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Dec 3, 2019

December 3, 2019 - Full Show

Watch the Dec. 3, 2019 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Dec 2, 2019

Lightfoot Fires Top Cop Eddie Johnson for ‘Intolerable Actions’

Mayor Lori Lightfoot makes a bombshell announcement: Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is terminated, effective immediately. Lightfoot says an inspector general’s investigation revealed Johnson “repeatedly lied” to both the mayor and the public.

Dec 2, 2019

Spotlight Politics: Top Cop Ousted Weeks Before Retirement

A bombshell announcement from Mayor Lori Lightfoot – with few specifics. Our politics team digs into that story and more in our weekly roundtable.

Dec 2, 2019

Cirque du Soleil’s First-Ever Holiday Show Premieres in Chicago

We get a behind-the-scenes peek at “‘Twas the Night Before …,” the new holiday production from Cirque du Soleil that’s making its debut in Chicago.

Dec 2, 2019

Beatboxer Finds New Sound in Opera by Chicago Composer

For years, beatboxer Nicole Paris and her dad Ed Cage have awed audiences with their beatboxing battles as Nicole and Popz. Paris recently broke from that duet to take on a feat of her own: beatboxing in an opera.

Dec 2, 2019

Crain’s Headlines: Sprout Social Plans to Go Public

The Chicago-based maker of social media management software announced Monday that it aims to raise $156 million in an initial public offering of stock.

Dec 2, 2019

December 2, 2019 - Full Show

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Nov 26, 2019

November 26, 2019 - Full Show

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Nov 26, 2019

The City Council Battle Over Lightfoot’s Budget

The City Council on Tuesday approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $11.6 billion budget plan by a vote of 39 to 11. Four Chicago aldermen join us to discuss their support and opposition to that spending plan.

Nov 26, 2019

Deputy Gov. Dan Hynes on Pension Consolidation, Ongoing Funding Woes

Earlier this month, the Illinois legislature voted to consolidate almost 650 suburban and downstate police and fire pension funds into just two. How exactly will it impact the state’s beleaguered finances? 

Nov 26, 2019

Crain’s Headlines: Shallow Growth in Chicago-Area Home Values

According to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index, single-family home values in the region grew by 0.6%, compared with the same period last year.

Nov 26, 2019

Nestor Gomez: Chicago’s Champion Storyteller

Live storytelling has become its own competitive sport, and it’s drawing crowds across the country. We meet the winningest storyteller in Chicago.

Nov 26, 2019

Bears vs. Lions Preview: Thanksgiving Day Matchup for Divisional Rivals

Will it be feast or famine for the Bears when they play the Lions on Thursday? Former Bears offensive lineman James “Big Cat” Williams gives us three key takes on what the Bears need to do to win.

Nov 26, 2019

Fox News Analyst Gianno Caldwell on the Power of Conservatism

The conservative political analyst and consultant, who is also a Chicago native, discusses his new book “Taken for Granted: How Conservatism Can win Back the Americans That Liberalism Failed.”

Nov 26, 2019

Chicagoans Avoid Major Property Tax Increase as Lightfoot’s 1st Budget Passes

Taking an Uber or a Lyft, dining out, and parking at a metered spot will cost Chicagoans more come January, on account of the new city budget approved Tuesday by the City Council, following a nearly two-hour debate.