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) Aug 7, 2019 Research Collaborative Partners with Communities to Address Chicago’s Gun Violence A group dedicated to addressing Chicago’s gun violence offers an update on what it’s learned through conversations with community members impacted by gun violence in the North and South Lawndale neighborhoods. Aug 7, 2019 CPS Teacher Shortage Hits Black and Special Needs Students Hardest Each year, hundreds of Chicago Public Schools are having to make do without teachers and substitutes because of a teacher shortage. But according to new reporting from WBEZ, that shortfall does not impact all schools and students equally. 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 Aug 7, 2019 Aug. 7, 2019 - Full Show Watch the Aug. 7, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Aug 6, 2019 Pot Prohibition in Illinois Will Persist, Even After It’s Legal Marijuana will be legal in Illinois in five months, but a growing number of communities across the state are considering saying “no” to cannabis sales within their borders, including suburban Naperville. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Aug 6, 2019 Beyond Good Books, Semicolon Bookstore Aims for Sense of Community As a writer, publisher and general lover of literature, opening a bookstore was never in the plans for Danielle Mullen. But when faced with a tumor, she was forced to answer a question she hadn’t thought much about: her own legacy. Aug 6, 2019 Gun Control Proponents Demand Action in Wake of Mass Shootings After a weekend of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, as well as nearly 60 people shot in Chicago – seven of them fatally – gun control proponents are once again calling for action. Aug 6, 2019 Descendants of John Dillinger Get Permission to Exhume His Body Descendants of the notorious Depression-era bank robber claim they have evidence that the body in his grave in Indiana may not be his. We examine the enduring fascination with the legendary outlaw. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Aug 6, 2019 Terra-Cotta Treasures Tell Chicago’s Neighborhood Stories To truly appreciate the charm of a terra-cotta lavished building, Chicago author and photographer Lee Bey says to put on your gym shoes and go for a walk. We join him for a look at some of the city’s early architecture. Aug 6, 2019 Bud Billiken Parade Celebrates 90 Years on the South Side Every second weekend in August, a stretch of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Bronzeville is taken over by one of the largest parades in the country. We talk legacy and tradition with parade organizer Myiti Sengstacke-Rice. Aug 6, 2019 Record-High Lake Swallowing Up Chicago Shoreline Joel Brammeier, president and CEO of the Alliance for the Great Lakes, talks about the area’s shrinking and disappearing beaches this year, and why it matters. Aug 6, 2019 Aug. 6, 2019 - Full Show Watch the Aug. 6, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Aug 5, 2019 Chicago Responds to Weekend Carnage With Condolences, Calls for Action Dozens were killed and wounded in mass shootings over the weekend. And in Chicago, it was the most violent weekend of the year, leaving seven dead from shootings. How local leaders are responding. Aug 5, 2019 A Conversation About Domestic Terrorism, Mental Health and Racist Rhetoric President Donald Trump condemns hate, but says hateful rhetoric and mental illness are to blame for mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso – not guns. Aug 5, 2019 ‘An Arm and a Leg’ Podcast Tells Alarming Stories of Health Care Costs As political candidates spar over health care, a local journalist gathers startling personal stories about medical costs. We speak with Dan Weissmann, host of a podcast about the high cost of health care. Aug 5, 2019 Social Media Sans Metrics: One Artist’s Quest to Hide ‘Likes’ Could you imagine life without the “like” button? Ben Grosser, an arts and design professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, tells us about “demetrication.” Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
