Transit Funding on Hold
Congressmen from the land of Metra call on state legislators to resolve transit funding issues before more than $1 billion in federal funding travel elsewhere. Rich Samuels has details.
News Analysis with Elizabeth Brackett
House Speaker Michael Madigan unveiled a major gambling expansion plan yesterday. We'll hear what tonight's panel of lawmakers think of the proposal. Guests: State Sen. Rickey Hendon, State Rep. Bob Biggins and State Rep. Lou Lang.
Chicago Matters
Latinos are usually the focus of most immigration policy debates. But undocumented and documented immigrants come to America from all over the world. On tonight's Chicago Matters segment, we'll take a look at the new Irish community in Chicago and what's bringing residents of the Emerald Isle to America in the 21st century.
Peter Sagal
Pornography... Swingers clubs... Strip clubs... not typical Chicago Tonight topics. But The Book of Vice tempts us into this tantalizing terrain. We'll talk with the author, Peter Sagal, host of NPR's "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!"
Urban Farms
Chicago's first permanent year-round urban farm is up and running in the Englewood neighborhood. Its creators aren't just trying to improve eating habits in poorer communities. They're also giving some people down on their luck a second chance. Christian Farr takes us on a tour.
The Last Supper
If you had to pick a meal for your last supper, what would it be? The new photography book, My Last Supper, asks the world's best chefs that question, and their responses might surprise you. Photographer/author Melanie Dunea and Chicago chef, Paul Kahan, join us tonight.
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