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James “Big Cat” Williams offers his take on the NFL’s ruling to vacate the discipline handed down to Saints players involved in the bounty scandal.

We take you inside a very special exhibit at the Newberry Library showcasing 125 of its most prized possessions.

From Candy Cane Lane to the Christmas Tree Ship, Geoffrey Baer talks holiday traditions in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

We have some of your thoughts about the manslaughter charges filed again Richard Vanecko for David Koschman's death in tonight's Viewer Mail.

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists continue their conversation in a web extra video.

Need some ideas what to do this weekend? Chicago Tonight knows what's going on!

From the historic summer drought to today’s surprisingly mild winter, Illinois has experienced some extreme weather patterns this year. Our panel of experts dissects what this means for the future.

America's Test Kitchen host Christopher Kimball joins us with scientific secrets to better cooking. 

We continue our conversation with Christopher Kimball, including why he doesn't view cooking as creative or glamorous.

A new curator digs deep into the Museum of Contemporary Art's collection and finds a study in black-and-white.

Did the threat of disease help spur Chicago's first park? Chicago Park District's historian joins us with more. 

A new drug shows promise in the treatment of social withdrawal for people with Fragile X syndrome, and potentially for autism patients.

We hear what you had to say about the new pension bill pending in Springfield when we read some of our viewer mail.

Ald. Sandi Jackson goes back to work as the Chicago City Council takes up important measures. Paris Schutz has the latest.

The race to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. intensifies, as two state legislators face criminal charges. Carol Marin and her political roundtable discuss the state of local politics.

As the Tribune Company emerges from bankruptcy, several suitors are sniffing around its assets, including Rupert Murdoch and Freedom Communications. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM has that story, and more top business headlines.

He was one of the most popular hockey players in Chicago history -- and then he was sent out of town in the prime of his career. We talk with former Blackhawks star Jeremy Roenick about his time in Chicago.

We continue our conversation with former Blackhawks star Jeremy Roenick, and hear frank talk about violence in hockey, and about his days partying and gambling.

Theaster Gates may be the hottest artist in Chicago right now, with major exhibitions around the world. 

Watch an extended, one-on-one interview with artist Theaster Gates.

Chef Rick Bayless joins us with a recipe for holiday entertaining.

A Federal Appeals Court shoots down Illinois' ban on carrying concealed guns in public. Paris Schutz has more on what happens now.

A new pension reform bill is pending in Springfield and while it has some bi-partisan support, it's facing criticism as well.  We'll hear from some who have objections to the latest plan.

A Chicago architect is the 2013 winner of the prestigious Driehaus Prize for Classical and Traditional Architecture. Our Geoffrey Baer reveals the winner.

What's on America's economic to-do list? The creator of a new survey has the details.