Tony and Pulitzer prize-winning actor and playwright, Tracy Letts, talks about opening a hit Steppenwolf production on Broadway -- and upcoming film adaptations of his plays.

We revisit a conversation with the author of a new book about the increasing popularity of going solo.

Will there be any pension reform this year? We hear from all four members of the governor's pension working group.

Utility giant ComEd's first female president talks about the company's future plans to keep customers out of the dark.

A new study by a Field Museum biologist shows that despite protections, life inside nature reserves can be affected by the environment surrounding the reserve. Steve Goodman joins us to tell us more, and how this affects Chicago.

The markets react as the Fed wraps up its latest meeting.

In part two of our series on photographer Vivian Maier, we meet other owners of her remarkable archive and explore the international explosion of interest in her work.

Opening statements are underway in the trial of Drew Peterson, who is accused of murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio.

Some staffers at the Chicago Tribune are concerned over the paper's relationship with Journatic, a content provider accused of messy ethics. We discuss Journatic and the future of hyperlocal journalism.

The mayor says he’s cut the city’s budget deficit in half. It’s the one piece of positive news in an otherwise ominous financial forecast. Are tax hikes and spending cuts inevitable? We take a look.

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s past weight-loss surgery may be behind his latest "gastrointestinal issues."

We begin a three-part series on the amazing story of Vivian Maier, the Chicago nanny who took more than a 100,000 photos during her lifetime but never showed them to anyone.

Amongst sunbathers and swimmers, the lakefront path at North Avenue Beach is home to a rather unique structure.