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) Oct 21, 2024 Ravenswood Restaurant Owner Fights to Lift a Century-Old Ban on Selling Alcohol Selling alcohol has been banned in a section of the ninth precinct of the 47th Ward — between Montrose, Damen, Lincoln and Sunnyside avenues — since 1907. Oct 21, 2024 Committee Backs Lowering Chicago’s Default Speed Limit to 25 MPH, Letting Residents Report Blocked Bus and Bike Lanes Chicago’s default speed limit could drop to 25 miles per hour from its current baseline of 30 after a panel of alderpeople on Monday backed the measure aimed at getting drivers to slow down. 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 Oct 18, 2024 Week in Review: Trump Touts Economic Plan in Chicago; Reinsdorf and the Future of the White Sox What a possible White Sox sale could mean for Chicago. And CPS board members skip out on the City Council. Oct 18, 2024 In Tribute to Late Rapper Juice WRLD, South Suburban Homewood Brewing Company Celebrates Opening Homewood residents and supporters gathered at Homewood Brewing Company, 18225 Dixie Highway, to attend a ribbon-cutting celebration for the brewpub, which is holding a soft opening Friday and Saturday before operating at extended hours next week. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Oct 16, 2024 Effort by City Council to Put CPS Board Members, CEO on the Hot Seat Fizzles No current or former members of the Chicago Board of Education attended Wednesday's marathon session of the City Council’s Education Committee, even after some City Council members threatened to hit them with subpoenas to require them to appear. Oct 16, 2024 Are People Loving Monarch Butterflies to Death? New Study Suggests ‘Helpful’ Human Interventions Contributing to Decline The planting of a non-native milkweed and the practice of captive-rearing monarch caterpillars have been identified as two possible sources of monarchs failure to survive their fall migration. Oct 15, 2024 Chicago International Film Festival Marks 60th Year The Chicago International Film Festival kicks off Wednesday and will commemorate its 60th anniversary. But at the time of its founding, director and founder Michael Kutza, couldn’t have imagined what it would become. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Oct 15, 2024 Oct. 15, 2024 - Full Show Our Spotlight Politics team on Donald Trump's Chicago visit. And a push to merge public transit agencies. Oct 15, 2024 In Chicago Appearance, Donald Trump Says It Would Be a ‘Smart Thing’ If He Spoke to Putin But Won’t Confirm He Has Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, was pressed on his communication with the Russian president during a wide-ranging — and sometimes contentious — interview with Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago. Oct 15, 2024 Lawmakers Grapple With Public Transit Funding, Governance and Statewide Needs as Series of Hearings Wrap The Illinois Senate’s Transportation Committee has been meeting since July to grapple with the thorny issue of funding for the Chicago area’s transit system and whether to replace the CTA, Metra, Pace and Regional Transportation Authority with a single agency that will oversee bus, train and paratransit services. The proposal also calls for $1.5 billion in new funding. Oct 15, 2024 New Book Dives Into the Chicago History of the Harlem Globetrotters and Their Lasting Impact The Harlem Globetrotters may have a New York name, but they’re a Chicago team. The players and founder Abe Saperstein disrupted the game of basketball and gave it a whole new look when they were founded in the 1920s. A new book reveals the history and legacy of the storied team. Oct 14, 2024 No New Fees, Tax Hikes or Layoffs in Toni Preckwinkle’s 2025 Cook County Budget Proposal Preckwinkle’s $9.9 billion plan calls for investments in opioid addiction remediation, community violence intervention, firming up how generative artificial intelligence can be used, adding employees at the assessor’s office to help with property valuations and adding solar panels to county properties. Oct 14, 2024 Oct. 14, 2024 - Full Show Voters are casting their ballots for the city's Board of Education — what you should know. And we break down Cook County's nearly $10 billion budget proposal. Oct 11, 2024 Week in Review: Battle Over CPS; Madigan Jury Selection Begins The mayor brings in a new school board while the district faces a budget crunch. And alderpeople jam up City Council, angry over the CPS board and the end of ShotSpotter. Oct 9, 2024 Amid CPS Budget Battle, Focus Shifts to Property Taxes Earmarked to Fight Blight CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said during an appearance on WTTW News’ “Chicago Tonight” he has repeatedly urged the mayor to use funds from the city’s TIF districts instead of borrowing money or making cuts to classrooms. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: