We take a look at the life of one of American ballet's most influential leaders.

We hear what you had to say about Illinois gun laws in tonight's Viewer Mail.

A coalition of public employee unions fight back over efforts to reform the state's drastically underfunded pension system. Paris Schutz has more on what they're looking for.

The veto session ended with several big ticket issues still unresolved.

Saddled with heavy debt, the Field Museum is facing painful cuts. We talk with the museum president about how the museum will adapt.

It will be the first of its kind in the Midwest: affordable housing geared towards gay and lesbian senior citizens. We look at how and why the new building in Lakeview came about.

Is Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho a Christmastime movie? A new book about watching movies offers new ways to think about classic films.

They call him "Bobby the Burger." He may be the world's leading expert on a particular hamburger machine. It was invented by his great-grandfather and some say it revolutionized fast food. Jay Shefsky has the story.

With only two weeks left until the U.S.

In the wake of the elementary school rampage in Connecticut, the Chicago Public Schools' security chief joins us to discuss school safety

Wall Street tycoon, Hollywood mogul, notorious womanizer, ambassador, advisor to presidents -- and head of one of America's most prominent political families. We gain new insight into Joseph P. Kennedy.

We look into the huge appeal behind the Thorne Miniature Rooms, and discover what's new this holiday season.

While it’s no longer permissible to go behind-the-scenes of the Thorne Miniature Rooms, we got a peek back in 2002.