Shows Chicago Tonight Week in Review SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Feb 1, 2021 Rediscovered Interviews from WTTW Show ‘Our People’ Still Resonate, 50 Years Later From 1968 to 1972, WTTW aired a groundbreaking weekly show hosted by the late Jim Tilmon. Until recently, we thought all but a couple of episodes had been lost. Chicago author, photographer and architecture critic Lee Bey helps us blow the dust off five of the interviews we recently rediscovered. Feb 1, 2021 Congo Square Theatre Talks About Sharing Black Stories, Virtually When the pandemic hit, theaters across the country were faced with the harsh reality that they were among the first to close their doors — and would be among the last to reopen. How one Chicago theater company has taken its stage online. Thanks to our sponsors: Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors View all sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Feb 1, 2021 CPS Won’t Lock Out AWOL Teachers in Hopes of Reaching Deal, Preventing Strike Chicago teachers who did not show up for in-person work Monday will not be locked out of their Google education suites in a “gesture of good faith” from city leaders hoping to reach a deal over a safe school reopening plan and avoid a potential strike. Feb 1, 2021 Crain’s Headlines: A New Gig for Theo Epstein The former president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs has got himself another gig. Crain’s Chicago Business editor Ann Dwyer has details on that story and more business news. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Feb 1, 2021 February 1, 2021 - Full Show Watch the Feb. 1, 2021 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Jan 28, 2021 ‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Jefferson Park The Northwest Side community of Jefferson Park is known as the gateway to Chicago, in part because it’s a transit hub. The area’s thought of by some as typical “bungalow belt” Chicago. It’s predominantly middle class, but recently there’s been an uptick in homelessness. Jan 28, 2021 Keeping Chicago’s Dance History Alive, 1 Interview at a Time In a seven-hour live interview marathon Sunday, dancers from across the country will reflect on Chicago’s impact over the course of their dance careers. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Jan 28, 2021 Lightfoot on CTU Deal: ‘We Would Have Expected By Now To Make a Lot More Progress’ As of Thursday night, a deal to get teachers back in school remained elusive. “We would have expected by now to make a lot more progress,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. Jan 28, 2021 US Terrorism Alert Warns of Politically Motivated Violence The Department of Homeland Security did not cite any specific plots, but pointed to “a heightened threat environment across the United States” that it believes “will persist” for weeks after Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration. Jan 28, 2021 Virus Variant from South Africa Detected in US for 1st Time The mutated version of the virus, first identified in South Africa, was found in two cases in South Carolina. Public health officials said it’s almost certain that there are more infections that have not been identified yet. Jan 28, 2021 January 28, 2021 - Full Show Watch the Jan. 28, 2021 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Jan 27, 2021 Spotlight Politics: Potential for Teachers Strike Looms A possible teachers strike over safety issues looms as city and state COVID-19 mitigations are being rolled back. Our politics team of Amanda Vinicky and Heather Cherone weighs in on that story and more in this week’s roundtable. Jan 27, 2021 Students, Parents Hang in Balance Amid CPS, CTU Dispute Is it time to return to in-person learning? Two parents of Chicago Public Schools students share their views as negotiations over a school reopening plan continue between the district and the Chicago Teachers Union. Jan 27, 2021 Arts Workers Across the US Unite for Federal Funds in DAWN Act Artists are calling on the Biden administration to provide economic relief to the arts sector through a proposal called the DAWN Act — that stands for Defend Arts Workers Now — that was co-organized by Chicago playwright Matthew Lee-Erlbach. Jan 27, 2021 CPS Tells Parents to Keep Students Home From Schools Thursday For the second day in a row, Chicago Public Schools is telling the parents of pre-kindergarten and special education cluster program students to keep their kids at home Thursday as the district and Chicago Teachers Union have not yet reached agreement on a safe school reopening plan. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
