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) Oct 29, 2025 Nearly 2M Illinois Residents Stand to Lose SNAP Benefits Amid Government Shutdown Nearly 2 million Illinois residents, including 900,000 people in Cook County, face losing their benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if Congress fails to pass a budget by Nov. 1. Oct 29, 2025 Local News Deserts Rose to Record Levels as Federal Funding Cuts Threaten Public Broadcasting, New Report Finds Nearly 300 public radio stations and more than 100 public television stations in the U.S. are producing local reporting, researchers found. In nine counties, public radio is the sole news source. 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 Oct 28, 2025 Oct. 28, 2025 - Full Show A judge grills Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino over immigration agents’ use of force. And Chicago’s faith leaders are speaking out on immigration enforcement. Oct 28, 2025 Faith Under Fire: Chicago Religious Leaders Talk ICE Presence Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, released a statement on immigration last week. “Let me be clear. The Church stands with migrants,” Cupich said. Here’s where four more of Chicago’s faith leaders stand on the issue. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Oct 28, 2025 Federal Judge Orders Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino to Wear Camera, Report to Her Every Day U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino to appear in her courtroom at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Oct 28, 2025 Dressing Up for Halloween, Chicago? These Local Costume Shops Can Help Your Dreams – or Nightmares – Come True WTTW News recently explored some of Chicago’s independent costume shops that are open year-round and can help outfit any customer’s dreams — or nightmares. Oct 27, 2025 Oct. 27, 2025 - Policing in Chicago: Full Show What to know about a court-ordered study on how Chicago police officers are being deployed. And a look at how local law enforcement is responding to federal agents in the city. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Oct 27, 2025 What Can Local Police Do About Aggressive ICE Tactics? Experts Say Not Much “States, generally speaking, are not allowed to limit what federal officers do,” DePaul University law professor David Franklin said. “The federal government, federal law definitely limit what federal officers can do.” Oct 27, 2025 The CPD Study on How Officers Are Deployed Required by the Consent Decree is Nearly Complete, Officials Say Required by the terms of the consent decree, the federal court order designed to compel CPD to change the way it trains, supervises and disciplines officers, the study is on track to be completed on time, by the end of the year, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said. Oct 24, 2025 Week in Review: Federal Immigration Tactics Questioned; City Budget Hearings The state starts tracking immigration agents accused of abusing their power. And Chicago City Council members start kicking the tires on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed budget. Oct 23, 2025 Oct. 23, 2025 - Full Show Documenting alleged abuse by federal immigration agents. The latest on an immigration raid in Little Village. And Stacy Davis Gates on her new role as head of a statewide teachers union. Oct 23, 2025 CTU President Stacy Davis Gates on Additional Role Leading the Illinois Federation of Teachers Stacy Davis Gates was unanimously elected president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) on Saturday. The organization is one of two major statewide umbrella teachers unions in the state. Oct 23, 2025 Pritzker Forms Commission to Document ‘Abuses’ by Federal Agents During Immigration Raids “Donald Trump is counting on your silence,” Gov. JB Pritzker said. “We are counting on your courage.” Oct 22, 2025 Oct. 22, 2025 - Full Show Little Village residents push back as federal immigration raids ramp up. And state lawmakers on their priorities in the second week of the veto session. Oct 22, 2025 Illinois Lawmakers Head Back to Springfield With Transit Funding, Energy and Hemp Regulation on the Agenda Illinois lawmakers head back to Springfield next week to finish out their fall veto session with plenty on the agenda. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
