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) May 30, 2019 May 30, 2019 - Full Show Watch the May 30, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” May 29, 2019 Illinois on the Precipice of Legalizing Marijuana The Illinois Senate approves a newly revised measure that would allow anyone age 21 or older to buy and use marijuana starting in January. But supporters shouldn’t break out the champagne – or bongs – just yet. 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 May 29, 2019 Spotlight Politics: Fireworks in Chicago and Springfield Behind the scenes at Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first City Council meeting and the flurry of activity in Springfield. Our politics team tackles those headlines and more in our weekly roundtable. May 29, 2019 How to Plant Your Own Salsa Garden Organic gardener Jeanne Nolan shares tips and advice for growing warm-weather crops like jalapeno and serrano peppers, green tomatillo and tomatoes. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors May 29, 2019 Former US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Mueller, Foreign Threats Special counsel Robert Mueller says his team did not determine whether President Donald Trump committed a crime or not. Former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel weighs in. May 29, 2019 How the Red Scare Upended Pulitzer Winner’s ‘Good American Family’ David Maraniss has written acclaimed biographies of Roberto Clemente, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. In a new book, he turns his biographer’s eye to his father’s experiences during the Red Scare. May 29, 2019 Mayor Lightfoot Exerts Control Over Burke, City Council Ald. Ed Burke on Wednesday tried to throw new Mayor Lori Lightfoot a curveball and badly missed the strike zone in advance of Lightfoot’s first major legislative test. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors May 29, 2019 May 29, 2019 - Full Show Watch the May 29, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” May 28, 2019 Illinois House Passes Expansive Abortion Rights Bill As other states, including neighboring Missouri, have passed laws that are tantamount to abortion bans, Illinois is moving in the opposite direction. May 28, 2019 Mayor Lightfoot Tries to Chart a New Course on Public Safety In spite of heavy rainfall that kept many indoors and 1,200 additional police officers on the streets of Chicago, 43 people were shot, seven fatally, over the Memorial Day weekend. May 28, 2019 In Massachusetts, Not Everyone Happy with Upscale Nature of Legal Pot Two years after Massachusetts voters approved recreational marijuana, the first pot shops have opened. As part of our series on legalization, WGBH reporter Arun Rath gives us a look at what it takes to cash in on cannabis. May 28, 2019 UChicago Creates Molecular Engineering School with $100M Donation The Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering will become the university’s first new school in three decades, thanks to a $100 million commitment from the Pritzker Foundation. May 28, 2019 Underwood Talks Fiery Exchange, New Caucus on Maternal Mortality It’s been a busy first term for U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville). The congresswoman joins us to discuss her freshman year goals and recent headlines. May 28, 2019 Lakefront Trail Users Adjusting to Newly Separated Bike, Pedestrian Paths After two years of construction, a highly anticipated change to Chicago’s Lakefront Trail is now a reality: separate paths for cyclists and pedestrians. But it may take some getting used to. May 28, 2019 May 28, 2019 - Full Show Watch the May 28, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
