The director of The Exorcist talks with us about his classic scary film and his early days in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss talks Chicago's Tony Award nominees and reviews Anything Goes, The Pianist of Willesden Lane and several other shows around town.

Earl Pionke died on Friday at age 80. Watch a web exclusive video.

The mayor negotiates big changes to the controversial parking meter deal. But will it save taxpayers any money? Paris Schutz has the latest.

She was the woman behind Bush v. Gore and several landmark cases on the Supreme Court. We go one-on-one with retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon gives us the scoop on why she decided not to run for reelection, and what’s next.

An offensive lineman long on pedigree and short on experience tops the Bears' draft class. James "Big Cat" Williams analyzes the Bears' 2013 picks.

We look at how the so-called sequestration budget cuts are affecting air traffic and passengers at O'Hare and Midway airports.

Middle East scholar Rashid Khalidi says America has not been working for peace in its efforts to mediate the Israel-Palestine conflict, including President Obama's backtracking on freezing West Bank settlements. He joins us.

Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis just won a national award. He joins us in discussion.

A new curator digs deep into the Museum of Contemporary Art's collection and finds a study in black-and-white.

Chicago is getting some big names in the music industry coming to perform this summer. Who is worth the money, and which shows are must-sees? Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot has the scoop.

"Puppets" and "parrots": YOUR terms for a panel of state lawmakers who were here last night.