Chef Rick Bayless joins us with a recipe for holiday entertaining.

A Federal Appeals Court shoots down Illinois' ban on carrying concealed guns in public. Paris Schutz has more on what happens now.

A new pension reform bill is pending in Springfield and while it has some bi-partisan support, it's facing criticism as well.  We'll

A Chicago architect is the 2013 winner of the prestigious Driehaus Prize for Classical and Traditional Architecture. Our Geoffrey Baer reveals the winner.

What's on America's economic to-do list? The creator of a new survey has the details.

Neil Steinberg, longtime columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, shares stories from his new book, a defense of the city of Chicago.

We remember Ralph Frese, who died yesterday at the age of 86.  Frese built hundreds of canoes by hand -- including giant ones to cross Lake Michigan.  We take another look at Jay Shefsky's profile of the legendary Illinois paddler.

Daley nephew R.J. Vanecko makes his first court appearance--and lands a judge with connections to the Chicago dynasty.

On the last day of the veto session, a new pension bill aimed at mending the state's $96 billion unfunded liability was rolled out. Here to talk about the ins and the outs of the bill are two of its sponsors.

A series of missed opportunities cost the Bears, keeping their December free-fall going. James "Big Cat" Williams is here to break down what went wrong against the Vikings.

Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent is charged with intoxication manslaughter in a car accident that killed his teammate Jerry Br

Chicago’s high school dropout rate – about 35 percent – is at the heart of the city’s problems with poverty, violence and unemployment. We delve deeper on a special episode of Chicago Tonight.

Is Chicago on the right path in fighting its chronic high school dropout problem? Our panelists – young people, educators at challenging schools, researchers and thought leaders – answer candid questions from members of our studio audience and viewers at home in a 30-minute web-exclusive conversation.