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Steven Spielberg’s new biopic Lincoln explores the final months of the enigmatic 16th president’s life. Actor Daniel Day-Lewis gives voice to the bearded “Great Emancipator.” It might not be the voice you’re expecting.

The number of wheelchair accessible taxis in Chicago has almost doubled since January -- it’s up to about 178.That’s according to the Regional Transportation Authority and Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.And now a $1.7 million federal grant will help the ci

Nearly a year after his wife Maggie's death, former Mayor Richard M. Daley sits down with Rick Kogan for an extended interview. Then we'll invite you to share your thoughts on Daley's legacy. Plus Ald. Fioretti tells us why he voted against Mayor Emanuel's budget today. And filmmaker Mary Fishman.

On Thursday's Morning Shift, we continue our examination of same-sex marriage legislation in Illinois, get the rundown on food trucks, celebrate the careers of Chicago's two longest-serving paramedics, and we spin our favorite drug songs.

The amazing transformation of Chicago's emergency health responders, from an amateur operation to the life-saving powerhouse it is today, is perhaps best told through the story of two paramedics – among Chicago's first hired.

The museum says the exhibit, called "The Sound, the Soul, the Syncopation," is the first comprehensive look at music created exclusively by artists who have lived in public housing.

You have never seen his name on the jackets of the many, many books he was essential in bringing to life.Jim Agnew is the name and he was a lively character on the writers’ saloon circuit for many years until giving up booze nearly two decades ago.