Chicago City Council leaders on their top priorities. Are self-focusing glasses around the corner? A new direction for a former mayoral candidate. And all the food that’s fit to fry.

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A look at what services the state might tax. The first female federal chief judge in Chicago history. The latest on electric scooters. And the young guitar prodigy some call the future of...

The city looks to a newly appointed “chief risk officer” to save money. A book about Elie Weisel by a Chicago Tribune critic whose parents were Holocaust survivors. And finding Chicago’s...

Another round of City Council legal woes as former 20th Ward Ald. Willie Cochran is sentenced to one year in prison for misuse of campaign funds, less than a week after federal authorities...

Paris Schutz and guests discuss the first round of Democratic primary debates ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

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Inside the Supreme Court’s blockbuster rulings. Analysis and a preview of the Democratic presidential debates. A South Side festival devoted to house music. And the beauty of Chicago-style...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi on property tax bills – and the sticker shock they may bring. Geoffrey Baer on why many local buildings perished. And historian Rick Atkinson on the...

The governor signs a bill legalizing recreational marijuana. Illinois’ comptroller on the state’s fiscal condition. Chicago’s response to deportation threats. And gardening tips amid a...

A verdict in the death-penalty trial of Brendt Christensen. Another chess move in the showdown with Iran. Blackhawks execs on putting the hockey team back on track. And dragons on the...

Rising property taxes are likely to cause sticker shock in parts of Chicago. Paris Schutz and guests discuss property tax hikes coming to the North Side. Meanwhile, the South Side will see...