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 31, 2026 Airport Bottlenecks Ease as TSA Workers Get Paid, But Shutdown Continues Democrats are demanding that ICE agents wear cameras, identify themselves and operate without masks. Republicans and the White House have been willing to negotiate on some points, but a final agreement remains elusive. Mar 30, 2026 March 30, 2026 - Full Show What monitoring CPD is costing taxpayers. And the first teen takeover of the year reignites a debate over a stricter curfew ordinance. 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 30, 2026 Teen Takeover Raises Questions About Public Safety, Spaces for Young People Last week Chicago saw its first so-called teen takeover of the year. Hundreds of young people gathered in the Loop on packed sidewalks and streets, resulting in eight arrests and 24 curfew violations. Mar 30, 2026 Taxpayers Paid $28.6M Over 7 Years for Chicago’s Police Monitors to Enforce Consent Decree: Data Chicago taxpayers paid the monitors $4.7 million in 2025, records show. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Mar 27, 2026 Week in Review: Partial Government Shutdown Continues; Supreme Court Eyes Mail-In Ballots Chaos at airports as TSA workers go unpaid — but could those long security lines be coming to an end? And a federal judge rules the Trump administration must unfreeze funding for the CTA Red Line. Mar 26, 2026 March 26, 2026 - Full Show The latest on DHS shutdown negotiations and the SAVE Act. And Chicago Public Schools may finally be getting a full-time leader. Mar 26, 2026 Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA Agents as Congress Struggles to Reach Funding Deal Democrats have been refusing to fund the Department of Homeland Security as they demand changes to rein in Trump’s immigration enforcement operations. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Mar 26, 2026 Board of Education Set to Vote on Naming Macquline King as Full-Time CPS CEO Chicago’s Board of Education is set to vote on King's appointment as full-time CEO during a special board meeting Monday morning. If approved, King’s $380,000-per-year contract would take effect July 1. Mar 25, 2026 March 25, 2026 - Full Show Why it might feel like you’re emptying your wallet into your gas tank. And a tech group is suing Chicago over its tax on social media companies. Mar 25, 2026 Lawsuit Aims to Block Chicago’s New Social Media Tax. Here’s What to Know Crafted by Mayor Brandon Johnson, the measure forces social media companies to pay a tax of 50 cents per month for every active user after the first 100,000 users, under the city’s amusement tax authority. Mar 25, 2026 How $4 Gas Is Impacting Americans and the Economy The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is on the verge of hitting $4 for the first time since 2022. Mar 24, 2026 March 24, 2026 - Full Show What a Supreme Court case could mean for mail-in ballots and the upcoming midterms. And how does ranked choice voting work? We explain. Mar 24, 2026 Debating the Debate Over Tipped Minimum Wage in Chicago Supporters of keeping the lower tipped minimum wage say it’s a win for restaurant owners who have seen an increase in all costs. Mar 23, 2026 March 23, 2026 - Full Show ICE agents arrive at airports across the country as wait times soar. And an attempt to end a phaseout of the tipped minimum wage. Mar 23, 2026 ICE Officers Go to TSA Checkpoints at Trump’s Direction, While Long Wait Times at Airports Persist Mayor Brandon Johnson said his office was monitoring the deployment of federal officers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
