Mayor Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announce more than $20 million in savings by the City-County Collaboration committee.
Mayor Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announce more than $20 million in savings by the City-County Collaboration committee.

Three Chicago law schools are facing class action suits, charging they tried to lure students with inflated post-graduation employment and salary numbers. We hear from one of the plaintiffs.

Last week the Dow hit a three-year high and the unemployment rate dropped for the fifth straight month. Has the economy turned the corner? We turn to some Chicago economists for answers.

Last month, she won a Golden Globe award with Madonna. And she's written hit songs for The Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce and others. We talk with a longtime Chicago singer-songwriter whose career is flying high.

In tonight's Scientific Chicago, Ash-har Quraishi tells us about some of the technologies that are being considered to disinfect wastewater released into the Chicago River.

Gov. Pat Quinn gets serious about proposed budget cuts, after criticism that he glossed over the issue during his state of the state address. Paris Schutz has the details.