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July 8, 2020 - Full Show

Watch the July 8, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Small Business Aid Went Beyond Hard-Hit Companies, Data Show

A federal program designed to soften job losses from the coronavirus also benefited wealthy, well-connected companies and some celebrity owned firms. Which companies benefited in Illinois?

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Activity in Services Sector Shows Record Rebound in June

Activity in the U.S. services sector rebounded strongly last month, but those gains are now being threatened by the resurgence of coronavirus cases in many parts of the country. Local economists weigh in.

Chicago Writer, Shooting Victim: Treat Crime Scenes Like Trauma Scenes

As the city mourns victims of gun violence, we talk with Charles Woodhouse Jr., a survivor calling for healing.

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How a Community Group is Using Art to Help Children Heal

A community art center is making sure kids have an outlet to express themselves as the pandemic not only limits their activities, but also their resources. We visit the nonprofit SkyArt.

Former Neo-Nazi Christian Picciolini on Combating the Rise of Extremism

Since 2017, the number of white nationalist hate groups has increased by 55%, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. What’s behind the resurgence? We ask a former skinhead.

Youth Sports Come Out Swinging (Safely) for Summer

After a long spring indoors, many kids are ready to get back outside. But the pandemic means this year, the boys and girls of summer are practicing social distancing along with catching and hitting.

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July 7, 2020 - Full Show

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Children’s Book ‘The Skin You Live In’ Back in the Spotlight

There is renewed interest in a children’s book written and illustrated by a couple of Chicagoans. We speak with author Michael Tyler and illustrator David Lee Csicsko.

How COVID-19 Has Affected Spending, Revenues in Illinois

It was clear as soon as the coronavirus was classified as a pandemic that it was going to take a heavy toll on the finances of many individuals and businesses – and therefore on their governments’ finances, too.

The Best Chicago Film Archive You’ve Never Heard Of

If you’ve ever marveled at archive footage of old Chicago in a WTTW documentary, chances are good it came from Walt Keevil’s north suburban basement.

A Virtual Tour of the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie

When Nazis sought to march in Skokie in 1978, they did not get their wish. Residents resisted and six years later opened a storefront museum whose mission remains to “take a stand” against bias.

New Analysis Shows Large Swaths of Chicago at High Flood Risk

This spring, Chicago saw record rainfall for the third May in a row – and with it, the return of flooded streets, parks and basements. A new analysis finds many more Chicago properties are at risk of flooding than previously thought.

Lightfoot Orders Visitors to Chicago from COVID-19 Hot Spots to Quarantine for 2 Weeks

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday ordered those traveling to Chicago from states where confirmed cases of the coronavirus are surging to quarantine for two weeks starting Monday.

Chicago’s July Fourth Weekend Ends with 17 Dead, 70 Wounded

One of Chicago’s bloodiest holiday weekends in memory ended with 17 people fatally shot, including a 7-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, and 70 more wounded, despite a concerted effort to quell the violence with an additional 1,200 police officers on the streets.