Thousands of undocumented immigrants line up at Navy Pier for the chance to gain legal status under the new "deferred action" initiative. Paris Schutz has the story.

Tony Award-winning actor Ian McDiarmid is starring at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. We talk to him about the obscure play, Timon of Athens, and his famed villainy as Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars film saga.

The winning redesign team of the Navy Pier contest was chosen, but not necessarily the design itself.  We find out why.

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

Navy Pier is in for an extreme makeover. At least that's what some design teams are proposing. We look at the ambitious ideas presented by five finalists and tell you how you can help pick the winner.

Dual art fairs team up to bring functional art objects and outsider art to Chicago. We talk with the directors of both shows to find out how they work in harmony.