Arts & Entertainment
The City Lost and Found, No Pants Subway Ride, and Handmade Market Chicago; Chicago Tonight knows what’s going on this weekend.
The shooting massacre at the Paris office of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has shaken the tenets of not only parody, but freedom of expression. Scott Dikkers is the founding editor of The Onion and served as editor-in-chief of the popular satirical news organization for 14 years. He joins us to discuss his experiences working in news satire, and how the deadliest attack France has seen since 1961 may affect the genre’s landscape.
A show at The Art Institute looks at the transformation of American cities in the 1960s and '70s. We revisit the story.
The new Maggie Daley Park includes a quarter mile long "ice ribbon" for skaters. We find out what it takes to maintain Chicago's newest ice rink.
Zany ZIP Codes, Teamsters' Chicago Origins, and We <3 the Passing Show
Geoffrey Baer puts Chicago ZIP codes in order, traces the beginnings of the Teamsters union, and tells the story of the show behind a heart of silver in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
193,000 visit MCA to see touring exhibition
The touring exhibition on the history, music, fashion, art, legacy, and identity of David Bowie landed in Chicago at the MCA. During its 15-week run, 193,000 people saw "David Bowie Is." We revisit the story.
Mike Leonard enjoyed a 32-year career as the features correspondent for the TODAY show. His work focused on the stories of everyday people told with "incredible heart," as Matt Lauer once put it. Now, Leonard is working on a new series called inCommon. We discuss the project and what we can expect in the pilot episode.
Col. (Ret.) Jill Morgenthaler shares her lessons for leadership in her new book, The Courage to Take Command. We revisit the conversation.
The team behind Wild Chicago's unusual take on the Windy City takes its act on the road in a show called Wild Travels, debuting on WTTW11 in January. We'll talk with producer Harvey Moshman and host Will Clinger about the hangover doctor, the neon boneyard, the pinball museum, and much more.
We learn about a New Year's Eve celebration that's bringing a community together.
Bears GM & Head Coach Fired
The Chicago Bears fire General Manager Phil Emery and head coach Marc Trestman after a disastrous 5-11 season.
As a longtime photographer for LIFE magazine, Steve Schapiro traveled with Martin Luther King Jr. and photographed everything from "presidents to poodles." We revisit a conversation with him about his show at the Ed Paschke Art Center.
Jay Shefsky takes a road trip to see 15,000 Sandhill Cranes in Indiana. Jay and his Field Museum guide, Josh Engel, get a surprise along the way.
An Artist Confronts His Demons
The Art Institute’s current show is a kind of nightmare before Christmas.