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Ask Geoffrey: Did a Crosstown Baseball Series in 1901 Actually Happen?

Geoffrey Baer investigates an early attempt at a Chicago baseball crosstown classic – that may or may not have actually happened.

Electric Scooters Are Popular in Chicago, but Safety Concerns Linger

For the past two weeks, electric scooters have been zipping around Chicago’s West Side. An update on how the pilot program is going.

Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Gerrymandering. Now What?

As states prepare to draw new election boundaries after the 2020 census, what can be done to ensure those maps give equal weight to all votes? Behind the practice of gerrymandering and the movement to curb it.

Judge Pallmeyer Breaks Glass Ceiling at Chicago’s Federal Court

Meet Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, the first woman in the 200-year history of Chicago’s federal court to become chief judge.

Acclaimed Photographer Recalls Learning His Trade in Chicago 70 Years Ago

We visit a career-spanning show of work by Marvin E. Newman, a still-working photographer who captured Chicago and its people in the 1940s and ‘50s.

July 2, 2019 - Full Show

Watch the July 2, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Pathogen That Causes Tree-Killing Disease Found In Illinois

The disease known as sudden oak death has killed large numbers of oak trees and native plant species in California, Oregon and Europe. The pathogen behind it has now been identified in Illinois.

AAA: Friday After July 4th Will be Worst Day for Travel in Chicago

If you plan on hitting the road Friday afternoon, be warned: it’s projected to be the worst time for travelers in Chicago, according to AAA, with delays as much as two times the normal commute. 

Brendt Christensen Defense Team Wants Evidence Tossed or Sentencing Delayed

Federal defenders are seeking a four-week delay to review and translate videos of Yingying Zhang and her family if that evidence is allowed at sentencing.

Preserving Musical History With a Rarely Revived Operetta

For all it’s polish and ambition I can’t say the show has turned me into a fan of the operetta style. But “The Flower of Hawaii” is unquestionably an artifact of musical theater interest, and this might just be the only chance you will ever have to experience it.

Angel Idowu Joins ‘Chicago Tonight’ as Arts Correspondent

A Chicago native is returning home to cover the city’s vibrant arts scene for “Chicago Tonight.”

Big Business to Supreme Court: Defend LGBTQ People From Bias

More than 200 corporations, including many of America’s best-known companies, are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal civil rights law bans job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

7 Arrested After ‘Bean’ Sculpture Vandalized Overnight

Police say charges are currently pending against six adults and one possible juvenile accused of spray-painting the Bean and Cancer Survivor Wall in Maggie Daley Park.

Chief Says Shorthanded TSA Will Handle July 4 Travel Surge

The chief of the Transportation Security Administration says travelers should see only a slight increase in checkpoint wait times over the four-day July 4 holiday weekend.

Illinois Looks to Drivers, Smokers to Fund Road Repairs

If you filled up your gas tank Monday, you may have noticed it got pricier. What’s behind that bump, and what other new laws are going into effect at the start of Illinois’ new fiscal year.