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Aug. 15, 2017 - Full Show

Watch the Aug. 15, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Examining Charlottesville and the Culture of Hate

A look at domestic terrorism and hate groups following the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend.

Cook County Jail Expands Family Planning, Birth Control Services

Most women in U.S. prisons and jails lack access to birth control. But for many of these women, incarceration is not the only obstacle to such care. A new program in Chicago is trying to change the trend.

Floating Museum Begins its 3-Month Journey Up the Chicago River

There’s a new floating attraction along Chicago’s Riverwalk. We go for a look.

Study: Cost, Severity of Opioid Overdose Admissions to ICU Rising

For years, critical care doctors have noticed an increase in patients suffering from opioid overdoses. A new study confirms their observations and details the staggering cost of treatment.

CPS Budget Hearings: Get Dates, Times for August Meetings

Chicago Public Schools has five hearings scheduled on various aspects of its latest spending plan this month, beginning Monday with meetings on its capital budget. Get complete details.

Gov. Rauner: ‘Let’s Compromise’ on School Funding

A day after the Illinois Senate killed his vision for a new method of funding Illinois schools, Gov. Bruce Rauner kept up hopes that legislators will come around to his way of thinking.

Emanuel: Neo-Nazis ‘Think They Have a Friend in the Oval Office’

The violent confrontation between white supremacists groups and protesters has sparked nationwide outrage and condemnation. How some local politicians are responding.

Aug. 14, 2017 - Full Show

Watch the Aug. 14, 2017 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

Mayor Mum on City Money for CPS

The city of Chicago will need to come up with an additional $269 million to help Chicago Public Schools make it through the year, according to the schools’ new budget. Where will this additional city money come from?

Parent of Expelled 3-Year-Old: ‘One Day We Had Child Care, the Next We Didn’t’

Illinois parents faced with the expulsion of a preschool-age child are often put in a difficult situation, but a new state law seeks to end that practice and get schools thinking about alternative solutions.

Circus Elephants to Take Final Bow in Illinois

Illinois will become the first state to ban the use of elephants in circuses and other traveling exhibitions, putting an official end to a practice that animal rights activists have been protesting for decades.

Media Depictions of Pregnancy, Post-Baby Bodies ‘Unrealistic,’ Studies Find

“A lot of women said it sets an unrealistic standard when they see Beyoncé in a magazine and she looks fantastic,” said researcher Toni Liechty. “If those are the images you’re seeing, you think that it’s common.”

Illinois Eliminates Statutes of Limitations on Child Sex Abuse Crimes

“This law sends a message to survivors of felony child sex crimes that it is not too late to come forward,” said Polly Poskin, executive director of the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, in a statement.

Rauner Loses School Funding Fight in Senate; Battle Moves to Illinois House

Governor Bruce Rauner’s attempt to put his stamp on school funding met its demise Sunday, when a single Republican senator joined with the chamber’s 37 Democrats to reject Rauner’s rewrite of a significant school funding measure.