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"Mosque Alert"

A playwright uses the internet to develop a new script about the fight to build a suburban mosque. We get a preview of Mosque Alert by Silk Road Rising and Jamil Khoury. Watch a video and read an interview.

"Chicago Skyscrapers"

We take a look at Chicago's famous skyscrapers-- and the political deals that shaped them. Author Thomas Leslie joins us with more from Chicago Skyscrapers: 1871-1934. Read an interview.

Viewer Feedback: 7/22

We share what you had to say about Ald. Joe Moore caught in an ethics investigation and on the Better Government Association's hospital investigation in tonight’s Viewer Feedback.

Reform Ald. Joe Moore Caught in Ethics Probes

Ald. Joe Moore (49th), known as a progressive and reform-minded politician, and for defying former Mayor Richard M. Daley on a host of issues, is facing multiple ethics probes, Chicago Tonight has exclusively learned. Read an article.

City Launches TIF Map

City finance wonks, and anyone else interested in Tax Increment Financing (TIFs), have a new site to search for projects across Chicago. Read an article.

Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review: 7/19

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the week's top headlines.

Web Extra: The Week in Review: 7/19

Joel Weisman and his panel of journalists discuss the latest hit to Cook County taxpayers: they’re on the hook for almost $500,000 due to Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios wrongly firing 11 people. Also, the panel further debates the clout-heavy Metra story. Watch the web extra conversation.

Weekend Events Around Town: 7/19 - 7/21

Iconic photos of rock stars, yoga at the zoo, and a Parade of Nations at an ethnic arts festival; Chicago Tonight knows what's going on this weekend.

Chicago's Debt Rating Downgraded

The latest casualty in the state’s battle for pension reform is Chicago’s credit ratings. Moody’s Investors Service has bumped the city’s general obligation and sales tax ratings down three notches. We discuss what this triple downgrade means.

Wrigley Redevelopment Gets Green Light

Wrigley Field redevelopment plans pass the Chicago Plan Commission with the support of Ald. Tom Tunney. Paris Schutz has the latest.

"From the Ground Up"

Jeanne Nolan left Winnetka as a teenager in 1987, frustrated with what she saw as an unhealthy materialism in everyday life. She joined a commune in California to learn organic farming, but eventually realized the commune, with cult-like leaders, was a dangerous place to be. Moving back in with her family 17 years later, without traditional job training, she turned her parents' backyard into an organic garden. She joins us. Read an interview with Nolan.

‘Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity’

The new Art Institute of Chicago exhibition, Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity, is the first of its kind to look exclusively at the ways in which the Impressionists used fashion to communicate the idea of "modern." View a slideshow and read excerpts from the fashion catalogue.

Geraldine de Haas

For 40 years, jazz promoter Geraldine de Haas has been an icon in the Chicago music scene. We welcome her back for one last visit to discuss her influential career before she moves out of town. Read an interview with a local jazz performer.

Viewer Feedback: 7/18

We share what you had to say about  Lisa Madigan's announcement that she will not run for governor, controversy arising over the plan for a lakefront hotel in Evanston, and ousted Metra CEO Alex Clifford’s RTA probe in tonight’s Viewer Feedback.