Carol Marin joins us live from Springfield to tell us just how close the Illinois General Assembly is to a deal on pension reform.

Chicago's homicide rate is up nearly 50 percent from last year at this time. What can be done to deter the escalating violence?

The issue of gay marriage in Illinois is heading to court. Two lawsuits filed Wednesday on behalf of same sex couples say they are being denied their constitutional rights. We hear why the suits are coming now.

Jay Shefsky takes us north of the border to the legendary Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin.

Mayor Emanuel and Police Supt. McCarthy react to a bloody and deadly Memorial Day weekend and outline a new, high-tech, anti-gang strategy. Eddie Arruza has the latest.

Chicago home prices fall for the seventh straight month. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel discuss what needs to happen for the market to stabilize.

A landfill company wins a court fight to dump near the city's South Side.

The author of a new book tells us how to keep kids safe in the digital age.

The Pop Art paintings of Roy Lichtenstein make a rare appearance at The Art Institute. We get a preview.

Master Sommelier and Check Please! Host Alpana Singh joins us with some recommendations for wine events during the summer.

We have your thoughts about our NATO coverage when we read some of your Viewer Mail.

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, the powerhouse prosecutor who helped put away two Illinois governors and a slew of other corrupt officials, is stepping down after 11 years. We talk with the head of the FBI in Chicago about Fitzgerald's imprint on Illinois. Then, Carol Marin and her panel discuss Fitzgerald's tenure in office and the future of the position.

He grew up the son of a New York city doorman, and was brought to Chicago as an outsider. Elizabeth Brackett takes a look back at how Patrick Fitzgerald got here.