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 14, 2023 As Electric Vehicles Drop AM Radio, Broadcasters and Advocates Are Pushing Back Most of the car companies manufacturing electric vehicles, a quickly growing market, have dropped AM radio from new vehicles. Because more than 40% of all radio listening is done in cars, there has been major pushback to the growing lack of AM access. Jun 14, 2023 Developer Touts ‘Very Balanced’ Plan to Remake Hundreds of Acres of West Suburban Land, But Some Residents Still Skeptical Hundreds of acres of vacant land in Sugar Grove has a developer looking to build housing, civic space, retail – and distribution warehouses. Some residents are uneasy the project would change the village’s small town feel. 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 13, 2023 Buckle Up, Chicago. The Countdown Is on to NASCAR Street Closures City officials shared the latest plans for road closures, detours and alternate routes in advance of the upcoming NASCAR Street Race, and it’s going to be a bumpy ride for commuters. Jun 12, 2023 June 12, 2023 - Full Show A local business group’s new public safety initiative. Ethical questions about government grants in Aurora. And Puerto Rican Fest kicks off today — we’re live from Humboldt Park. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Jun 12, 2023 Illinois Ranks First in the Nation in Units of Local Government. How Much Is Too Much? Illinois has more units of local government than any other state. That fact has some critics asking the question: how much is too much? Jun 12, 2023 WTTW News Explains: Why Are There So Many Units of Local Government? Illinios ranks first in the nation in the number of individual units of local government. WTTW News Explains what is going on with all of those property tax line items. Jun 12, 2023 Bears Are on The Move, Second Black Bear Sighting in Lake County in Less Than a Week Wildlife officials believe the bear spotted over the weekend in Antioch is the same one seen last Wednesday in Gurnee. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Jun 12, 2023 As Chicago’s City Commissions Start Meeting in Person Again, Future of Online Access in Doubt No rules require city officials to stream meetings online or allow members of the public to weigh in virtually, either by Zoom or by phone – putting at risk Chicagoans’ ability to keep tabs on their government with a simple click of a button. Jun 9, 2023 Week in Review: Trump Becomes First Ex-President to Face Federal Charges; Bears Restart Stadium Dialogue with City Donald Trump makes history as he becomes the first former U.S. president to face federal charges. That story and the other biggest news items of the week. Jun 8, 2023 June 8, 2023 - Full Show A local business group’s new public safety initiative. Ethical questions about government grants in Aurora. And Puerto Rican Fest kicks off today — we’re live from Humboldt Park. Jun 8, 2023 Business Organization Proposes Plan to Reduce Chicago’s Gun Violence by 80% in 10 Years The business group is proposing a “one table” approach to addressing gun violence with the goal of reducing homicides and shootings by about 80% in 10 years. Jun 8, 2023 Aurora Mayor’s Girlfriend Didn’t Disclose Previous State COVID Relief Funding When Asking for Local Taxpayer Cash A review of the grant application for Laura’s Furniture shows the company misrepresented whether it had previously received COVID-related government funding. Jun 8, 2023 ‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Puerto Rican Festival Kicks Off in Humboldt Park Fiestas Patronales Puertorriqueñas is a four-day event featuring live music, games and food all celebrating Puerto Rican culture. Jun 7, 2023 June 7, 2023 - Full Show One on one with superstar Chance the Rapper. Part Two in our series on elder prison parole in Illinois. Does Chicago still have a shot at keeping the Bears? And the last day of school for CPS students. Jun 7, 2023 Southeast Side Activists Vow to Continue Environmental Justice Fight, Now with Help from Mayor Leaders of Chicago's environmental justice movement are confident Mayor Brandon Johnson has their backs – and they won’t have to fight City Hall as well as the businesses that they blame causing high rates of cancer, heart disease, respiratory ailments and asthma by polluting the air they breathe. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
