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Urban Farmers on Chicago’s South Side Feed Communities During Health Crisis

The nonprofit Urban Growers Collective operates community farms on Chicago’s South Side, providing fresh produce to underserved neighborhoods with few to no nutritional food options.

Thinking About Growing Your Own Food? You and Everyone Else

Garden centers are juggling an anticipated increase in demand with social distancing concerns. Now, many are offering online ordering, no-contact delivery and curbside pickup as options.

COVID-19 Across Chicago: Albany Park

The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting new challenges to communities across Chicago that are already struggling. We visit Albany Park as part of our reporting series.

After Halting WHO Funding, Trump Comes Under Fire Yet Again

President Donald Trump has halted funding to the World Health Organization until a review can be conducted of its pandemic response. U.S. Reps. Adam Kinzinger and Jan Schakowsky weigh in on that and other recent moves by Trump.

Classical Music Students Adjust to New Study Habits, Routines

As part of an ongoing series on how professional musicians are responding to a changing landscape, we meet a few aspiring young musicians, who tell us the downside – and the upside – of studying music during the pandemic.

How to Stay Healthy in the Great Indoors

The pandemic has made it even harder to do the things that some of us already had a hard time doing, like eating well and exercising. But with some planning and creativity, staying active and healthy while staying at home is totally doable.

Charlie Beck Steps Down as David Brown Becomes Chicago’s New Top Cop

Twenty weeks after he took over as the Chicago Police Department’s interim superintendent, Charlie Beck officially stepped down from his post Wednesday, handing over a badge to the city’s new top cop David Brown.

Ald. Rodriguez Sanchez on How COVID-19 is Impacting Albany Park Residents

Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood is home to immigrants from all over the world. But the area is now seeing an uptick in gun violence and threats to housing stability, the area alderman says.

Pritzker Forecasts $2.7 Billion Budget Gap Because of COVID-19

The novel coronavirus has closed schools, restaurants, bars and businesses throughout the state, and on Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker revealed how the pandemic will cause a $2.7 billion shortfall this year and a $4.6 billion shortfall next year.

Lightfoot Calls on City’s Watchdog to Finish Investigation Into Former Top Cop

Mayor Lori Lightfoot called on the city’s watchdog to complete his probe into what happened before — and after — former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson was discovered asleep in his running car after a night of drinking.

Longtime Disability Advocate: ‘They’re Dying Every Single Day’

Michael Grice has used a wheelchair since he was a young man. He lives on his own in an apartment and gets help from assistants daily. This makes social distancing difficult, but his biggest concern right now is for people living in group settings.

Sheriff Tom Dart Pushes Back on Criticism Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: ‘I’m Outraged’

Defending his office’s COVID-19 testing and isolation procedures, the Cook County sheriff said Wednesday he took action to prevent the spread of the virus earlier than any other sheriff in the country.

April 15, 2020 - Full Show

Watch the April 15, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Despite Federal Bailout, Metra Forecasts $135M Budget Gap

“We have just been crushed” by the coronavirus, said Metra CFO Tom Farmer. The agency has seen ridership drop as much as 97% during the pandemic.

Stay-at-Home Order Saved Nearly 1,700 Lives in Chicago: City Data

When the governor issued a stay-at-home order last month, cases of COVID-19 were more than doubling every three days in Chicago. Had that rate held steady, approximately 64,500 Chicagoans would have been sickened by now, according to new data.