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) May 4, 2023 How Edgewater Businesses Are Faring Amid Ongoing Red, Purple Line Construction: ‘A Lot More Thinking on Your Feet’ Construction often means disruption. That’s certainly been true in Edgewater and Uptown as the CTA’s been working to rebuild century-old tracks and stations. And with that project kicking off just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the challenges have been felt even more acutely. May 4, 2023 WTTW News Explains: What Happens After You Flush? Every time you flush, the waste disappears in a swirly whirl, never to be seen again. It’s magic! Actually, it’s science and engineering. WTTW News Explains. 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 May 3, 2023 May 3, 2023 - Full Show A juror speaks out about the verdict in the ComEd bribery trial. A new interim police superintendent. Debating the practice of human composting. And celebrating Mexico this week. May 3, 2023 Chicago’s Mexico Week Kicks Off Ahead of Cinco de Mayo The Mexican Consulate in Chicago is partnering with the government of Jalisco to offer Mexican and Jalisco-inspired dishes, traditional dances and music, children’s workshops and much more. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors May 3, 2023 Johnson Taps Fred Waller, Former High-Ranking CPD Leader, to Serve as Interim Top Cop Waller will be the third person to lead the Chicago Police Department in less than six months and will immediately be charged with managing the department during the Memorial Day weekend, which typically results an increase in crime and violence. May 3, 2023 ‘ComEd Four’ Juror Hopes Guilty Verdicts Send ‘Clear Message’ to Springfield “This is very clear: We do not want to stand for this sort of corruption,” juror Amanda Schnitker Sayers said during an appearance on “Chicago Tonight.” May 3, 2023 Human Composting Could Soon Be Coming to Illinois Most people are either buried or cremated when they die, but there is another practice that’s gaining steam. It’s called natural organic reduction or “human composting.” Illinois is poised to become the seventh state to approve the practice. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors May 2, 2023 May 2, 2023 - Full Show Live reaction to the “ComEd Four” verdict. Plans to turn an old South Shore school into a shelter for migrants. A look at the neighborhood around Pontiac Prison. And saying goodbye to Lincoln Park Zoo’s oldest inhabitant. May 2, 2023 Community Leaders Call for Answers on Plans to Turn Old South Shore High School Into Shelter for Migrants City officials are calling this a humanitarian crisis, with stretched resources and few housing options, now that more than 8,000 migrants have arrived. May 2, 2023 Lincoln Park Zoo’s 300-Year-Old Bur Oak is Gone but Won’t Be Forgotten. What’s Next for the Now Beloved Tree Lincoln Park Zoo said farewell today to a 300-year-old bur oak, but the tree will live on in multiple ways. May 2, 2023 ‘ComEd Four’ Found Guilty of Conspiring to Bribe Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Ex-ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, former ComEd lobbyist Mike McClain, retired ComEd executive John Hooker and ex-City Club of Chicago president and former ComEd consultant Jay Doherty were each found guilty of bribery conspiracy, bribery and willfully falsifying the company’s books. May 2, 2023 Outside of Pontiac Prison’s Walls, Area Residents See the Facility as Important Part of the Community The town is also home to Pontiac Correctional Center, one of only three maximum security Illinois state prisons. Just outside the prison’s doors is a neighborhood of single-family homes and a playground. May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 - Full Show The community is responding to more migrants arriving in Chicago from Texas. A crucial deadline for Medicaid recipients. The threat of a rising Mississippi River. And the challenges inside Pontiac Prison. May 1, 2023 As Migrants Continue to Arrive, Chicago Officials and Community Groups Say They’re Out of Money and Space Chicago officials say they are having a hard time finding places for migrants to stay, with dozens now sleeping at police facilities. May 1, 2023 Medicaid Renewal Process Starts as Illinois Officials Urge Residents to Return Information During the pandemic, the number of low-income and disabled people who received government-backed health care grew in Illinois, and across the country, because at the height of COVID Congress made it illegal for states to kick anyone off Medicaid. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
