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) Dec 21, 2021 Local Hospitals Face Hospitalization Surge as Omicron Variant Emerges The majority of hospitalizations in Chicago continue to be among those unvaccinated, but health officials advised everyone take precautions. Dec 21, 2021 Chicago to Require Proof of Vaccination in Bars, Restaurants and Gyms Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Allison Arwady instituted the requirement Tuesday, as increases in COVID-19 cases have seen the positivity rate rise to 7.3% – past the point of rapid spread. 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 Dec 21, 2021 I’m a Black Woman and the Metaverse Scares Me. Here’s How to Make the Next Iteration of the Internet Inclusive Marginalized people often suffer the most harm from unintended consequences of new technologies, according to researcher Breigha Adeyemo who shares ways to make them more inclusive. Dec 21, 2021 Dan Webb: Handling of Initial Jussie Smollett Charges by Foxx’s Office Was a ‘Disgrace’ The special prosecutor who secured convictions this month against Jussie Smollett said the way the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office first resolved the former “Empire” star’s criminal charges was a “disgrace” and that Kim Foxx and others lied about how it went down. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Dec 21, 2021 Ravenswood Artists Show There’s No Place Like Home in Chicago Our city’s towering skyline gets all the press, but for the husband-and-wife artist duo behind Wonder City Studio, it’s the vernacular styles that make Chicago a place worth calling home. Dec 21, 2021 Biden Pledges 500M Free Virus Tests to Counter Omicron In remarks Tuesday at the White House, President Biden detailed major changes to his COVID-19 winter plan, his hand forced by the arrival of the fast-spreading variant, whose properties are yet not fully understood by scientists. Dec 21, 2021 December 21, 2021 - Full Show The latest on Mayor Lightfoot’s sweeping indoor vaccination mandates. A look inside overstretched hospitals. An exclusive one-on-one with the Smollett special prosecutor on his scathing report into Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Dec 20, 2021 Lightfoot Outlines Crime-Fighting Strategy, Calls for Federal Help “As the mayor of this city, I want to assure you that from day one in my time as mayor public safety has been, is, and will continue to be my highest priority,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday in a special speech to show she’s taking crime seriously. Dec 20, 2021 Many Unanswered Questions Remain About COVID-19 Long Haul Symptoms Many, including doctors, are still searching for treatment for people whose symptoms continue more than a month after being infected and answers about persistent symptoms. Dec 20, 2021 Crain’s Headlines: Amtrak Increases Speed Amtrak trains now run at speeds up to 90 miles per hour. Ann Dwyer has details on that story and more. Dec 20, 2021 Chicago Artist Paints ‘100 Zoom Portraits’ From February to May, Megan Williamson made one portrait a day. She recreated living rooms across the country and even a few guests seen on “Chicago Tonight.” Dec 20, 2021 Special Prosecutor Found ‘Major Failure’ in How Kim Foxx’s Office Handled Jussie Smollett Case Finger-pointing, misleading statements, “substantial abuses of discretion” and a “major failure" of operations were among the findings included in a special prosecutor's investigation into Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her office's handling of the Jussie Smollett case. Dec 20, 2021 Embattled Thompson Center Lands Buyer With Plans For Overhaul, Reuse Late last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a deal to sell the love-it-or-hate it state building downtown to the Prime Group for $70 million. The development firm plans to overhaul the Helmut Jahn-designed structure rather than demolish it and start anew, as others had proposed. Dec 20, 2021 James Webb Space Telescope Set to Launch Christmas Eve NASA prepares to launch the most powerful space telescope ever. Local astronomers share some up-close details. Dec 20, 2021 Stage Shows Go On Despite Some Cancellations Following the long pandemic shutdown, many theaters came back in the fall only to pivot once again in the face of the omicron threat. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
