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August 19, 2024

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 19, 2024. (WTTW News)

Brandon Johnson Uses DNC to Play a Favorite Role: Chicago’s Biggest Fan

August 16, 2024

Week in Review: Thousands Converge on Chicago for DNC; Riot Fest Staying at Douglass Park

(WTTW News)

Growing Latino Voting Bloc Could Be Critical to Outcome of Presidential Election

August 15, 2024

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, Aug. 15, 2024 - Full Show

State Rep. Lisa Hernandez (D-Cicero) appears on “Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices” on Aug. 15, 2024. (WTTW News)

Illinois Democratic Party Chair on the DNC: ‘There’s Just So Much at Stake Right Now’

A dish at Caribella in Logan Square on Aug. 7, 2024. (WTTW News)

Latin Restaurant Weeks Return to Chicago, Aug. 16-30

August 14, 2024

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Aug. 14, 2024 - Full Show

How Advocates Are Working to Organize, Energize Black Voters in 2024 Election

(Courtesy of Sweet Beginnings)

Black Businesses Hoping to Get a Boost From the DNC

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans appears on “Chicago Tonight” on Aug. 13, 2024. (WTTW News)

Cook County Chief Judge Prepares for Possible Mass Arrests at DNC: ‘People Are Going to Be Heard’

August 13, 2024

Aug. 13, 2024 - Full Show

The United Center is pictured on March 6, 2023. (WTTW News)

Federal Judge Rejects Plea for Longer, More Prominent DNC Protest Route Near United Center

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Members of Congress From Illinois See a Presidential Momentum Shift Ahead of a Hometown DNC

Sunglasses are pictured in a file photo. (fadfebrian / iStock)

From Cheap Shades to Designer Frames, How Effective Are Sunglasses Against UV Rays? We Put Them to the Test

August 12, 2024

(Credit: Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation)

Report Details Deaths of Almost 1,000 Native Children at Federal Boarding Schools: ‘They Took Our Children’

Brandis Friedman (WTTW News)

Aug. 12, 2024 - Full Show

August 9, 2024

Amanda Vinicky and the "Week in Review" roundtable. (WTTW News)

Week in Review: Harris Picks Walz as Running Mate; Chicago Prepares for DNC

The food pantry at New Life Centers. (WTTW News)

Migrants Who Came to Chicago 2 Years Ago Prepare to Help Other New Arrivals Should a DNC-Induced Increase Occur

August 8, 2024

A Home Depot sign is pictured in a file photo. (Romanista / iStock)

Lawsuit Alleges Day Laborers Were Abused by Off-Duty Chicago Police Officers Working as Security at a Chicago Home Depot

Chicago police officers train ahead of the DNC. (WTTW News)

CPD, Secret Service Outline Safety Plans Ahead of DNC in Chicago

Joanna Hernandez (WTTW News)

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, Aug. 8, 2024 - Full Show

An infant and audience member sit in the crowd of a news conference in Chicago’s Fulton Market District neighborhood. Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 5142 into law, with the hope of lowering infant and maternal mortality rates across the state. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju)

Advocates Hope New Illinois Law Helps Lower Maternal Mortality Rate for Black Women

August 7, 2024

Brandis Friedman (WTTW News)

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Aug. 7, 2024 - Full Show

Black Lives Matter members protest. (Credit: Black Lives Matter, Greater New York)

Black Lives Matter Group Declines to Endorse Kamala Harris, Questions Nominating Process

South Side Sanctuary opened in Bronzeville on Aug. 6, 2024. (WTTW News)

Vacant Bronzeville Lot Transformed Into Community Gathering Space Offering Wide Variety of Programs

August 6, 2024

Aug. 6, 2024 - Full Show

Brian Daniel Pintado, of Ecuador, celebrates after winning the gold medal at the end of the men's 20km race walk at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (Vadim Ghirda / AP Photo)

What’s the Deal With the Olympics? Your Burning Questions, Answered

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pictured in a file photo in his Illinois State Capitol office. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Kamala Harris Did Not Pick JB Pritzker as Her Running Mate, but the Illinois Governor’s National Profile Has Only Grown

August 5, 2024

“Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood”

Researcher on Politics of Adoption Focuses on Birth Mothers

The Supreme Court is pictured, June 30, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo / Susan Walsh, File)

President Joe Biden Has Proposed an Enforceable Ethics Code and Term Limits for the Supreme Court. How Might They Work?