SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First Has Video - Any -YesNo FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Jan 19, 2021 Lightfoot Extends Stay-at-Home Order Until Jan. 30 The advisory, which has now been extended by the mayor three times, is scheduled to be in effect until two days before Chicago Public Schools elementary school students are scheduled to go back to in-person class. Jan 19, 2021 4 New COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Open in Cook County The new sites will provide vaccinations to health care workers this week and will begin vaccinating residents ages 65 and older as well as front-line essential workers starting Monday. Jan 19, 2021 Chicago Activates Emergency Operations Center, Prepares for Inauguration-Related Violence City officials are taking precautions ahead of potential unrest, though they're not aware of any "actionable activity" being planned in Chicago on Inauguration Day. Jan 19, 2021 Chicago Police Lieutenant Files Whistleblower Suit Over ‘Illegal’ Daily Quotas A Chicago police lieutenant is suing the city, claiming a new safety team designed to address neighborhood concerns and improve community relationships has instead focused on making baseless traffic stops in order to meet illegal self-imposed quotas. Jan 19, 2021 Aldermen Advance Measure to Expand Protections for Immigrants Aldermen unanimously advanced a measure on Tuesday that would expand protections for immigrants by blocking Chicago police from cooperating with federal immigration agents in all cases. Jan 19, 2021 Shedd Aquarium Announces Reopening Dates, Tickets on Sale This Week With COVID-19 restrictions now loosened in Chicago, the Shedd Aquarium has announced its plan to reopen later this month with a number of health and safety measures in place. Jan 19, 2021 City Worker Fired After Making Racist, Violent Facebook Comments During Protests: Watchdog City officials fired an employee of the Chicago Department of Transportation after he sent “unprovoked offensive, racist, harassing and violent” messages to a Chicagoan on Facebook during the protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in late May, according to a report from the city’s watchdog. Jan 19, 2021 12 Guard Members Removed From Biden Inauguration Twelve U.S. Army National Guard members have been removed from the presidential inauguration security mission after they were found to have ties with right-wing militia groups or posted extremist views online, according to two U.S. officials. Jan 19, 2021 City Rolls Out COVID-19 Vaccine Plan: All Chicagoans Won’t Be Eligible Until May 31 The city of Chicago’s tentative vaccine distribution plan estimates that there will not be enough COVID-19 vaccine available for all Chicagoans ages 16 and older until May 31, the city’s top doctor announced Monday. Jan 19, 2021 CPS: We’ll Continue Negotiating With CTU, But Not Over Decision to Reopen Schools CPS CEO Janice Jackson said the school district is still having conversations with the Chicago Teachers Union on in-person staffing levels, and she believes “we’ll get to a resolution on that.” But she said the conversation can no longer be about whether or not to reopen schools. Jan 19, 2021 City Animal Shelter Employee Sexually Assaulted 2 Co-Workers: Watchdog City officials fired an animal care officer assigned to work at the city’s shelter after an investigation determined they sexually assaulted two co-workers while off-duty and outside of the office, according to a report from the city’s watchdog. Jan 19, 2021 A New COVID-19 Challenge: Mutations Rise Along with Cases The coronavirus is becoming more genetically diverse, and health officials say the high rate of new cases is the main reason. Each new infection gives the virus a chance to mutate as it makes copies of itself, threatening to undo the progress made so far to control the pandemic. Jan 19, 2021 January 19, 2021 - Full Show Watch the Jan. 19, 2021 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Jan 19, 2021 Mets Fire GM After He Sent Explicit Texts to Female Reporter Mets general manager Jared Porter was fired Tuesday after sending graphic, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 when he was working for the Chicago Cubs in their front office. Jan 19, 2021 This Chicago Family is Getting Through COVID-19 One Theme Week at a Time Back in March, a lot of people faced their first weekend of coronavirus lockdown with no idea of how they would fill the hours. How one local family put a creative spin on stay-at-home entertainment. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: