ComEd is pushing hard for legislation to raise rates in exchange for a massive infrastructure upgrade. Is an override of Gov. Pat Quinn's veto coming? Carol Marin looks at the "smart grid" controversy.
Autumn colors are especially spectacular this fall. We tell you why and how long this peak season will last.
Sniffing out relatives? It may not be the human way, but it works for one finely dressed bird. We explore penguin behavior and more in tonight's Scientific Chicago.
"He changed the way each of us sees the world." Those are the words of President Obama on the death of Apple co-Founder Steve Jobs. We talk about the legacy of the technological visionary.
Did European scientists do the impossible and exceed the speed of light? They say they did; now west suburban Fermilab will conduct its own experiments on this. Eddie Arruza talks with a Fermilab scientist about the speed of light and what it all means.
From a tiny shark tooth found in the Arctic to electronic tattoos that can monitor brain, heart and muscle activity, Neil Shubin joins us with a roundup of local scientific breakthroughs.
Do people of certain races all look alike? A recent scientific study delves deep into the so-called "other race effect." Ash-har Quraishi explains the science behind the study and how it could have practical applications in the justice system.
What do you get when you combine state of the art technology and role playing? Ash-har Quraishi takes us inside the simulation program at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, where students are getting real-life medical experience in a virtual emergency room.
Snakes have escaped Lincoln Park Zoo and are on their way to the suburbs. Paris Schutz has more on where they've landed and why.
What does a scene of people passing basketballs to each other say about our conscious perceptions? We talk with the Chicago-born author of a new book that suggests radically re-thinking the way we learn and work.
Former Apple CEO John Sculley said he didn't think there was a home computer market back in 1985. Elizabeth Brackett reported on Apple 26 years ago. We revisit her encounter with a prickly Steve Jobs, and get some perspective about just how far Apple has come.
Meet the Chicago high school students who have been digging for Mammoths in South Dakota, and working with paleontology superstar Paul Sereno at Project Exploration.
We take a look -- and go for a ride -- in what could be the future of transportation: hybrid electric and completely electric cars.
Chicago Tonight's website gets a fresh new look. Ash-har Quraishi tells us about the new features and enhancements to our home on the web.
People are still talking about the East Coast earthquake felt from New York to Illinois. We talk with a seismologist about the quake's impact -- and whether it could happen here.
More and more medical providers in Chicago are switching their patient's paper records to electronic. But the conversion is giving some doctors headaches, and has some health officials alarmed. Paris Schutz has the story.
We talk with Chicago architect Adrian Smith, who, along with his firm, has been picked to design the world's tallest building — to be built in Saudi Arabia.
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