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You can catch the sketch comedy group Schadenfreude this Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Red Line Tap at 7006 N. Glenwood in Rogers Park. And you can see the premiere episode of their pilot show, IL-Informed, Sunday night at 10:30 on WTTW, Channel 11.

A federal agency yesterday said it could not draw conclusions about how industrial pollution in the Great Lakes region affects people's health. Scientists with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the U.S.

People around the world are mourning victims of the Holocaust in commemoration of Yom Ha'Shoah, which falls tomorrow. But for writer Elizabeth Liwazer, whose family was directly affected by the Holocaust, every day is a day for remembrance.

Senator Barack Obama's denouncement of his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright has been a hot topic in the national news all week. But we wondered what local people were saying about these two men from Chicago.

People struggling with substance abuse make their way to state-funded treatment centers by the tens of thousands. But when they arrive, not everyone gets what they need right away.

Navigating the streets of Chicago can be an art form for some cab drivers. But those who don't know their way around or drive recklessly may face tripled penalties beginning today. Chicago's Department of Consumer Services says the new penalties will help weed out the bad drivers.