Chicago’s Union Station is the third busiest rail hub in the country. But the aging station is congested and needs a redesign. Can the nation’s capital offer some words of wisdom to Chicago’s transportation planners?

Doughnuts are the new cupcakes, so say the culinary trendsetters—and with The Doughnut Vault, Do-Rite Donuts, and Glazed and Infused, Chicago is finally catching up with New York and Portland.

An administrative law judge has denied protesters' request to march though downtown Chicago at the start of the NATO summit. Protest organizer Andy Thayer says the decision defies logic.

Katie Ellis, Chicago Public Schools executive director of of access and enrollment, joins WBEZ education reporter Linda Lutton to field your questions on selective enrollment and magnet schools on the Afternoon Shift today.