Senator Mark Kirk's emotional first public appearance since suffering a massive stroke more than nine months ago. Paris Schutz has more on his Willis Tower climb and what it means for his recovery.

Chances are you're not familiar with the dozens of judges on the ballot this year. We break down your choices.

Offense, defense, and special teams. The Bears employ every phase of the game to take down the Titans.

They took a butter sculpture of Barack Obama for a 12-block walk through the Loop recently.

Chicago had a cow in the summer of 1999 with the Cows on Parade art event, but where are the cows now?

All eyes may be focused on the election, but the state's pension crisis only gets worse.

With five days until the election, how are the campaigns spending their resources--and which voters are they reaching out to? Eddie Arruza and his panel have more. 

The new dean of Northwestern's Medill School stops by for a conversation on how to educate the next generation of journalists.

Art and design reign supreme at the SOFA Art Fair.  We have an advance look at what you can expect to see.

For trauma victims, surviving an attack or disease can seem like the whole battle. But author Laurence Gonzales says “ongoing survival requires relentless attention.”

We have some of your thoughts about whether or not the Electoral College should be abolished in tonight's viewer mail.

There's a new leader for Chicago Public Schools, and ahead of her is the tricky task of deciding what schools to close.

Voter ID laws have made headlines across the country. So, what are the new laws? Who is affected? And what is their purpose?