An exclusive one-on-one with Mayor Lori Lightfoot. The financial condition of Illinois universities. A new film examines the Eastland Disaster. And meet the stars of Teatro ZinZanni.

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A look at Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony. The challenges of switching to renewable energy sources. Commemorating the 1919 race riots. And some startling art right under your feet...

Debating a Chicago casino location. The city eases up on late fees and fines. What’s in store for the next 50 years of space exploration. And a Chicago convention inspired by “Black...

Reaction to the increasingly racial overtones in politics. More on the app that ages you in pictures. A groundbreaking new PBS Kids program. And the working pianist who’s still at it, at...

The Chicago Police Board fires four police officers accused of covering up the fatal 2014 shooting of black teen Laquan McDonald by white Officer Jason Van Dyke.

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The latest on Sterigenics. Area transit systems get a big capital infusion. A revealing documentary on Chicago’s deadly 1995 heat wave. And meet some local acts performing at Pitchfork...

Remembering Chicagoan John Paul Stevens. Big news for a giant local port. The inspiring story of a local singer. And Geoffrey Baer solves a mystery about the local founder of the Harlem...

“Chance the Snapper” is snapped up. How should employers handle legalized marijuana? Retired Col. Jennifer Pritzker on transgender people in the military. Hedy Weiss reviews “The Music Man...

The latest on potential immigration raids in Chicago. The bungalow of the future. And an update on that elusive alligator with a special in-studio cousin of his – or hers.

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This week, our panelists discuss the new federal sex crime charges against singer R. Kelly, who was arrested Thursday night and is currently being held within the Metropolitan Correctional...