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) Dec 11, 2019 NASA’s Mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ Begins to Unravel Mysteries of Solar Wind An update on the mission and findings of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, named after pioneering University of Chicago astrophysicist Eugene Parker, who first proposed the existence of the solar wind in 1958. Dec 11, 2019 Crain’s Headlines: FAA Chief Says 737 Max Won’t Be Cleared Before 2020 Federal aviation regulators won’t clear Boeing’s troubled 737 Max airplanes for flight until sometime in 2020. That’s according to an interview that Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson gave to CNBC on Wednesday. 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 Dec 11, 2019 December 11, 2019 - Full Show Watch the Dec. 11, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Dec 10, 2019 ‘Merry, Merry Chicago!’ Returns to Symphony Center. Here’s a Preview For the fifth year, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra presents “Merry, Merry Chicago!” a celebration of holiday music that features members of the orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Chorus. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Dec 10, 2019 Secretary of State Jesse White Talks Tumblers, Real ID and More This month marks the 60th anniversary of one of Chicago’s most popular performance groups: the Jesse White Tumblers. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White joins in conversation to discuss that group, the Real ID rollout and more. Dec 10, 2019 Crain’s Headlines: Judge Appoints Examiner in Sears Bankruptcy Fight The bankrupt estate of Sears Holdings Corporation and the hedge fund division that bought the retailer’s troubled remains out of bankruptcy have been engaged in an ugly fight over the value of certain assets. Dec 10, 2019 December 10, 2019 - Full Show Watch the Dec. 10, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Dec 9, 2019 Lightfoot Clarifies Police Enforcement of Public Pot Smoking Legal marijuana sales are coming to Illinois in January. But where exactly can you smoke pot in Chicago? City officials are trying to shed light on the issue – are they ready for the rollout? Dec 9, 2019 Aldermen Stew Over Being Called Out by Lightfoot Campaign Are relations between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and City Council members heading south? Several aldermen are decrying rough-edged tactics after a Lightfoot campaign committee publicly called out every alderman who voted against the city budget. Dec 9, 2019 Crain’s Headlines: Former Outcome Health Executive Ashik Desai Pleads Guilty Ashik Desai, who was at the center of a fraud scheme at health care advertising firm Outcome Health, pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud. Dec 9, 2019 Sesame Street Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Dies at Age 85 Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the Sesame Workshop. Dec 9, 2019 December 9, 2019 - Full Show Watch the Dec. 9, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Dec 6, 2019 Andrew Bird Takes Flight in 2001 – A Deep Dive into the WTTW Archives On Sept. 5, 2001, indie rock songwriter Andrew Bird invited WTTW into his Wicker Park home for a raw rehearsal with his band Bowl of Fire. As Bird prepares for a run of sold-out shows in Chicago, we revisit this archival footage. Dec 5, 2019 Hundreds of Thousands Could Lose Food Stamps Under Federal Rule Change A Trump administration rule change could leave almost 700,000 people without food stamp benefits by mid-2020. How those changes could impact Illinois residents. Dec 5, 2019 ‘Memory Unearthed’ Shines Light on a Dark Chapter of WWII The recovered photographs of Henryk Ross reveal complex stories of life in the Lodz ghetto. We visit an exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
