SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First Has Video - Any -YesNo FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Feb 18, 2020 Draft Executive Order Would Make ‘Federal Buildings Beautiful Again’ Details on how a proposed Trump administration order could limit the design of future federal buildings. Feb 18, 2020 What’s Behind Chicago’s Black Exodus Hundreds of thousands of black Chicagoans have fled the city since 1980, according to a recent report. What’s driving that exodus, and what can be done to reverse the trend? Feb 18, 2020 Humans and ‘The Sixth Extinction’: One Book, One Chicago Looks at Altered Planet The latest selection for the citywide reading program is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book from New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert, who joins us in discussion. Feb 18, 2020 President Trump Goes on Clemency Spree, and the List is Long President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting what he called a “ridiculous” 14-year prison sentence for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and pardoning former New York Police Department commissioner, among a long list of others. Feb 18, 2020 Trump Says Blagojevich Sentence Was ‘Ridiculous.’ What Do Locals Say? President Donald Trump’s commutation of Rod Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence ends a corruption saga that has been both notorious and bizarre. Feb 18, 2020 Crain’s Headlines: 1871 Parent Acquires Illinois Technology Association Two Chicago nonprofits that offer training and support to local tech firms have struck a deal to create a one-stop shop for them. Feb 18, 2020 Study: Coronavirus Can’t be Spread from Mom to Baby in Late Pregnancy In a small study, pregnant women diagnosed with the novel coronavirus during their third trimester didn’t spread the virus to their newborns. While a local researcher called those results exciting, he said they can’t be generalized to all pregnant women. Feb 18, 2020 Joffrey Announces Big Plans for 2020-21 Season in New Home at Lyric Opera A coming change of venue for the Joffrey Ballet is a major shift, and its initial opening season will be of great importance, especially since it also will mark the 25th anniversary of the Joffrey as a formidable Chicago cultural institution. Feb 18, 2020 Chicago-Area Curlers Slide and Sweep Stones in Former Government Office Beijing’s Winter Games – and that singular sport, curling – won’t awe and inspire spectators for another two years. But there’s plenty of curling happening now in Chicago’s western suburbs. Feb 18, 2020 Illinois Lawmakers Take on Plastic: Bills Would Ban Styrofoam, Create Bag Tax and Bottle Deposit In the war against plastic pollution, Illinois legislators just announced a new battle plan that would tackle the problem from multiple angles. Feb 18, 2020 February 18, 2020 - Full Show Watch the Feb. 18, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Feb 18, 2020 Trump Commutes Prison Sentence of Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich President Donald Trump, who had previously floated the idea of using his powers to help the disgraced former governor, commuted the 14-year sentence Tuesday. In making that move, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Trump “abused” his pardon power. Feb 17, 2020 Embattled Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx Speaks Out Embattled Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is speaking out nearly a week after a special prosecutor reindicted actor Jussie Smollett. Feb 17, 2020 Gov. Pritzker’s Plans for Plagued Child Welfare Agency On Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker will lay out his vision for the state budget. His office has already made public his plan to send more money to the Department of Children and Family Services. Feb 17, 2020 The Changing Role of the American President Much has been said about the ways President Donald Trump is changing the presidency. On this Presidents Day, we look back at the ways the presidency evolved before Trump moved into the White House. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: