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 16, 2024 Are People Loving Monarch Butterflies to Death? New Study Suggests ‘Helpful’ Human Interventions Contributing to Decline The planting of a non-native milkweed and the practice of captive-rearing monarch caterpillars have been identified as two possible sources of monarchs failure to survive their fall migration. Oct 15, 2024 Chicago International Film Festival Marks 60th Year The Chicago International Film Festival kicks off Wednesday and will commemorate its 60th anniversary. But at the time of its founding, director and founder Michael Kutza, couldn’t have imagined what it would become. 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 15, 2024 Oct. 15, 2024 - Full Show Our Spotlight Politics team on Donald Trump's Chicago visit. And a push to merge public transit agencies. Oct 15, 2024 In Chicago Appearance, Donald Trump Says It Would Be a ‘Smart Thing’ If He Spoke to Putin But Won’t Confirm He Has Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, was pressed on his communication with the Russian president during a wide-ranging — and sometimes contentious — interview with Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Oct 15, 2024 Lawmakers Grapple With Public Transit Funding, Governance and Statewide Needs as Series of Hearings Wrap The Illinois Senate’s Transportation Committee has been meeting since July to grapple with the thorny issue of funding for the Chicago area’s transit system and whether to replace the CTA, Metra, Pace and Regional Transportation Authority with a single agency that will oversee bus, train and paratransit services. The proposal also calls for $1.5 billion in new funding. Oct 15, 2024 New Book Dives Into the Chicago History of the Harlem Globetrotters and Their Lasting Impact The Harlem Globetrotters may have a New York name, but they’re a Chicago team. The players and founder Abe Saperstein disrupted the game of basketball and gave it a whole new look when they were founded in the 1920s. A new book reveals the history and legacy of the storied team. Oct 14, 2024 No New Fees, Tax Hikes or Layoffs in Toni Preckwinkle’s 2025 Cook County Budget Proposal Preckwinkle’s $9.9 billion plan calls for investments in opioid addiction remediation, community violence intervention, firming up how generative artificial intelligence can be used, adding employees at the assessor’s office to help with property valuations and adding solar panels to county properties. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Oct 14, 2024 Oct. 14, 2024 - Full Show Voters are casting their ballots for the city's Board of Education — what you should know. And we break down Cook County's nearly $10 billion budget proposal. Oct 11, 2024 Week in Review: Battle Over CPS; Madigan Jury Selection Begins The mayor brings in a new school board while the district faces a budget crunch. And alderpeople jam up City Council, angry over the CPS board and the end of ShotSpotter. Oct 9, 2024 Amid CPS Budget Battle, Focus Shifts to Property Taxes Earmarked to Fight Blight CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said during an appearance on WTTW News’ “Chicago Tonight” he has repeatedly urged the mayor to use funds from the city’s TIF districts instead of borrowing money or making cuts to classrooms. Oct 9, 2024 Johnson Won’t Veto City Council’s Rebuke of His Decision to Scrap ShotSpotter Mayor Brandon Johnson acknowledged Wednesday he decided not to veto the ordinance because of concerns it would set a “dangerous precedent.” Oct 8, 2024 Oct. 8, 2024 - Full Show One on one with Mayor Brandon Johnson on the shakeup at Chicago Public Schools. And efforts to improve the area’s public transportation systems. Oct 8, 2024 State Lawmakers on Efforts to Merge CTA, Metra and Pace: ‘We Need a Central Agency’ With the Chicago area’s transit agencies facing a $730 million fiscal cliff, state lawmakers have been working on a plan to preserve and improve public transportation. Oct 8, 2024 ‘We’re Going to Transform This School District Once and for All,’ Mayor Brandon Johnson Says “I’m not going to cut, and take away, layoff, fire, privatize so that other people can benefit, and the people of Chicago can lose,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “Not under my watch.” Oct 7, 2024 Oct. 7, 2024 - Full Show A fiery news conference today as Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils his new Chicago Board of Education appointees. We’ll have reaction. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
