Universities across the U.S. are trying to reconcile two conflicting free speech concerns: the right of students to protest controversial speakers and the right of those commentators to speak on campus.

Watch the April 20, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Newly elected Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge President Kevin Graham, a 21-year veteran of the force, shares his concerns and priorities. 

Some Chicago teachers say CPS is looking into whether they are skipping school.

A coalition of community organizers are trying to get the Obama Foundation, the city, and the University of Chicago to commit to creating jobs and not displacing area residents.

With Chicago residents increasingly forgoing landlines for cellphones and other technology, state legislators are considering freeing AT&T from a longstanding mandate that it offer copper-wire "plain old telephone service."

For nearly a decade, the website Forgotten Chicago has documented the city’s storied past. Meet the site’s co-founder and editor, Jacob Kaplan.

Watch the April 19, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

The fates of municipal IDs, police oversight and aviation security at O’Hare hang in the balance at City Council.

From “Downton Abbey” to “My Fair Lady,” a conversation with the stars of Lyric Opera’s spring musical.

A big show is brewing under the big top, with a cast and crew of more than 200 – plus 65 horses. We go behind the scenes of “Odysseo.” 

Can the city and Chicago Public Schools get on the road to fiscal health without bankruptcy? Lessons from other cities.

Should Chicago annex the suburbs to save its shrinking population? Why one author thinks that might be a good idea.