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Viewer Feedback: ‘Is This Guy Kidding? Chicago is Rudderless’

Viewers sound off on our interview with Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

10 Things to Do This Weekend: Jan. 25-29

Restaurant deals, a polar plunge, the White Sox and a hip-hop festival usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in and around Chicago.

Gentler Governor Calls for Compromise but Sticks to Demands

Gov. Bruce Rauner largely bypassed Illinois’ myriad troubles and instead spent much of his speech Wednesday listing his administration’s achievements and calling for cooperation. 

Sanctuary City Stare Down

Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city that harbors undocumented immigrants is on thin ice, but the mayor and other city leaders say they aren’t backing down.

January 25, 2017 - Full Show

Watch the Jan. 25, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Study Finds Large-Scale Tornado Outbreaks Increasing

The increasing frequency of tornadoes, and a new study on gun violence. Those stories more from the world of science with Rabiah Mayas.

CPS Announces February Public Hearings on Revised Budget

Board President Frank Clark said Wednesday that CPS has worked out a way to fill a $215 million void left in its 2017 budget. But the district says no final decisions have been made.

Reaction to Rauner’s State of the State Address, Illinois’ Fiscal Woes

The governor strikes a conciliatory tone in his State of State address. We get reaction from public policy professionals with different points of view.

‘Sermon to White America’ Calls for Meaningful Action on Racial Inequality

Author Michael Eric Dyson on the challenges faced by black Americans, and why it’s up to whites to address racial inequality.

Ask Geoffrey: Was There a Panda at Lincoln Park Zoo?

Geoffrey Baer solves the mystery of a viewer’s “vague memory” from the 1940s, revisits an exhibit at the Century of Progress and opens the door to the Evanston History Center.

MWRD Deal Aims to Reduce Algae Pollution in Chicago River

The decadeslong fight to clean up the Chicago River took a step forward last week with the resolution of two lawsuits targeting phosphorous discharge that has polluted waters from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.

City, UIC Form Academic Public Health Department

Wednesday morning officials from the Chicago Department of Public Health and UIC signed an agreement to strengthen and formalize their yearslong partnership. 

Rauner Responds to Emanuel’s ‘Partisan Rant’

Gov. Bruce Rauner is poised to deliver a State of the State address Wednesday expressing optimism about Illinois’ future, but his one-time compatriot Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants him to apologize.

Emanuel: Illinois ‘Rudderless’ Under Rauner

Mayor Rahm Emanuel slams the governor for not having proposed a balanced budget, and suggests Gov. Bruce Rauner begin his State of the State address Wednesday with an apology to taxpayers.

January 24, 2017 - Full Show

Watch the Jan. 24, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."