SORT

FILTER


 

Need a Drill? A Sewing Machine? New Chicago Tool Library Ready to Lend

There’s a new library in Chicago and it’s stocked with pretty much everything except books. We visit the Chicago Tool Library in Bridgeport.

Crain’s Headlines: Albertsons Again Weighs IPO

Jewel-Osco’s corporate parent is expected to announce in a few weeks whether it will proceed with an initial public offering of stock, which could be valued at around $19 billion. 

Officials: 3 Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease at 2 Chicago Nursing Homes

Two residents at Balmoral Nursing Home and one resident at Admiral at the Lake have been diagnosed with Legionnaire’s disease, according to state health officials, who say the cases at the two facilities don’t appear to be related. 

January 13, 2020 - Full Show

Watch the Jan. 13, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

2 Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan from Virginia, Illinois

Two U.S. service members were killed and two others injured Saturday when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the Pentagon said in a statement.

‘Fail Not:’ What to Watch Ahead of Trump’s Senate Trial

Here’s what to watch as the impeachment charges make their slow-motion journey to the Senate this week.

PBS Highlighting Women With Summer of Programming

The 100th anniversary of the amendment that guaranteed women’s right to vote in the United States is being celebrated in a variety of programming by PBS this summer.

Electric Scooter Injuries Surge Along With Their Popularity

Nearly 40,000 broken bones, head injuries, cuts and bruises resulting from scooter accidents were treated in U.S. emergency rooms from 2014 through 2018, new research shows.

The Week in Review: Shocking Email Puts Madigan on the Defensive

A shocking email has Springfield at attention and Madigan on the defensive. Presidential hopefuls set up shop in Illinois. Cannabis flies off the shelves in Chicago and a local coyote gets a DNA test.

Pelosi to Send Impeachment to Senate for Historic Trial

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will take steps next week to transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, ending a three-week standoff but confronting the Senate with only the third trial in U.S. history to remove a chief executive.

Official: DNA Test to Determine if Coyote Bit Chicago Child

DNA tests to determine if a coyote captured on Chicago’s North Side is the same animal that attacked a 6-year-old boy will take weeks to complete, a city animal control official said Friday.

Chicago to Host Cannabis Resource Fair

What’s it like to work in the marijuana industry? How do you start and grow a cannabis business? The city is gathering experts, advocates and others to answer these questions and more at a free event next month.

White House Considering Dramatic Expansion of Travel Ban

The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Donald Trump, according to six people familiar with the deliberations.

Chicago Child Dies from the Flu

A Chicago child is one of 2,900 people across the U.S. who have died from the flu so far this season, and the first pediatric death in Illinois, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Boeing Papers Show Employees Slid 737 Max Problems Past FAA

Boeing employees raised doubts among themselves about the safety of the 737 Max, hid problems from federal regulators and ridiculed those responsible for designing and overseeing the jetliner, according to a damning batch of newly released emails and texts.