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Crain’s Headlines: Boeing Braces for Cuts

Boeing announces layoffs, United announces pay cuts and a Lincoln Park apartment sells for a high price. Crain’s Chicago Business Editor Ann Dwyer joins us with the stories behind the headlines.

Barrett Could Be Ginsburg’s Polar Opposite on Supreme Court

Amy Coney Barrett paid homage to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her White House speech Saturday as a shatterer of glass ceilings. She said she would be mindful of the woman whose place she would take on the Supreme Court.

Firsthand Gun Violence: Accessing Violence Recovery on Chicago’s South Side

Following one of Chicago’s most violent summers in recent history, officials and advocates are stressing the importance of mental health care for victims of violence and their families — but access to those services can be difficult.

Could Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Partisanship in Politics?

Voters are about to go to the polls to choose one candidate for each race on the ballot. But what if they could pick multiple candidates for each race, ranked in order of their preference?

Tips for Cutting Food Waste and Loss to Mark UN’s International Campaign

Tuesday marks the first ever International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, so let’s talk about the produce that spoiled in your refrigerator and the unopened cans you trashed because they were past their “expiration date.”

Lightfoot Lifts Restrictions, Citing COVID-19 Progress

Chicago bars will once again be able serve customers indoors starting Thursday, as Mayor Lori Lightfoot moved to lift restrictions after a drop in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

No Bond For Chicago Mother Charged in Fatal Stabbing of 5-Year-Old Daughter

Simone Austin, charged with one count of first-degree murder, was denied bond during her initial court appearance Monday, two days after she allegedly stabbed Serenity Arrington in the throat as the girl’s 8-year-old sister fought to save her life.

September 28, 2020 - Full Show

Watch the Sept. 28, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

NY Times: Trump Paid $750 in US Income Taxes in 2016, 2017

Trump, who has fiercely guarded his tax filings and is the only president in modern times not to make them public, paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the past 15 years.

Protesters Call for Divestment from Animal Agriculture, Closure of Slaughterhouses

Protesters lined the corner of Austin Boulevard and Fullerton Avenue on Sunday, holding signs linking animals to viral outbreaks, like Ebola and COVID-19. One sign simply read: “We are one pandemic away from collapse.”

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Sept. 27, 2020 - Full Show

Boosting the census response in hard-to-count communities. Black Chicago police officers tell us what the job is like right now. And a visit to a West Side record store that sells a little bit of everything.

Boosting Chicago’s Stubborn Census Response Rate

Community leaders and elected officials have been making a big push to get the city’s and state’s response rates up.

With Anger at Police High, Officers Face Greater Danger

“I think it’s more than a suggestion that people are seeking to do harm to cops,” Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown told reporters at a recent briefing. 

Lawyer Says Officer Thought Blake Was Trying to Kidnap Child

The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake was trying to abduct one of his own children.

COVID-19 in Illinois: 1,604 New Cases, 14 Additional Deaths

New coronavirus cases reported by state health officials bring statewide totals to 287,930 cases and 8,601 deaths since the first infection was reported in Illinois in late January.