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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.

Youth Sports Come Out Swinging (Safely) for Summer

After a long spring indoors, many kids are ready to get back outside. But the pandemic means this year, the boys and girls of summer are practicing social distancing along with catching and hitting.

July 7, 2020 - Full Show

Watch the July 7, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

No Bond for Alleged Getaway Driver in Fourth of July Shooting That Left 7-Year-Old Dead

Reginald Merrill will be held in jail on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated battery following his first appearance in court on Tuesday, three days after a shooting that left 7-year-old Natalia Wallace dead and another man injured.

All the Planets Visible to the Naked Eye on View in July

July is a great month for planet watching. Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mars and Mercury will all make an appearance.

Protective Gear For Medical Workers Begins to Run Low Again

The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again as the virus resumes its rapid spread and the number of hospitalized patients climbs.

As Tollway Transactions Dive Nearly 28%, Drivers Given Latitude on Skipped Tolls

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois Tollway projected its revenues in 2020 would reach $1.5 billion, a 3% increase from 2019. But with people staying at home, that means fewer drivers on the roads – including the tollways.

Children’s Book ‘The Skin You Live In’ Back in the Spotlight

There is renewed interest in a children’s book written and illustrated by a couple of Chicagoans. We speak with author Michael Tyler and illustrator David Lee Csicsko.

How COVID-19 Has Affected Spending, Revenues in Illinois

It was clear as soon as the coronavirus was classified as a pandemic that it was going to take a heavy toll on the finances of many individuals and businesses – and therefore on their governments’ finances, too.

‘Senseless Crime’: The Victims of July Fourth Shootings

From San Francisco to South Carolina, a spate of shootings claimed the lives of people celebrating or just taking a drive over the Fourth of July weekend. Chicago saw one of its bloodiest holiday weekends in memory.

The Best Chicago Film Archive You’ve Never Heard Of

If you’ve ever marveled at archive footage of old Chicago in a WTTW documentary, chances are good it came from Walt Keevil’s north suburban basement.

A Virtual Tour of the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie

When Nazis sought to march in Skokie in 1978, they did not get their wish. Residents resisted and six years later opened a storefront museum whose mission remains to “take a stand” against bias.

New Analysis Shows Large Swaths of Chicago at High Flood Risk

This spring, Chicago saw record rainfall for the third May in a row – and with it, the return of flooded streets, parks and basements. A new analysis finds many more Chicago properties are at risk of flooding than previously thought.

Lightfoot Orders Visitors to Chicago from COVID-19 Hot Spots to Quarantine for 2 Weeks

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday ordered those traveling to Chicago from states where confirmed cases of the coronavirus are surging to quarantine for two weeks starting Monday.