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) Jun 18, 2019 Lightfoot: Independent Commission Should Redraw City’s 50 Wards The decennial redrawing of Chicago’s 50 ward boundaries is messy and anything but transparent. Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls the current map an obvious case of gerrymandering, and says it’s bad for Chicago residents. Jun 18, 2019 Closing Arguments Expected This Week in Death-Penalty Trial of Brendt Christensen Federal prosecutors and Brendt Christensen’s defense team are each expected to call their final witnesses before Friday. Among those slated to testify: Christensen’s former girlfriend, who wore a wire for the FBI, and his ex-wife. 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 Jun 18, 2019 June 18, 2019 - Full Show Watch the June 18, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Jun 17, 2019 June 17, 2019 - Full Show Watch the June 17, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Jun 17, 2019 State Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke Angers Some with Judicial Pick Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke received blowback from faith and community leaders on Chicago’s West Side for appointing a white woman to fill a vacancy formerly held by a black woman. Jun 17, 2019 Ready or Not, Electric Scooters Arrive on Chicago’s West Side Dockless electric scooters – 2,500 of them – arrive in Chicago as the city launches its pilot program, but will riders stay safe? Jun 17, 2019 Move of Beachside Music Fest Prompts Pushback Over Endangered Birds Organizers of Mamby on the Beach want to move the music festival to Montrose Beach, but conservationists are pushing back because of two endangered birds living at the site. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Jun 17, 2019 Art Institute Show Explores ‘Iconic Photographs’ Photography has long been used to make images of iconic works of art. Sometimes the photographs themselves become icons. A new show explores a collection of famous pictures from the 20th century. Jun 17, 2019 Tracing the National Security Council’s ‘Unprecedented Evolution’ The National Security Council is an integral part of U.S. foreign policy, despite the fact that most Americans know little about what it actually does. In a new book, author John Gans traces the council’s “unprecedented evolution.” Jun 17, 2019 Beekeeping Behind Bars: Inmates Raise Bees at Cook County Jail Behind barbed wire fences, Cook County Jail inmates grow vegetables, flowers, herbs, and – as of May – they’re harvesting honey from two beehives provided by a former inmate. Jun 14, 2019 Deep Frydays: Ramp It Up This week’s installment of our new battered-and-fried summer series goes deep on Chicago’s odorous namesake: the ramp. Jun 13, 2019 Changes Coming to Chicago’s Embattled Workers’ Comp System It’s a program that costs the city more than $100 million a year, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot says that under Ald. Ed Burke, it was “ripe for corruption.” Jun 13, 2019 Juneteenth: A Holiday Honoring the Abolition of US Slavery Next week, a holiday commemorates the abolition of slavery in Confederate states. We discuss Juneteenth and African American history in general. Jun 13, 2019 Inside Northwestern’s Massive New Biomedical Research Facility Northwestern University is officially opening its massive $560 million, state of the art research center next week. Get a sneak peek inside. Jun 13, 2019 June 13, 2019 - Full Show Watch the June 13, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Load More Thanks to our sponsors: