Bringing Chicago's electric grid into the 21st century. Ash-har Quraishi has the story.

CPS considers its final trim to the school closure list with hearings across the city. Elizabeth Brackett has more.

Artists look at the environment and create beauty out of uncertainty. We take another look at a local exhibit.

Carol Marin hosts our first night of candidates from the 2nd Congressional District race.  We'll hear from three of the people vying to replace indicted former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.

Reverend Jesse Jackson opens up about his son, Jesse Jr.'s medical condition.

State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, wants to lower the mandatory school age in Illinois from 7 to 5. 

Jay Shefsky introduces us to a basketball team you won't forget.

We hear what you had to say about the controversial billboard in River North when we read some of our viewer feedback.

As Hadiya Pendleton's murder inspires national gun safety legislation, Police Chief Garry McCarthy is here to discuss why state laws need to change.

Why is this billboard turning heads in River North? And should it be taken down? Paris Schutz reports.

A new WTTW special covers the mock retrial of Mary Todd Lincoln, who was tried and institutionalized for insanity a decade after Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Would she be institutionalized under today's laws?

Top Chef and Mexico: One Plate at a Time host Rick Bayless shares his recipe for a Mexican El Diablo cocktail. 

Bandleader Orbert Davis and friends perform their Emmy-winning score from the documentary DuSable to Obama.