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April 24, 2024

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Anti-Violence Groups Look to Empower Chicago’s Youth to Become Leaders

April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024 - Full Show

At the Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, Project Unloaded helps teens educate their peers on the risks of having a gun. (WTTW News)

How Teens Are Using Social Media to Try to Change the Cultural Narrative Around Guns

Amanda Vinicky talks to Chicago teens Erica Smith, Davarius Jones and Jonathan Morales on “Chicago Tonight” on April 23, 2024. (WTTW News)

Chicago Teens Talk Safety, Making a Positive Impact Through Community Involvement

April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024 - Full Show

File photo of the Chicago River. (WTTW News)

Would You Swim in the Chicago River? Navigating Safety Concerns Ahead of Open Water Swim Event

Protesters pause at the 76th Street overpass on the Dan Ryan Expressway on July 7, 2018. (Matt Masterson / WTTW News)

New Bill Would Make It a Felony for Protesters to Block Major Roads in Illinois

A protester faces a line of police officers in Chicago on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Hugo Balta / WTTW News)

Taxpayers Spent at Least $5.6M to Settle, Defend Lawsuits Accusing CPD Officers of Misconduct During Protests, Unrest in 2020: Analysis

April 19, 2024

Week in Review: Pritzker Calls for CTA Changes; City Council Approves $70M More for Migrant Care

April 18, 2024

Inside the Ford Heights migrant shelter that’s slated to open April 23, 2024. (Courtesy of Chelsea Thomas at Empowerment Anywhere)

Suburbs Slow to Apply for Migrant Aid From $20M Cook County Fund

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, April 18, 2024 - Full Show

(WTTW News)

As Illinois Launches ‘New Stores in Food Deserts’ Grant Program, Local Groups Work to Fill the Gaps

Adam Ballard is pictured on a cracked sidewalk in front of a beauty salon near his Pilsen home. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Who Decides Which Chicago Sidewalks Get Repaired? Patchwork of Programs Creates Geographical Disparities, Rewards Most Complaints

April 17, 2024

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, April 17, 2024 - Full Show

“Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America’s Suburbs” by author Benjamin Herold.

New Book ‘Disillusioned’ Explores Racial Inequity, Tension in American Suburbs

A still from the new docuseries “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation.” (Provided)

‘Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation’ Delves Into Chicago’s History of Segregated Housing

Chicago City Hall. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Votes Delayed on Plan to Spend $70M More to Care for Migrants, Proposal to Borrow $1.25B

A graphic that says "The Return of the Cicadas." (WTTW News)

WTTW News Explains: Why Will There Be So Many Cicadas in Illinois This Year?

April 16, 2024

April 16, 2024 - Full Show

From cemeteries to hot dogs, Geoffrey Baer investigates a slew of Chicago mysteries in a new WTTW special. (WTTW)

‘Chicago Mysteries’ Takes a Deep Dive Into a City Full of Tall Tales

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pictured in a July 2023 file photo. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Pritzker Appoints Prisoner Review Board Director Following Controversy Over Release of Inmate Charged With Killing 11-Year-Old Boy

April 15, 2024

Cook County Medical Examiner's Office (WTTW News)

Cook County Event Aims to Provide Resources, Support to Families and Friends of Missing Persons

Amanda Vinicky (WTTW News)

April 15, 2024 - Full Show

Karen Clark Sheard, Lamar Campbell and The Spirit of Praise, Smokie Norful, and The Chicago Mass Choir.

Concert to Celebrate Chicago’s Place in Gospel Music History

Megan Roberts, a professor in communication sciences and disorders at Northwestern. (Credit: Medill)

Project Aims to Reduce Wait Times for an Autism Diagnosis in Illinois: ‘Is There an Alternative Model?’

April 12, 2024

Week in Review: Video of Dexter Reed Shooting Raises Questions on CPD Use of Force; Biden Fundraises in Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Rebecca Shi, executive director of the American Business Immigration Coalition, at a “Here to Work” roundtable event on April 4, 2024, at the Chicago Urban League, 4510 S. Michigan Ave. (WTTW News)

Advocates Push for Expanded Work Permits for Long-Term Undocumented Immigrants

(WTTW News)

Suicide Rates Rising Among Black and Latino Chicagoans, Study Finds

April 11, 2024

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, April 11, 2024 - Full Show

The 40th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival kicks off April 11, 2024. Here, a sign for the festival hangs at the Davis Theater in Lincoln Square. (WTTW News)

Chicago Latino Film Festival Celebrates 40 Years

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