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Flower Power: Farm-to-Vase Movement Takes Root on Chicago’s South and West Sides

Eco House is planting the seeds for a homegrown flower industry on vacant lots in Englewood, Woodlawn and West Garfield Park. We learn about the mission behind this slow flowers movement.

Northside College Prep LSC Votes to Pull School Resource Officers

A Chicago public high school on the Northwest Side has voted to remove its school resource officers amid a nationwide push to rethink police in schools following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

New Rules: Foreign Pupils Must Leave US if Classes Go Online

International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall, under new guidelines issued Monday by federal immigration authorities.

July 8, 2020 - Full Show

Watch the July 8, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

United Sending Layoff Notices to Nearly Half of US Employees

United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees — nearly half its U.S. staff — they could be furloughed in October, the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus pandemic is hurting the airline industry.

AP Exclusive: ‘Strike for Black Lives’ to Highlight Racism

A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work this month, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic racism and police brutality in the U.S.

Wanna Beat the Heat? Some Splash Pads Are Open, But Check Before You Go

The Chicago Park District has turned the water on at some, but not all, of its splash pads.

Gov. Pritzker: ‘We Need a National Masking Mandate’

Testifying before a U.S. House committee on Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker outlined steps the federal government can take to respond to the worsening coronavirus pandemic, including a mandate on wearing face masks.

City Allows General Iron to Partially Reopen After Explosions That Rattled North Side

Five weeks after two explosions rattled General Iron, city officials allowed the North Side metal recycler to partially reopen June 24 — but its shredding facility remains shut down as investigations continue into the May 18 blasts.

Small Business Aid Went Beyond Hard-Hit Companies, Data Show

A federal program designed to soften job losses from the coronavirus also benefited wealthy, well-connected companies and some celebrity owned firms. Which companies benefited in Illinois?

Activity in Services Sector Shows Record Rebound in June

Activity in the U.S. services sector rebounded strongly last month, but those gains are now being threatened by the resurgence of coronavirus cases in many parts of the country. Local economists weigh in.

Coalition Calls on Governor to Move Nursing Home Residents to Hotels

Advocacy groups are calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to move residents from nursing homes and other congregate care settings into community settings, like hotels, to allow for proper social distancing and to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Chicago Writer, Shooting Victim: Treat Crime Scenes Like Trauma Scenes

As the city mourns victims of gun violence, we talk with Charles Woodhouse Jr., a survivor calling for healing.

How a Community Group is Using Art to Help Children Heal

A community art center is making sure kids have an outlet to express themselves as the pandemic not only limits their activities, but also their resources. We visit the nonprofit SkyArt.

Former Neo-Nazi Christian Picciolini on Combating the Rise of Extremism

Since 2017, the number of white nationalist hate groups has increased by 55%, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. What’s behind the resurgence? We ask a former skinhead.