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) Sep 22, 2025 Sept. 22, 2025 - Full Show Jimmy Kimmel is back — yet there are growing concerns about free speech and government overreach. And a new book explores why some women are stuck doing twice the amount of housework as their husbands. Sep 22, 2025 Free Speech Advocates React to Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension; Comic to Return to Air Tuesday ABC suspended Kimmel indefinitely after comments he made about Kirk, who was killed Sept. 10, in a monologue. Kimmel said “many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk” and that “the MAGA gang” was “desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.” 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 Sep 22, 2025 New Book Explores Why Some Women Do Twice as Much Housework as Their Husbands “Gender roles have converged in the workplace,” author Corinne Low said. “They haven’t converged in the home.” Sep 19, 2025 Week in Review: Kimmel Suspension Sparks Free Speech Debate; Tear Gas Used Against Broadview Protesters An escalating row over free speech after the suspension of late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. And tear gas is deployed against protesters outside an ICE facility in Broadview. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Sep 18, 2025 Sept. 18, 2025 - Full Show Attempts to end temporary protected status creates uncertainty for local Venezuelans. And for the first time in nearly 100 years, there’s an open swimming event in the Chicago River. Sep 18, 2025 First Chicago River Swim in Nearly 100 Years Set for This Weekend The Chicago River Swim is an open water swim event organized by Douglas McConnell, the co-founder of A Long River Swim, which organizes open water swimming events to raise awareness and funds in the fight against ALS. Sep 18, 2025 Uncertainty for Chicago’s Venezuelan Community as Trump Administration Seeks to End Temporary Protected Status Tens of thousands of Chicago-area Venezuelans are in legal limbo as the Trump administration attempts to end temporary protected status. These deportation protections were granted to Venezuelans in 2021 and 2023, and were originally set to expire in October 2026. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Sep 16, 2025 Sept. 16, 2025 - Full Show More back-and-forth on whether President Donald Trump plans to send troops to Chicago. And the Federal Reserve considers cutting the interest rate — what you should know. Sep 16, 2025 Chicago Among Major US Cities That Are Slowly Sinking: Study What was once thought to be a mainly coastal phenomenon is now showing up in most major cities in the U.S. and around the world. Sep 16, 2025 Fed Convenes Meeting With a Governor Newly Appointed by Trump and Another He Wants to Oust The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is widely expected to cut its key rate by a quarter point to about 4.1%, which would be the first reduction since last December. Sep 16, 2025 WTTW News Explains: Why is Chicago Sinking? Attention Chicagoans, brace yourselves because Chicago is sinking. Northwestern University researchers were the first to study underground climate change and its effects on urban infrastructure. They call it a “silent hazard.” Sep 16, 2025 ‘I Think He’s Losing It’: Pritzker Brushes Aside Latest National Guard Threat From Trump Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday he can’t take “anything that (Trump) says seriously” and said he thinks Trump is “losing it” following another threat of a military deployment into Chicago. Sep 15, 2025 Sept. 15, 2025 - Full Show Chicago’s Mexican community celebrates despite an ICE crackdown. And the state of political discourse in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death. Sep 15, 2025 College Students on the State of Public Discourse Following Charlie Kirk’s Death The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has spurred public discourse on political violence and the rhetoric that perpetuates it. Reactions to Kirk’s death range from anger and grief to indifference and relief, revealing the longstanding chasm in American political ideology. Sep 15, 2025 Mexican Independence Day Celebrations Continue in Chicago Despite an ICE Crackdown Despite fears of enhanced immigration enforcement, the Little Village Mexican Independence Day Parade took place this weekend without any issues. On Monday, events continued for El Grito, an annual celebration marking Mexico’s independence. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: