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May 6, 2024

Sendy Soto, Chicago’s chief homelessness officer, appears on “Chicago Tonight” on May 6, 2024. (WTTW News)

Chicago’s First Chief Homelessness Officer Begins Work on Long-Term Plan, Immediate Problems

The Chicago Archaeopteryx was unveiled Monday at the Field Museum. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

The Chicago Archaeopteryx, the Field Museum’s Newest Dinosaur, Meets the Public

Brandis Friedman (WTTW News)

May 6, 2024 - Full Show

A graphic that says “Where in the World is Archaeopteryx”? (Nicole Cardos / WTTW News)

Where in the World is Archaeopteryx?

Jingmai O’Connor, associate curator of fossil reptiles at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Birds Are Dinosaurs: How a Family Tree That Spans T. Rex to Pigeons Informs Our Understanding of Life on Earth

Jingmai O’Connor, associate curator of fossil reptiles at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History. (WTTW News)

Meet Jingmai O’Connor, the Punk Rock Paleontologist Who Leads the Field Museum’s Archaeopteryx Team

May 3, 2024

Week in Review: Pro-Palestinian Protests Grow; Pritzker Pushes Back on Bears’ Stadium Proposal

(WTTW News)

Mental Health Care Access is Key for Shooting Survivors’ Healing, Gun Violence Prevention

May 2, 2024

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, May 2, 2024 - Full Show

Five years after being shot, Chicago police Officer Derrick Jones Jr. discusses the road to recovery. (WTTW News)

5 Years After Shooting Put Him in a Coma, Chicago Police Officer Reflects on the Road to Recovery: ‘I’ve Learned to Forgive’

(WTTW News)

Many of Chicago’s Gun Violence Survivors Left With Unmet Physical and Emotional Needs, Study Finds

May 1, 2024

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, May 1, 2024 - Full Show

File photo of a homeless encampment in Chicago. (WTTW News)

Illinois Taking Steps to Reduce High Rates of Homelessness in Black Community

Chaz Ebert appears on “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices” on May 1, 2024. (WTTW News)

Chaz Ebert Encourages Universal Love, Vulnerability in New Book ‘It’s Time to Give a FECK’

April 30, 2024

A group of protesters set up on Northwestern University’s campus in late April 2024. (WTTW News)

Amid Ongoing Campus Protests, Northwestern Students Discuss the Line Between Free Speech and Safety

April 30, 2024 - Full Show

(WTTW News)

Asian American Advocates Call on Illinois Lawmakers to Address Immigration and Language Services

Paul Vallas fields questions from the news media on Feb. 7, 2023, after the WTTW News mayoral forum. (Liz Markel / WTTW)

Former Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas Tells Judge Ex-Ald. Ed Burke is Worthy of ‘Leniency’

April 29, 2024

A rendering of the proposed new stadium for the Chicago Bears on a redesigned Museum Campus. (Credit: Chicago Bears)

New Chicago Bears Stadium Plans Met With Mixed Reviews as Analysts Question True Cost to Taxpayers

Brandis Friedman (WTTW News)

April 29, 2024 - Full Show

A casket carrying the body of fallen Officer Luis Huesca is carried by fellow officers before funeral services April 29, 2024. (Credit: Chicago Police Department)

‘He Was a Great Man’: Slain Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca Remembered, Celebrated During Funeral

(WTTW News)

Illinois Lawmakers Unveil Proposal to Merge CTA, Metra and Pace; Plan Would Replace RTA and Add $1.5B in New Funding

April 26, 2024

Week in Review: Bears Pitch Domed Lakefront Stadium; Pro-Palestinian Protests at Northwestern

(The Silverman Group)

‘Physician Magician’ Pioneers English and Spanish Shows at the Rhapsody Theater

April 25, 2024

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, April 25, 2024 - Full Show

A still image from a video taken of the demolition of the Crawford Coal Plant smokestack, April 11, 2020. (Courtesy of Alejandro Reyes)

Judge Approves $12.25M Settlement Over Botched Little Village Smokestack Implosion

April 24, 2024

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, April 24, 2024 - Full Show

The Rev. Frederick Haynes III (at podium) and the Rev. Jesse Jackson (seated, right) at a news conference for Rainbow PUSH on July 18, 2023. (WTTW News)

Rainbow PUSH Coalition Searching for New Leader After CEO Steps Down Just Months After Taking the Job

James “Big Cat” Williams appears on “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices” on April 24, 2024. (WTTW News)

James ‘Big Cat’ Williams on the Bears’ Stadium Plans and 2024 NFL Draft

John Callaway interviews then Mayor Harold Washington on “Chicago Tonight” on April 24, 1984. (WTTW News)

‘Chicago Tonight’ Celebrates 40th Anniversary. See How It All Began With Harold Washington Interview

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