Shows Chicago Tonight Week in Review SORT Order Oldest First Newest First FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any - Arts & Entertainment Business Crime & Law Education Health Politics Science & Nature Sports Keyword(s) Oct 1, 2024 What to Watch as JD Vance and Tim Walz Meet for a Vice Presidential Debate on Tuesday Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other. Sep 30, 2024 Sept. 30, 2024 - Full Show The ballooning cost of police overtime — we’ll tell you just how much it’s costing. And Illinois’ latest efforts to stop organized retail theft. 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 30, 2024 Assessing the White Sox’s Record-Breaking Season for Losses The Chicago White Sox may have won five of their last six games, but it was all too little, too late. The 2024 White Sox officially set a new record for Major League Baseball futility Friday in their 4-1 loss to Detroit, which became their 121st loss of the season. Sep 30, 2024 Chicago Spent $129M on Police Overtime in 6 Months, 30% More Than its Annual Overtime Budget The city is on pace to spend at least $258 million on police overtime by the end of the year, even as officials imposed limits on overtime for all city departments, except for police and the Chicago Fire Department, amid a massive budget crunch. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors 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. 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. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors 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. 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. 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. Load More Thanks to our sponsors:
