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) Jan 17, 2019 New Illinois Program Offers Medical Marijuana as Alternative to Opioids In the wake of a new study showing Americans are more likely to die from an opioid overdose than from a car crash, Illinois is trying a new approach to curb opioid addiction: medical marijuana. Jan 17, 2019 How Will the Laquan McDonald Conspiracy Trial Impact Police Reform? Three Chicago police officers are acquitted in the Laquan McDonald cover-up trial. What impact – if any – will the verdict have on police reform in the city? 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 Jan 17, 2019 City Asks Public to Weigh In on O’Hare Expansion Designs Chicago’s Department of Aviation unveiled proposals Thursday from five architectural firms competing to design O’Hare International Airport’s $8.5-billion expansion project. Jan 17, 2019 ‘Downton Abbey’ Star Brendan Coyle Makes Chicago Debut in ‘St. Nicholas’ British actor Brendan Coyle, who played Mr. Bates in “Downton Abbey,” chats about his Chicago debut in the Goodman Theatre’s production of “St. Nicholas.” Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Jan 17, 2019 A Look Inside Chicago’s International Puppet Theater Festival With the third edition of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival under way, we visit with the co-directors of the festival's opening show. Jan 17, 2019 Chicago Cops Found Not Guilty in Laquan McDonald Cover-Up Trial A Cook County judge says a trio of current and former Chicago police officers did not conspire to hide details of the Laquan McDonald shooting in an unprecedented trial that put a spotlight on the police department’s so-called code of silence. Jan 17, 2019 What ‘Dry January’ is All About, and Why You Might Want to Try It New year, no booze – at least for the month of January. That’s the idea behind the “dry January” trend. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Jan 16, 2019 Jan. 16, 2019 - Full Show Watch the Jan. 16, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Jan 16, 2019 Lessons From the Governor Who Instituted Illinois’ First Income Tax Looking back 50 years to the inauguration of former Gov. Richard Ogilvie, and the politically risky decision he made shortly thereafter. Jan 16, 2019 Spotlight Politics: Behind the Scenes of Pritzker’s Inauguration Gov. J.B. Pritzker takes the helm, and a date for early voting in Chicago is set. Political reporters Carol Marin, Paris Schutz and Amanda Vinicky have those stories and more in this week’s roundtable. Jan 16, 2019 Final $6 Billion Lincoln Yards Proposal Expected This Week A $6 billion mixed-use development on the North Side is scheduled for a city vote next week, even though final plans have yet to be drawn up. Some aldermen and community groups are asking, “What’s the rush?” Jan 16, 2019 Jennifer Pritzker: GOP’s Policies ‘Marginalize Me Out of Existence’ Retired Col. Jennifer Pritzker details her scathing rebuke of the Republican Party's positions on transgender individuals. Jan 16, 2019 ‘Bitten by the Blues’ Chronicles Rise of Chicago’s Alligator Records In 1971, Bruce Iglauer founded a Chicago record company that would reach a worldwide audience. We look back at 50 years of the blues. Jan 16, 2019 Verdict Due in Laquan McDonald Cover-Up Trial Thursday Were three Chicago cops following procedure after an officer-involved shooting? Or did they engage in a cover-up to try and protect their fellow officer? That’s what a Cook County judge will decide this week. Jan 15, 2019 Jan. 15, 2019 - Full Show Watch the Jan. 15, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.” Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
