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We learn about the newest holiday party trend -- ugly sweaters. WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel joins us with that story and a recap of the year in Chicago business.

We talk with the director of the new and provocative PBS documentary The Calling, which looks at lives of people who become spiritual leaders.

We enter the humorous world of Chicagoan Nicole Hollander, creator of the comic strip Sylvia. Bad Girl Chats with Sylvia and Nicole

On this week's edition of Chicago Tonight: The Week In Review hosted by Phil Ponce: Mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel spent almost 12 hours testifying at a hearing to determine whether he can stay on the February ballot, and the questioning ranged from the serious to the comical. His tenant contradicted some of Emanuel's testimony about the possessions the family left behind. And in a strange twist, Emanuel's real estate broker testified that the tenants demanded $100,000 to vacate the house.

Eddie Arruza has the latest from the final day of the hearing on Rahm Emanuel's residency.

We talk with actress Amy Morton about her starring role in the Steppenwolf Theatre's production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Chicagoans drive on Lake Shore Drive every day without realizing the history beneath them. A new book recounts the long tale of Lake Shore Drive -- we talk with the authors. Chicago's Lake Shore Drive: Urban America's Most Beautiful Roadway

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists look back at the year in a special year-end edition of Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review.

Eddie Arruza has the latest from day two of the hearing concerning Rahm Emanuel's residency.

The $858 billion tax cut proposal has cleared the Senate and is on its way to the House. Carol Marin and her panel have more on what an extension of the Bush-era tax cuts would mean for the economy, the deficit, and your pocketbook.

The threat from Asian carp has prompted a re-examination of the Chicago-area waterway system. One proposal involves permanently separating the Great Lakes watershed from the Mississippi River watershed, but not by closing the locks. Elizabeth Brackett has the story.

Sparks fly at Steppenwolf Theater. Hedy Weiss reviews Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and three more shows on the Chicago stage.

Need help sprucing up your holiday greenery? The Chicago Botanic Garden's Eliza Fournier is here to help you "deck the halls."

Rahm Emanuel took the stand during the today's hearing. Elizabeth Brackett has the latest from the testimony.

Concussions are up by more than 20 percent in the NFL this year, including one to Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. Eddie Arruza talks with leaders in the field of head injuries about this, concussions sustained by children, and much more. Mayo Clinic's information about concussions

A revolutionary robotic hand was created by a team that included Chicago scientists. We talk about that invention, plus the brain boosting power of estrogen and more in our Scientific Chicago segment with University of Chicago paleontologist Neil Shubin.

Earlier this year we met Anne Marie Schlekeway, who had lost her voice to ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. Anne Marie died late last week. We revisit the story of this remarkable woman. KissMyALS.com Read Anne Marie's final blog post

How does Rahm Emanuel's residency fight impact the other contenders in the race for mayor? Carol Marin and her panel take a look.

Illinois is number one on the list of worst states for retirement. We find out why when WBBM Newsradio 780's Kris Kridel joins us to look at the week in business.

Tom Brady threw for nearly 400 yards and New England embarrassed the Bears 36-7 in yesterday's snowy match-up. Former Bear Revie Sorey joins us for our Bears Alumni Club.

Are you putting off the holiday shopping you planned to do weeks ago? We talk with the author of a new book that offers solutions to help people stop procrastinating. Still Procrastinating: The No Regrets Guide to Getting It Done Dr. Joseph Ferrari will be signing his book Thursday, December 16th between noon and 2 p.m. at Books-a-Million on 144 S. Clark Street

We have your thoughts on whether non-nurse midwives should be allowed to deliver babies in Illinois

Will Rahm Emanuel be forced from the ballot? Elizabeth Brackett has the latest from today's Election Board hearing.

On this week's edition of Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review: Chicago celebrates the life and legacy of Cubs great Ron Santo. Is Rahm Emanuel ducking debates as his legal team prepares to fend off the dozens who are bent on knocking him off the ballot? New Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios is under fire for hiring his son and sister after his swearing-in -- they join his daughter, who is already on his staff. Opponents want to blow away the winter tradition of claiming dibs on shoveled parking spaces.

Renée Fleming is one of the most famous sopranos in the world, and today Lyric Opera announced the remarkable appointment of Fleming to its artistic staff. Eddie Arruza sits down with the superstar singer to talk about this exciting new chapter in Chicago's music world.

For more than 30 years, sculptor Richard Hunt has been making his internationally acclaimed art here in Chicago. We watch the master creator at work in his studio, a refurbished electrical substation. Information about the closing night party for Richard Hunt's exhibition at ThinkArt Salon