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Study: Electric Fields Skull Cap Improves Brain Cancer Survival

A new treatment for a deadly form of brain cancer is seeing dramatic study results. “When I first started, less than 10 percent of patients with glioblastoma were alive at five years. Now we’re at 12 to 15 percent,” said Roger Stupp, a neuro-oncologist at Northwestern University. 

Armed Robbery Case Exposes Flaw in Chicago Park District Hiring

After unknowingly hiring a man convicted of armed robbery, battery and other felonies and misdemeanors, the Chicago Park District is changing its policy on background checks.

Cook County Sheriff: ICE Agents Shouldn’t Identify as Police

A recent wave of videos on social media show Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents arriving at Chicago residences in unmarked cars, knocking on doors while donning vests and jackets that say “police.”

Barbara Byrd-Bennett Attorneys Ask for 3.5-Year Sentence in Fraud Case

In a sentencing memo filed Friday, Barbara Byrd-Bennett’s attorneys admit she “harbored a very real and greedy sense of entitlement” that she was earning something she deserved by steering millions of dollars in CPS contracts to her former employer.

Noble Charter Teachers File Charges Against Network Administration

Noble teachers announced Friday they have filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board, citing administration's “use of surveillance” to interfere with their rights granted by the National Labor Relations Act.

The Week in Review: Pritzker Enters Race for Governor

J.B. Pritzker launches his bid for Illinois governor. The U.S. Senate uses the “nuclear option” to confirm Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. And baseball season gets underway. These stories and more with Paris Schutz and guests. 

April 6, 2017 - Full Show

Watch the April 6, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Global Affairs Take Center Stage as Trump Welcomes Chinese President

Some major policy decisions for the Trump administration as global events heat up.

Singer Liz Callaway Returns to Chicago

She made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along” in 1981. Liz Callaway joins us in conversation and performance.

J.B. Pritzker Announces Bid for Illinois Governor

Add another name to the field of Democratic candidates for governor – one that has been long anticipated.

Viewer Feedback: ‘Keyboarding Over Cursive? Why Not Both?’

Viewers wrote in with their thoughts on teaching cursive in schools. 

ReptileFest a Chance to Meet Slimy, Slithery Creatures

ReptileFest is back! We welcome some scaly, slinky and slithery friends to our set. 

Cavalia’s Epic ‘Odysseo’ Gallops onto Chicago’s Lakefront

A big show is brewing under the big top, with a cast and crew of more than 200 – plus 65 horses. We go behind the scenes of “Odysseo.” 

10 Things to Do This Weekend: April 6-9

A “delightful” record fair, drink festivals and giant horse show usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in Chicago.

Virus May Trigger Celiac Disease, Study Says

Nearly 3 million Americans have celiac disease, and a new study links a common but otherwise harmless virus to the condition.