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The 10th District Congressional winner is Brad Schneider.

In one of the most contested races in the nation, the 8th District winner is Tammy Duckworth.

In a neck-and-neck race, the 11th District Congressional winner is Bill Foster.

Campaign supporters wait for results in local Congressional races. Check back here later to watch the web extra videos.

Elizabeth Brackett reports from President Barack Obama's election night headquarters at McCormick Place. Watch the web extra videos.

Eight years ago, President Barack Obama appeared on Chicago Tonight to debate his opponent, Republican Alan Keyes, in the race for U.S. Senate.

Check out PBS NewsHour's live Election Day blog with on-the-ground reports from local PBS stations, results as they roll in, and analysis from a cast of NewsHour guests.

There's confusion at many Chicago polling places on this election day as redrawn wards send voters scrambling to find their assigned voting place. We have the very latest LIVE from the Chicago Board of Elections.

Joel Weisman joins us to help us understand what to look for as the results begin to come in.

Paris Schutz reports on the latest from the heated swing state of Wisconsin, home of GOP vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan.

Tomorrow is Election Day and the Presidential candidates are criss-crossing the country one last time.  How accurate are the polls?  What's happening in swing states? And what are the critical demographics of this election? Carol Marin and her panel have the latest.

Senator Mark Kirk's emotional first public appearance since suffering a massive stroke more than nine months ago. Paris Schutz has more on his Willis Tower climb and what it means for his recovery.

Chances are you're not familiar with the dozens of judges on the ballot this year. We break down your choices.

Offense, defense, and special teams. The Bears employ every phase of the game to take down the Titans. James "Big Cat" Williams joins us to break down the Bears' sixth straight win.

They took a butter sculpture of Barack Obama for a 12-block walk through the Loop recently. And they’ve adorned the Chicago Cultural Center with banners saying: “I Want To Be Ordinary.” We take a look at the work of the performance art duo, Industry of the Ordinary.

Chicago had a cow in the summer of 1999 with the Cows on Parade art event, but where are the cows now? Geoffrey Baer finds the remaining cattle in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

"Where's the beer?" Those were among the first words uttered by Republican U.S. Senator Mark Kirk after climbing 37 floors of the Willis Tower.  It was Kirk's much-anticipated first appearance in front of the public and reporters since suffering a debilitating stroke on January 21st that left him partially physically impaired.

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

Joel Weisman and his panel look at this year’s school report cards, and Mayor Emanuel’s deal with Walgreen’s to offer gift cards to CPS parents who come to school to pick up their child’s report card. Watch the web-exclusive conversation.

Need some ideas for what to do this weekend? Chicago Tonight knows what is going on!

All eyes may be focused on the election, but the state's pension crisis only gets worse. Paris Schutz has the latest on when a deal might be reached.

With five days until the election, how are the campaigns spending their resources--and which voters are they reaching out to? Eddie Arruza and his panel have more. 

The new dean of Northwestern's Medill School stops by for a conversation on how to educate the next generation of journalists.

Art and design reign supreme at the SOFA Art Fair.  We have an advance look at what you can expect to see.

For trauma victims, surviving an attack or disease can seem like the whole battle. But author Laurence Gonzales says “ongoing survival requires relentless attention.”

We have some of your thoughts about whether or not the Electoral College should be abolished in tonight's viewer mail.