Stories by WTTW News

What are the business stories destined to make news in 2010? Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio's Noon Business Hour fills us in.

Could this be the future of news? We show you how Northwestern researchers have programmed computers to do the work of writers and reporters.

The Chicago football season mercifully comes to an end on a high note. We recap the Bears' win over the Lions and discuss where the team goes from here with former Bears wide receiver Brian Baschnagel.

We remember legendary Chicago sportswriter Bill Gleason, who died yesterday at the age of 87, and revisit his thoughts after his beloved White Sox won the World Series.

We hear your thoughts about some of our recent stories when we read our viewer mail.

If you go bowling in Illinois, there's a new state law that could affect you. Eddie Arruza reviews some of the new laws that went into effect on January 1st.

The failed terrorist attack aboard a plane on Christmas Day has sparked plenty of questions about airport security and why it has taken so long to implement some of the key recommendations by the 9/11 Commission. Carol Marin sits down with former governor Jim Thompson, one of its members. Read the 9/11 Commission Report 9/11 Commission Report Recommendations

The long-running case pitting the City of Chicago against those who took the 1995 firefighters exam finally goes to the U.S. Supreme Court in February. Elizabeth Brackett has the story.

The Chicago Tonight broadcast will be preempted this evening. We'd like to wish our viewers a happy Holiday and we'll see you again on Monday, January 4, 2010. We look back at our show's top musical moments from 2009.

Two local soldiers, just back from Afghanistan, give us some insight into what it's like on the ground in that war-torn country, and what 30,000 more U.S. troops will mean for the fight.

The Squeeze A new TV series is shining a spotlight on Cook County Jail. We hear what Sheriff Tom Dart and one of the show's producers have to say about the program. The Squeeze

A creative approach is filling up vacant spaces in the Loop with photographs and more. Pop-Up Art Loop The Chicago Photography Collective

The tallest building on the planet opens in Dubai on Monday. We talk with the local engineer who helped build this desert tower. Burj Dubai Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

A thrilling overtime win against Brett Favre and the division-leading Vikings...but was it enough to save Lovie Smith's job? We have a recap with former Bears linebacker Bruce Herron.

Chicago's "cemetery lady" died two weeks ago. We revisit a segment in which she shared her vast knowledge of Chicago's hidden cemetery history with Geoffrey Baer. View Image

We hear what you have to say about Governor Quinn's controversial "early release" programs that are letting some convicts out of prison.

Eddie Arruza tells us how airport security measures have been ramped up after the alleged attempted terrorist attack over Detroit on Christmas Day.

We talk to the Chicago doctor who made history when he rode the shuttle Atlantis. Dr. Robert Satcher's Twitter

We learn about a group that helps the mentally ill lead better lives. Thresholds

WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel looks back at the year's biggest business stories.

We talk to the local publisher of DownBeat Magazine as it celebrates 75 years of jazz, blues and beyond. DownBeat Magazine DownBeat - The Great Jazz Interviews

Groundbreaking transplants were performed today at Children's Memorial Hospital. Rich Samuels joins us with more details.

We look back at the state of the economy in 2009 and try to predict what might happen in 2010.

We hear about a creative music program that is truly giving the homeless something to sing about. Harmony, Hope & Healing

Legendary Harlem Globetrotter Curly Neal joins us to talk about the historic basketball club and its Chicago roots. See the Harlem Globetrotters

We learn about the Chicago roots of one of the North Pole's most famous residents.