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He grew up the son of a New York city doorman, and was brought to Chicago as an outsider. Elizabeth Brackett takes a look back at how Patrick Fitzgerald got here.

Lawsuits fly over Facebook’s bungled IPO that left small investors shortchanged. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM has that story, and more top business headlines.

Three protesters charged with planning to carry out alleged terrorist attacks during the NATO summit were in court Tuesday. Paris Schutz has the latest.

Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy joins us to to talk about being on the front lines, and the police response during the NATO protests.

We take a look at how Chicago Police handled NATO protests crowds, and some of the more violent summit protesters.

As life in Chicago gets back to normal, some downtown businesses are calculating financial losses from the NATO summit. We tell you what they're saying.

Protesters were more subdued on the second day of the NATO summit. But, they call Sunday’s melee police brutality. Paris Schutz has the latest.

How did the police handle the NATO demonstrations? City officials and NATO protesters have different answers. We dissect what went on in the streets.

As the NATO summit wraps up, we look at what world leaders accomplished and what issues were left unresolved.

Journalists from around the world converged on McCormick Place. Even though access was restricted, most reporters gave high marks to NATO summit organizers. Elizabeth Brackett reports.

We read what some of you had to say about the NATO summit and protests when we read tonight's Viewer Mail.

Our Chicago Tonight team covered the NATO protests live on Sunday. See the protests in our extensive slideshow.

The Chicago Tonight team is covering the NATO protests live this weekend on Twitter. View their Twitter streams for the latest news and photos from the CANG8 rally, and other protests around the city.

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists take a Week in Review look at Chicago's NATO summit.

The first major protest rally of the NATO summit was held at Daley Plaza on Friday. Paris Schutz has the latest.

Accusations that Chicago Police are mishandling NATO protesters have begun. We talk with one Occupy Protester who says he was arrested and held for 30 hours without being charged.

The Latvian ambassador to the U.S. tells us why he thinks NATO matters in this 21st century world order.

NATO protesters get dirty at a rally Thursday afternoon, while some accuse Chicago Police of misconduct. We have the latest.

NATO's Assistant Secretary General, Ambassador Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, joins us to talk about what diplomacy and security issues will be discussed during the summit.

In three days, the largest NATO summit in history will be held in Chicago. Defense funding, Afghanistan, and new partnerships will be at the top of the agenda. We look at what the alliance hopes to accomplish this weekend. 

Metra, Amtrak, and the CTA are one day closer to implementing strict NATO security measures. Find out how it will impact your commute.

As Mayor Rahm Emanuel continues to stress the importance of the NATO summit to Chicago, some subtle hints that a major event is coming start appearing downtown. We tell you what they are.

Why is Chicago hosting the NATO summit? Who stands to benefit? What are the stakes if things go awry between protesters and police? Carol Marin and her guests have answers.

JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon is under fire from all sides as a disastrous hedging strategy costs the bank at least $2 billion and wipes more than $17 billion off the bank's value. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9FM has that story, and more top business headlines. 

He went from playing Chicago softball to playing for the White Sox. Kevin Hickey died Wednesday at the age of 56. We look back at John Callaway's 2002 profile of this hometown hero.

The city of Chicago has approved a permit for what's thought to be the largest anti-NATO rally being held by the Coalition Against NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda (CAN-G8.) Ash-har Quraishi has the latest.