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) Mar 5, 2020 How SARS Research is Helping Scientists Explore Treatment for Coronavirus A team of doctors and researchers based in Chicago has discovered that a protein in the coronavirus could be treated with drugs that had been in development for SARS. We get an update on their work. Mar 5, 2020 10 Things to Know about El Greco (Including His Brazen Offer to Repaint the Sistine Chapel) We preview the exhibition “El Greco: Ambition and Defiance” at the Art Institute of Chicago, which partnered with the Louvre and the Grand Palais for the show, and learn about the man behind the masterworks. 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 Mar 5, 2020 March 5, 2020 - Full Show Watch the March 5, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Mar 5, 2020 Crain’s Headlines: Furniture Retailer Art Van Shuts Down Operations Art Van, one of the largest furniture retailers in the Midwest, announced Thursday it will shut down all of its 180 stores, including the two dozen it currently operates in Illinois. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Mar 4, 2020 Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Louisiana Abortion Law Abortion rights activists rally downtown as the Supreme Court considers a restrictive abortion law in Louisiana. Mar 4, 2020 Chicago by ‘L’: New WTTW Special Tours Chicago’s Neighborhoods Chicagoans may never agree about sports teams or local politics, but if there’s one thing that unites the city, it’s our elevated train lines — known, of course, as the “L.” Geoffrey Baer has this preview of the highly anticipated show. Mar 4, 2020 Crain’s Headlines: Coronavirus Outbreak Disrupts Travel Demand United Airlines aims to trim flights, freeze hiring and halt merit pay raises as it grapples with a swift drop in travel demand because of the coronavirus outbreak. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Mar 4, 2020 March 4, 2020 - Full Show Watch the March 4, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Mar 4, 2020 Field Museum Exhibit Honors First African American Taxidermist Taxidermy – the process of preserving animals – isn’t usually classified as fine art. But the Field Museum is challenging that idea by shining a light on the artist behind many of the museum’s own examples. Mar 3, 2020 Meet the 5 Republicans Hoping to Take on Sen. Dick Durbin Five Republican candidates are vying to take on Illinois’ long-serving and well-funded incumbent senior senator, Dick Durbin, who is running for a fifth term this fall. All five join “Chicago Tonight” for a candidate forum. Mar 3, 2020 Homecoming Dance: Tour Brings Alvin Ailey Dancer Back to Chicago Chicago native Solomon Dumas is one of 32 dancers in the national touring company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. This week, he performs at the Auditorium Theatre, where he first saw the company nearly 20 years ago. Mar 3, 2020 Crain’s Headlines: Trade Show Canceled Amid Coronavirus Fears An annual trade show that brings close to 60,000 visitors to McCormick Place each year has canceled its plans to meet in Chicago this month, citing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Mar 3, 2020 In New Book, Rahm Emanuel Argues Mayors Now ‘Running the World’ Move over, federal government: cities and mayors are where it’s at when it comes to actually getting things done. That’s the premise of “The Nation City,” a new book by former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Mar 3, 2020 Not So Sweet: Illinois’ Maple Syrup Producers Grapple with Climate Change For generations, a small family business has relied on predictable weather patterns to produce thousands of gallons of maple syrup each year. But climate change is now threatening the industry – and filling the family with uncertainty about the future. Mar 3, 2020 March 3, 2020 - Full Show Watch the March 3, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
