The Chicago-based Poetry magazine celebrates 100 years. We talk with the editors about the magazine, which has arguably become one of the most powerful forces in the world of poetry.

Did a Chicago mobster die at a downtown dining establishment? Geoffrey Baer tells us more in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

George McGovern, who ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic Party nominee for president in 1972, died Sunday at the age of 90. We revisit his 1978 conversation with John Callaway, where McGovern talks about an Illinois politician who was his inspiration from John Callaway Interviews.

In tonight's Viewer Mail, we have your thoughts about our 8th District Congressional forum last week with candidates Tammy Duckworth and

For the fourth straight year, Chicago Tonight's own Elizabeth Brackett is a World Triathlon Champion! 

In our first Congressional Candidate Forum, 8th District candidates Congressman Joe Walsh and challenger Tammy Duckworth talk with Eddie Arruza, live in our studios.

Expect cigarettes, gambling, and bullets to cost more in Cook County, according to Board President Toni Preckwinkle's 2013 budget. She joins us to discuss plugging a $268 million deficit. 

We have some of your thoughts about the Chicago Public Schools shake-up and the new schools CEO in tonight's Viewer Mail.

Will President Obama's strong performance at Tuesday's debate stall Mitt Romney's momentum in key swing states? With just 19 days to go until the election, we discuss the candidates' possible paths to victory.

Our international exchange journalist from Pakistan, Mansoor Ali Khan, joins us with an update on Malala Yousafzai, a teenager who was shot by the Taliban, and the impact she is having on reform in Pakistan.

A group of undocumented students form a support group at a local high school. The goal? Getting into college, with or without legal status. We have the story.

The man known as the Pope's Maestro, Sir Gilbert Levine, joins us to talk about a concert celebrating Pope John Paul II.

We continue our conversation with Sir Gilbert Levine, and the miracle he says Pope John Paul II performed on his mother-in-law.