Stories by Paris Schutz

With the repeal of the soda tax, Cook County officials are now searching for ways to erase a $200 million shortfall in next year’s county budget. 

One of Brookfield Zoo’s newest tenants recently emerged from her mom’s pouch and can now be seen at the zoo’s Australia House.  

University of Chicago paleontologist Neil Shubin returns for another review of stories making headlines in the world of science. 

Geoffrey Baer gets eye-to-eye with some sky-high building ornament and gets beneath the surface of a towering metal figure in this week’s edition of Ask Geoffrey.

The inside story of American golf greats looking for vindication in one of the game’s top tournaments.

Halloween fun, sugar skulls and chocolate treats, vintage treasures and cutting-edge technology usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in and around Chicago.

An open letter details sexual harassment in state political circles as lawmakers return to Springfield for the fall veto session.

Meet Amy Bizzarri, the author of a new guidebook highlighting the unusual, unknown and often hidden side of Chicago.   

Watch the Oct. 24, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Weather forecasts say Chicago might see a third straight mild winter. Will that prediction pan out?

A nonprofit offers free emotional and practical support to Chicagoans who lose loved ones to homicide.    

Why accepting cash could become a thing of the past. The growing trend for businesses to go cashless.

Were children put in danger when Chicago Public Schools charter schools hired 163 former CPS employees on a “do not hire” list? Chicago Board of Education Inspector General Nicholas Schuler joins us.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is among a handful of legislators behind a bill that would strengthen legal protections for communities disproportionately impacted by pollution and other environmental threats.

Just what are the city and state willing to do to bring an online giant to Chicago?

Watch the Oct. 23, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

City budget hearings are underway. A panel of aldermen joins us with their take on the city budget and Chicago’s long-term fiscal health.

Fred Hochberg, the former head of the nation's Export-Import Bank, shares his thoughts on free trade under an administration that puts America first.

Meet the Italian composer and pianist who traveled to the Arctic Ocean to make music—and make a point.

We visit Palmer Printing, the sole remnant of a once-vibrant printing industry in the South Loop.

Scientists should respond to a “political climate of opposition to facts” by speaking out about their work, said John P. Holdren during a recent lecture on climate change at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

After publicly equivocating of late, Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday officially launched his bid for a second term in a highly produced two-minute video.

The remarkable comeback of 13 sport fish species in the Illinois River began just after implementation of the Clean Water Act, according to a new study by the Illinois Natural History Survey. 

More than a dozen malicious card-reading devices have recently been found throughout the city, according to the Chicago Police Department.

Mayor’s city budget is rife with new taxes and fees. New details on Chicago’s Amazon bid. Bulls player suspended after punching teammate. And the Cubs season comes to a close. 

Under its accountability guidelines, the Board of Education can opt to revoke or not renew charters that have been placed on an academic warning list.