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 15, 2023 Community Leaders Who Chose Top Cop Finalist Weigh in on Snelling Selection and What’s Next Pending City Council approval, Larry Snelling faces leading the Chicago Police Department at a time when residents are demanding answers to the city’s perennial problem of violent crime. He will also have to lead the department through the transformational change demanded by a court-ordered consent decree. Aug 14, 2023 Renovations Underway at Garfield Park Community Plaza, an ‘Oasis’ For Neighbors Renovations are underway at the Garfield Park Community Plaza to create more play areas for kids, a stage, a covered roller rink and a sculpture designed by young people from the community. 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 14, 2023 Architects, Community Advocates Say Investing in Public Spaces Can Make Neighborhoods Safer Public transit and amenities like theaters, parks, libraries and grocery stores make neighborhoods more livable and appealing. But do they actually make them safer? Aug 14, 2023 Can You Walk There? Local Coalition Aims to Expand Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Neighborhood development and transit options are one way to make neighborhoods more livable, local advocates say. That’s why a coalition of organizations, artists, authors and developers are all working to advance the goal of equitable transit-oriented development. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Aug 14, 2023 Aug. 14, 2023 - Full Show The latest in our series WTTW News: A Safer City as Mayor Brandon Johnson makes his pick for police superintendent official. The role of public spaces in safety. And equitable transit-oriented development. Aug 14, 2023 ‘A New Chapter’: Larry Snelling Introduced as Chicago’s Next Top Cop “This is an extremely important day for the city,” Snelling said Monday. “For people who grew up like I did — a resident of Englewood and a student of the Chicago Public Schools — I want you to know the possibilities are limitless.” Aug 11, 2023 Week in Review: State Gun Ban Decision; Top Madigan Aide on Trial Mayor Brandon Johnson set to select a new police chief. Nobody gets in to see the wizard, according to a federally charged top Madigan aide. State Supreme Court rules on assault weapons. And the sinking Sox. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Aug 10, 2023 Aug. 10, 2023 - Full Show The latest on the Loretto Hospital strike. Dozens of state employees under investigation for PPP loan fraud. A preview of the annual Bud Billiken parade. And “MJ: The Musical.” Aug 10, 2023 Creative Team Behind ‘MJ: The Musical,’ Now Playing in Chicago, on the Power of Dance Last year it was a hit on Broadway. Now it’s opening a North American tour in Chicago. “MJ: The Musical” tells the story of Michael Jackson in flashback. It begins in 1992 as he prepares his Dangerous Tour. Aug 10, 2023 Loretto Hospital Reaches Tentative Deal With 200 Striking Workers Loretto Hospital in Austin has reached a tentative deal with about 200 striking workers who took to the picket line July 31. Aug 9, 2023 Aug. 9, 2023 - Full Show What’s driving a record number of opioid overdose deaths in Cook County. Allowing non-citizens to become police officers. And a former Madigan aide goes on trial. Aug 9, 2023 New Illinois Law That Allows Certain Non-Citizens to Join Law Enforcement Becomes a Flash Point A new state law will soon allow non-citizens who are both legally eligible to work in the U.S. and authorized to possess firearms under federal law to become police officers and deputy sheriffs. Aug 9, 2023 ‘The Defendant Always Tries to Defend the Boss’: Opening Statements Underway in Perjury Trial of Ex-Madigan Chief of Staff Tim Mapes “When the defendant answered those questions, the defendant lied,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane MacArthur said, “not just once, but again and again and again to prevent the grand jury from finding out what Madigan had done and what Madigan had done through him.” Aug 9, 2023 Cook County Sees Opioid Overdose Record in 2022 With Fentanyl Contributing to 90% of Deaths There were 103 overdose deaths attributable to fentanyl in Cook County in 2015. That number shot up to a record 1,825 in 2022, according to statistics from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. That accounts for more than 90% of all opioid-related deaths in the county. Aug 8, 2023 Aug. 8, 2023 - Full Show A Portage Park man charged in the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old girl. Why thousands of Illinoisans are being kicked off Medicaid. And remembering Chicago native and film legend William Friedkin. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
