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Get Your Garden Set for Spring Planting

After a mild winter, spring is springing in Chicago and it’s time to get back into the garden. The Organic Gardener Jeanne Nolan is joining us for a new season of growing in the Chicago Tonight garden. 

‘Money Smart’ Decisions for All Ages

Nationally syndicated columnist Ilyce Glink offers advice on everything from managing student debt to retirement funds.

Find Outdoor Dining Options at Chicago’s Open Data Portal

Could the city’s open data portal be your new go-to website for restaurant planning?

Chicago Activists Call For Action on Elected School Board Bill

Parents and community activists protested outside the Chicago office of Senate President John Cullerton on Tuesday to demand action on a bill that would grant the city an elected Board of Education.

Celebrating The Joy of Painting (and Drinking) With Bob Ross

An Albany Park bar toasts the late painter each week at a colorful event. We went to check out the “happy little trees” at Nighthawk.

Panel to Address Human Rights on Chicago’s South Side

A discussion about human rights on the South Side of Chicago – including public health and criminal justice – takes place Tuesday evening at a River North gallery.

Should Your Credit Score Affect Your Car Insurance Rate?

It’s illegal in Illinois for insurers to charge rates based on factors like race, but a pair of state legislators say companies’ reliance on credit scores to set auto insurance premium rates contravenes the law. 

Indiana Dunes Chemical Spill: What is Hexavalent Chromium?

A spill last week at a U.S. Steel site in Northwest Indiana released an unknown amount of a potentially carcinogenic chemical into a Lake Michigan tributary, prompting the closure of three beaches at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

April 17, 2017 - Full Show

Watch the April 17, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Brighton Park Among Areas That Could be Hit by After-School Funding Cut

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin visited with education and community stakeholders Monday afternoon at Burroughs Elementary in Brighton Park to pledge his support for federal after-school funding that’s facing the ax in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget.

Immigrants’ Abuse Complaints Rarely Investigated, Group Says

Reports of abuse at U.S. immigration detention facilities, including those in Illinois, are rarely investigated, according to data obtained by a national nonprofit agency.

Rep. Quigley on House Committee’s Russia Investigation

Nearly four months into Donald Trump’s presidency, tension over foreign affairs is flaring up.

Community Redevelopment in Chicago, By Design

Chicago’s magnificent skyline gets plenty of well-deserved attention, but what about architecture and design in our neighborhoods?

Watch ‘La La Land,’ ‘Hidden Figures’ in Millennium Park This Summer

The city’s annual Summer Film Series returns with a line-up of Chicago classics and two of the most-buzzed about movies of 2016.

Data Shows Impact of Budget Impasse on Social Services

Nine out of 10 social services agencies said they were unable to raise 25 percent or more of the funding owed to them by the state, according to a new survey.