Stories by Michael Lipkin

The battle over a proposed police firing range on the city's South Side is ruffling a few feathers. We talk about new developments in the controversial plan.

It's a big year for Chicago's Joffrey Ballet. We hear all about it from the artistic director, and a visiting guest from the Royal Ballet in London.

Rare sculptures, lost and found. We hear about Marion Perkins, a talented Chicago artist whose career was cut short.

The five finalists have been chosen for a makeover of Navy Pier. We have your reaction to the designs in tonight's Viewer Mail.

A former ThyssenKrupp employee recounts his tale of discrimination, as Reverend Jesse Jackson prods the company to make big changes. Paris Schutz has the details.

Republican candidate Rick Santorum has made a clean sweep in the last three primaries. With Super Tuesday now less than a month away -- what's next for the campaign? Carol Marin and her panel tell us.

Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women. We talk with Dr. Martha Grogan, the medical editor of a new book about heart health from the Mayo Clinic. 

A bizarre newspaper photo leads Jay Shefsky on a quest to understand a 100-year-old Chicago murder.

Chicago Sun-Times theater and dance critic, Hedy Weiss, joins us to review three plays on Chicago stages.

Gov. Pat Quinn gets serious about proposed budget cuts, after criticism that he glossed over the issue during his state of the state address. Paris Schutz has the details.

Last week the Dow hit a three-year high and the unemployment rate dropped for the fifth straight month. Has the economy turned the corner? We turn to some Chicago economists for answers.

In tonight's Scientific Chicago, Ash-har Quraishi tells us about some of the technologies that are being considered to disinfect wastewater released into the Chicago River.

Three Chicago law schools are facing class action suits, charging they tried to lure students with inflated post-graduation employment and salary numbers. We hear from one of the plaintiffs.

Last month, she won a Golden Globe award with Madonna. And she's written hit songs for The Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce and others. We talk with a longtime Chicago singer-songwriter whose career is flying high.

Mayor Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announce more than $20 million in savings by the City-County Collaboration committee.

The mayor gets his wish--the governor signs the speed camera bill into law. Carol Marin and her panel have more on this and how the mayor has been able to get his way on many other things as well.

Groundbreaking brain research has scientists closer to understanding how Alzheimer's disease spreads inside the brain. A local neurological researcher explains.

What makes the Brookfield Zoo's science fair different from others?  We take a closer look at these students and their scientific savvy.

We meet Chicago-area native Mike Lee, a Notre Dame finance grad who is climbing the ranks of the boxing world.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have heated sidewalks and never have to shovel?  Geoffrey Baer tells us about some folks in Oak Park who had that luxury in the early 20th century on tonight’s Ask Geoffrey.

We share your strong opinions about Governor Pat Quinn's appearance on our program last week when we read some of your viewer mail.

Elizabeth Brackett and her panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.

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

Gov. Pat Quinn's state of the state address Wednesday received lukewarm reviews from lawmakers and editorial boards. The governor joins us tonight to talk about new initiatives he's proposing -- plans that critics say the state cannot afford.

February is American Heart Month, a month to spread awareness about the importance of heart health. Dr. Terry Mason, Chief Medical Officer for Cook County Health & Hospitals System, joins us to discuss heart health and more. Please also join us for a live web chat during and after the segment.

We meet two men playing in the ice sheets of Lake Michigan in Hyde Park on their daily swim. Elizabeth Brackett reports.