decent money for some Chicago residents: According to vacation rental website Airbnb, Chicago-area hosts earned an average of $4,100 in 2016.