Shows Chicago Tonight Week in Review SORT Order Oldest First Newest First FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any - Arts & Entertainment Business Crime & Law Education Health Politics Science & Nature Sports Keyword(s) Feb 19, 2020 Now Free, Blagojevich Thanks Trump, Blasts ‘Broken’ Justice System Speaking to a throng of reporters from his North Side home, the impeached former governor expressed his appreciation for President Trump and his efforts to fix “a broken criminal justice system.” Feb 19, 2020 Pritzker Offers 2 Budgets Amid Uncertainty Over Income Tax Changes With the acknowledgement that “our choices remain hard, our fiscal situation challenging,” Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday delivered his proposal for a $42 billion state spending plan for the coming fiscal year. 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 Feb 18, 2020 Mayor Lightfoot Takes Chicago Casino Push to Springfield Even as cities like Rockford and Waukegan move forward with their fresh authority to host casinos, Chicago is at a standstill. Feb 18, 2020 Draft Executive Order Would Make ‘Federal Buildings Beautiful Again’ Details on how a proposed Trump administration order could limit the design of future federal buildings. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Feb 18, 2020 What’s Behind Chicago’s Black Exodus Hundreds of thousands of black Chicagoans have fled the city since 1980, according to a recent report. What’s driving that exodus, and what can be done to reverse the trend? Feb 18, 2020 Humans and ‘The Sixth Extinction’: One Book, One Chicago Looks at Altered Planet The latest selection for the citywide reading program is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book from New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert, who joins us in discussion. Feb 18, 2020 Trump Says Blagojevich Sentence Was ‘Ridiculous.’ What Do Locals Say? President Donald Trump’s commutation of Rod Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence ends a corruption saga that has been both notorious and bizarre. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Feb 18, 2020 Crain’s Headlines: 1871 Parent Acquires Illinois Technology Association Two Chicago nonprofits that offer training and support to local tech firms have struck a deal to create a one-stop shop for them. Feb 18, 2020 Chicago-Area Curlers Slide and Sweep Stones in Former Government Office Beijing’s Winter Games – and that singular sport, curling – won’t awe and inspire spectators for another two years. But there’s plenty of curling happening now in Chicago’s western suburbs. Feb 18, 2020 February 18, 2020 - Full Show Watch the Feb. 18, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Feb 18, 2020 Trump Commutes Prison Sentence of Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich President Donald Trump, who had previously floated the idea of using his powers to help the disgraced former governor, commuted the 14-year sentence Tuesday. In making that move, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Trump “abused” his pardon power. Feb 17, 2020 Embattled Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx Speaks Out Embattled Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is speaking out nearly a week after a special prosecutor reindicted actor Jussie Smollett. Feb 17, 2020 Gov. Pritzker’s Plans for Plagued Child Welfare Agency On Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker will lay out his vision for the state budget. His office has already made public his plan to send more money to the Department of Children and Family Services. Feb 17, 2020 The Changing Role of the American President Much has been said about the ways President Donald Trump is changing the presidency. On this Presidents Day, we look back at the ways the presidency evolved before Trump moved into the White House. Feb 17, 2020 Lightfoot Says Chicago Won’t Be ‘Bullied’ as ICE Ramps Up Immigration Enforcement President Donald Trump will deploy specialized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactical units to nearly a dozen so-called sanctuary cities, including Chicago, according to The New York Times. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
