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) Sep 30, 2024 New Group, Database Designed to Help Combat Organized Retail Theft in Illinois Organized retail theft has been a felony in Illinois since 2023, through a law dubbed the INFORM Consumers Act, which broadly characterizes the crime as when someone knowingly steals at least $300 in merchandise from one or more stores with the intent of reselling it. Sep 27, 2024 Week in Review: CPS Chief Refuses to Resign; Poll Shows Chicagoans Wary of New Taxes A new front in the battle for control of Chicago Public Schools. And the high stakes of corruption in City Hall. 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 Sep 24, 2024 Sept. 24, 2024 - Full Show Escalating tensions at Chicago Public Schools as the pressure on its CEO grows. And the latest on a scam targeting elderly residents around Chinatown. Sep 24, 2024 Elderly Residents Being Targeted in ‘Blessing Scams’ in Chinatown “We’ve been sharing a lot about phone and text scams, but people are less on guard when they talk to a real person,” said Grace Chan McKibben, the executive director of the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Sep 24, 2024 CPS CEO Martinez Asks School Board to Prohibit Closures Until 2027, Says He Refused Mayor’s Request to Resign During the past week, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez has written three times to parents, staff and students, and in each letter, he has promised that he will not close any schools while at the helm of CPS, even as he acknowledged compiling a list of schools that could be closed as part of an effort to compile a five-year strategic plan. Sep 23, 2024 Sept. 23, 2024 - Full Show What’s next for public safety after the ShotSpotter contract comes to a close. And the Chicago Teachers Union on the future of CPS leadership. Sep 23, 2024 CTU President Calls Out Chicago Public Schools CEO Amid Tensions Over New 5-Year School Plan Nearly a week after the Chicago School Board approved a new five-year plan for Chicago Public Schools, tensions among CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Teachers Union are mounting. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Sep 23, 2024 As Chicago Scraps ShotSpotter, Officials Look for New Technology to Fight Gun Violence Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood told WTTW News’ “Chicago Tonight” program on Monday that city officials are excited to see what kind of technology is available. Sep 20, 2024 Week in Review: City Council Votes on ShotSpotter; Tension Between Mayor and CPS CEO ShotSpotter meets its demise in Chicago — despite the wishes of City Council. And CPS sets a vision for its future, but is that a future without the current CEO? Sep 18, 2024 City Council Votes 33-14 to Again Rebuke Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Decision to Scrap ShotSpotter Calling the measure illegal, Mayor Brandon Johnson said he would veto it. Sep 17, 2024 Sept. 17, 2024 - Full Show Efforts to save a controversial law enforcement tool. And local reaction from the Haitian community on Donald Trump’s false claims. Sep 17, 2024 Communities Targeted Following Trump’s False Claims About Haitian Immigrants: ‘It’s a Dangerous Form of Fearmongering’ Last week’s presidential debate introduced one of the most memed moments of this election cycle when former President Donald Trump asserted the debunked claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are stealing and eating people’s pets. There’ve since been at least 30 bomb threats reported across the Ohio town. Sep 17, 2024 Testimony Continues in 2nd Amendment Challenge to Illinois’ Assault Weapons Ban Illinois lawmakers passed the ban in 2023 following a mass shooting the prior year at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park that left seven people dead and dozens more injured. Sep 16, 2024 Sept. 16, 2024 - Full Show Chicago’s plan on attacking a billion-dollar budget deficit. And last-ditch efforts at City Hall to keep a controversial police tool. Sep 16, 2024 Chicago Budget Director on Anticipated Shortfall, Hiring Freeze and City Services Chicago is facing a $223 million budget gap this year, and the city is projecting a nearly $1 billion shortfall in the 2025 fiscal year. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
