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June 20, 2024

Alex Hernández (WTTW News)

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, June 20, 2024 - Full Show

Factory workers. (Tiger Lily / Pexels)

As Temperatures Climb, Advocates Say People Working in Hot Warehouses or Laboring Outdoors Need More Protections

June 19, 2024

Brandis Friedman (WTTW News)

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, June 19, 2024 - Full Show

White Sox Player Turned Artist Collaborates With Young Athletes to Create Special Juneteenth Shirt

Residents walk down a block in the Chatham community. (Provided by the Chicago Community Trust)

New Study Examining Chicago’s Economic and Racial Disparities Finds 72% of White Families Own Homes Compared to 34% of Black Families

The Juneteenth flag is raised in Chicago during a ceremony on June 17, 2024. (WTTW News)

Task Force Formed by Johnson Set to Renew Push for Reparations in Chicago

June 18, 2024

A photograph captured by Edward Keating along Route 66. (Credit: Edward Keating)

Why a Photojournalist Felt Called to Document the Reality of Life Along Route 66

Brandis Friedman. (WTTW News)

June 18, 2024 - Full Show

Chicago City Hall. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Ethics Committee Chair Pushes Call for Public Financing for City Council Elections Into City Hall Spotlight

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez appears on “Chicago Tonight” on June 17, 2024. (WTTW News)

Chicago Public Schools CEO on Budget Crunch, CTU Negotiations and Student Assessments

(WTTW News)

How Animal Shelters Are Working to Cut Down Chicago's Record-High Euthanasia Rate

June 17, 2024

June 17, 2024 - Full Show

June 14, 2024

Week in Review: $50M Police Misconduct Case; Massive Data Breach at Cook County Health

An adult black-crowned night heron on the nest in Lincoln Park Zoo. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Lincoln Park Zoo’s Wildest Residents Are a Colony of Free-Range Night Herons Who Like Having Wolves for Bodyguards

Hundreds of prison employees and community members attend a legislative hearing in Lincoln on Thursday, June 13, 2024, where the closure and potential relocation of Logan Correctional Center 140 miles northeast to the Chicagoland area was hotly contested. (Hannah Meisel / Capitol News Illinois)

Advisory Board Says Pritzker’s Plan to Close, Rebuild 2 Illinois Prisons ‘Far From Shovel-Ready’

Conservation group Openlands now offers its TreeKeeper certification course in Spanish. (WTTW News)

Openlands Spanish TreeKeepers Program Returns This Summer to Help Restore Chicago’s Natural Environments

June 13, 2024

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, June 13, 2024 - Full Show

Claudia Sheinbaum made history as the first woman to be elected president of Mexico. (WTTW News)

‘I’m Really Proud’: Chicagoans Reflect on Historic Election of Mexico’s First Female President

Japanese photographer Akito Tsuda captured life in Pilsen in the 1990s. His photos are currently on display at the Harold Washington Library. (WTTW News)

New Photo Exhibit Captures Life in Pilsen in the ‘90s

A skating session at Howard Park in South Bend, Indiana, with the Diversify Ice Fellowship and Foundation. (diversify_ice / Instagram)

How One Group is Working to Attract More Black Ice Skaters Through Mentorship, Sponsorship and Fun

June 12, 2024

1865 Fest. (Courtesy of the WCA Alliance)

Looking to Celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago? Here’s a List of Upcoming Events

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, June 12, 2024 - Full Show

Carol Moseley Braun appears on “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices” on June 12, 2024. (WTTW News)

Carol Moseley Braun on Becoming First Black Woman Elected to US Senate, New Role at African Development Foundation

Chicago City Hall. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

City Council Votes to Pay $50M to 4 Men Who Each Spent Nearly 20 Years in Prison for Double Murder They Didn’t Commit

June 11, 2024

June 11, 2024 - Full Show

Ingrid Newkirk appears on “Chicago Tonight” on June 11, 2024. (WTTW News)

PETA Founder Protests Pork Industry Practices, Reflects on History of Activism

Joanna Hernandez kayaks in the Chicago River. (WTTW News)

Explore the Chicago River With Shedd Aquarium’s Kayak for Conservation Summer Tours

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke makes his way through security at the Dirksen Courthouse on Nov. 6, 2023. (WTTW News)

Send Ex-Ald. Ed Burke to Prison for 10 Years for ‘Multiyear Crime Spree,’ Prosecutors Urge Judge

June 10, 2024

Brandis Friedman (WTTW News)

June 10, 2024 - Full Show

(WTTW News)

New Bill Awaiting Pritzker’s Signature Would Help Transgender Illinois Residents Update Documents Issued by Other States

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