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Women-Only Coworking Spaces Get Red-Carpet Welcome in Chicago

An organization in New York City that doesn’t allow men is under investigation for discrimination. But in Chicago, women-only coworking spaces are on the rise.

‘You Have to Protect Us’: Residents Speak Out About Manganese Pollution

About 100 Southeast Side residents attended the first public meeting addressing exposure to neurotoxic manganese since the city became aware of it in 2016. “How are you going to keep us healthy?” one resident asked.

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Why Lori Lightfoot Wants to Replace Mayor Rahm Emanuel

The former police board president, appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, on why she now wants to replace him.

Jesmyn Ward’s ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ Tackles Legacy of Racial Injustice

Mississippi’s long-running literary tradition includes renowned names like William Faulkner, Eudora Welty and Richard Wright. Add to that list the only woman to win the National Book Award twice: Jesmyn Ward.

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Illinois Eyes Sports Betting Revenue as Supreme Court Lifts Ban

Sports gambling gets a big boost from the U.S. Supreme Court. What that could that mean for Illinois. 

Viewer Feedback: ‘I Think The Human Species Will Survive!’

Your responses to a Harvard scientist’s research into climate change.

May 10, 2018 - Full Show

Watch the May 10, 2018 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."

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Former Senior EPA Administrator on Trump’s Environmental Moves

The proposed new Foxconn plant in Wisconsin gets an air quality exemption. We speak with a former senior EPA administrator on the impact of that move and more.

Former Fashion Photographer Finds Beauty in Nature

After 20 years in the fashion industry, Owen Deutsch wasn’t planning on getting back into photography. But then he discovered a new subject: birds.

DePaul Students Develop Video Games to Trigger Empathy, Understanding

What “deep games” are and how they can provide more than entertainment. We speak with game developer Doris Rusch of the Deep Games Laboratory at DePaul’s School of Design.

Open Up! Group Pushing for Expanded Chicago Public Library Hours

Chicago libraries serve “a multitude of community functions” and should be open longer, says Kang Chiu of the Chicago Coalition of Library Friends.

How the ‘Formidable’ Eunice Kennedy Shriver ‘Changed the World’

From the Special Olympics to Congress and beyond: The new book “Eunice” explores the formidable impact of Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

Lori Lightfoot Launches Mayoral Campaign

She says she offers a progressive vision for the city. Lori Lightfoot formally announces her campaign to take on Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Civic Federation Slams Rauner’s Budget Plans

Stern warnings on state budget prospects from a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog.

Emanuel Laps the Ever-Expanding Mayoral Field in Fundraising

To put Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s fundraising advantage into perspective: a total of $6.6 million has been raised so far in this campaign, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform – $6.1 of it by Emanuel.