A newsmaker you should know: Art Institute student's video wins $50,000 in airfareBrendan Walsh, a film student at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, entered an Internet contest with a video about a guy trying to fly using strapped-on feathered wings because he's too cheap to buy an airline ticket.

Tips: Best bets for the weekStorm Art ......... opens Friday When Hurricane Katrina hit five years ago, Louisiana resident Al Reisz found refuge in an art gallery in a neighboring town. It was both a metaphor for how his artwork would become a form of therapy for him, and a matter of survival since he was forced out of his ho...

Chicago public high school opens WednesdayCHICAGO (WBBM) — Mayor Richard Daley today will preside over this dedication of a new high school, the only one to open this year in Chicago. Mayor Daley will dedicate and tour the $98.6-million dollar Eric Solorio Academy High School in the 5400 block of South St. Louis. At Alderman Ed Burke’s request, the school [...]