SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First Has Video - Any -YesNo FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Apr 2, 2019 How Will Chicago’s 2019 Runoff Election Go Down in History? Whether Lori Lightfoot or Toni Preckwinkle becomes the next mayor of Chicago, the 2019 runoff is one for the history books. We take a deep dive into the political significance of this election. Apr 2, 2019 April 2, 2019 - Full Show Watch the April 2, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Apr 2, 2019 Remembering Another Historic Election: Jane Byrne’s 1979 Victory Forty years ago, Chicago elected its first female mayor. We remember the historic victory of former Mayor Jane Byrne. Apr 2, 2019 ‘Little Shop’ Grows Deep Roots at Mercury Theater Alan Menken performs his delightful one-man show to a packed house in the Loop as his first hit musical, “Little Shop of Horrors,” receives a terrific production on the North Side. Apr 2, 2019 Voter Turnout for Historic Runoff on Pace With February Election As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 370,000 Chicago residents had cast their ballots for the city’s next mayor, treasurer and, in some wards, alderman. Apr 2, 2019 With $1.5M Grant, UI Cancer Center to Address Disparities in Chicago The three-year funding award will be used to develop population-specific cancer prevention and screening programs at community hospitals and health centers in Austin, Humboldt Park and South Shore. Apr 2, 2019 Police Seeking Community Help After 2 Women Killed in Overnight Shooting Brittani Rice, 18, and Senobia Brantley, 19, were both killed late Monday in what police believe may have been a “targeted” attack on the South Side. Apr 2, 2019 Judge to Consider Request from Media to Unseal Smollett File It will be several weeks before a judge decides whether the public will get a look at the sealed court file in the Jussie Smollett case. Apr 2, 2019 2 Major Cases Add Up to Big Doubts About Chicago Prosecutor Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s reputation as a rising political star and legal crusader was badly tarnished by her office’s handling of two celebrity cases involving “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett and R. Kelly. Apr 2, 2019 Historic Election: 1 of 2 Black Women Will be Chicago Mayor The winner of Chicago’s mayoral runoff election will join seven other black women currently serving as mayors in major U.S. cities, including Atlanta and New Orleans. Apr 1, 2019 April 1, 2019 - Full Show Watch the April 1, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Apr 1, 2019 US Sees Second-Highest Number of Measles Cases in Nearly 2 Decades Measles, a virus once thought to be eradicated in the U.S. less than 20 years ago, seems to be rearing its head again. Where are we seeing the virus take hold, and why doesn’t it completely die off? Apr 1, 2019 New Biography of Ernie Banks Goes Beyond Legend of Mr. Cub Behind the good cheer, Ernie Banks hid a melancholy and lonely man. We talk with Ron Rapoport, the author of “Let’s Play Two,” a new biography about Mr. Cub. Apr 1, 2019 How Will Runoff Election Results Impact Chicago Politics? Candidates are making their final sprint toward Tuesday’s runoff election. Will voters show up? Carol Marin leads a political roundtable with three journalists who have followed the race closely. Apr 1, 2019 Mayoral, Aldermanic Candidates Try to Close the Deal Chicago’s historic 2019 election will soon be over, ushering in big changes to city government. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
