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Aftermath of Spring Session

Illinois legislators from both sides of the aisle, and both houses, weigh in on what was and was not accomplished during the spring legislative session.

Springfield: Down to the Wire

With only one day left to the legislative session, lawmakers in Springfield are still deciding what to do on critical issues – like pensi

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Union Reacts to Sun-Times Layoffs

In a major round of cuts at the Chicago Sun-Times, the newspaper lays off its entire photography staff. We get reaction from the union that represents them.

Linda Johnson Rice

Johnson Publishing Company is a Chicago media institution, known for its magazines EBONY and Jet, as well as its impacts on the civil rights movement, fashion and politics. JPC chairwoman Linda Johnson Rice joins us.

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Chef Rick Bayless

Chef Rick Bayless shows us how to make Salsa Huevona served over grilled lobster.

Suzuki-Alegre String Ensemble

The Merit School's Suzuki-Alegre String Ensemble, a diverse group of young violin and cello players, joins us to perform in-studio, fresh off their recent trip to Japan.

Remembering Father Greeley

Father Andrew Greeley was a provocative and controversial sociologist, writer and social commentator. He took on the church and wrote steamy novels. Greeley died Wednesday night. We look back at some conversations he had here on WTTW11.

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IL Senators Urge Fardon to Prioritize Violence

Two Illinois senators urge U.S. Attorney nominee Zach Fardon to make Chicago street gangs top priority. Elizabeth Brackett has the details.

Sen. Mark Kirk

Sen. Mark Kirk makes his first appearance on Chicago Tonight since his stroke. He talks bipartisanship, his recovery and what's happening in Congress.

Legislative Session Nears End

With two days left in the legislative session in Springfield, there's a flurry of work to be done on the budget, pension reform, guns and

Pregnant Boys? New Transit Ads Spark Dialogue

A new ad campaign is turning heads and raising eyebrows. We talk with the commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health about this new effort to highlight teen pregnancy.

Catherine De Orio

Catherine De Orio, the newest host of Check, Please! joins us.

Artist Hale Woodruff

Dramatic works of art by a little-known artist, African-American painter Hale Woodruff, visit Chicago for the first time.

Barbara Byrd-Bennett at City Club

Nearly one week after the divisive vote to close 50 Chicago schools, Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett outlines the challenges ahead for the school system at a City Club luncheon. Eddie Arruza reports on what she had to say.

Olympia Snowe’s Fight for Change

Months after her much-publicized departure from politics, former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe joins us to discuss her new book, Fighting for Common Ground.