When it comes to picking up residential recycling in Chicago, private companies do it cheaper.

Is your doctor ordering unnecessary tests? Are there always benefits to all the medical tests patients get? We take a look.

The electric vehicle industry has been touted as a way to reduce dependence on foreign oil, create jobs, and save the environment. But an Indiana company that promised a plug-in hybrid van with 100 miles to the gallon just closed its doors. Elizabeth Brackett tells us why.

Oops, they did it again! Accounting problems trip up Groupon -- sending the stock to a new low.

New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg joins us to discuss his new book: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business.

Kids in Albany Park confront difficult themes on stage. We go behind-the-scenes at the innovative Albany Park Theater Project.

Lon Monk, top aide and close friend of former Illinois Gov.

An employee wellness program, a contentious county jail contract and a face-off over county road funding. We talk to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle about these issues and more.

After being briefed on the mayor's infrastructure trust proposal, some aldermen say they have more questions than answers. Paris Schutz has the latest.

Autism rates have dramatically increased over the past 10 years. Why the jump? And why are boys more susceptible to autism? We take a look.

The search for art and access has led Google to the Art Institute of Chicago. We explain.

Film director Andy Davis takes us back to Chicago R&B of the 1970s.

We take a look at Phil Ponce's surprising hobby and newly discovered talent.