Latino Voices

Fridays at 5:30 pm

Latino Voices

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, May 26, 2023 - Full Show

(WTTW News) Helping U.S. military veterans who’ve been deported. Pushback against a plan to expand I-55. And inside the big tent at Circus Vazquez. Read more >

Latino Voices

Circus Vazquez Returns to Chicago Area With Shows Through June 11

(Courtesy of Circus Vazquez) Five brothers started Circus Vazquez in Mexico City in 1969. The family-run circus has made the Chicago area one of its stops for more than 20 years. Read more >

Black Voices

Fridays at 10 pm

Black Voices

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, May 26, 2023 - Full Show

(WTTW News) Helping veterans address mental health challenges. The professor who literally wrote the book on the country’s trillion-dollar fraud industry. And bringing basketball back to city parks. Read more >

Black Voices

Fraud Big and Small Detailed in New Book ‘Fool Me Once’

Author and DePaul University forensic accounting professor Kelly Richmond Pope appears on "Black Voices" on May 26, 2023. (WTTW News) In “Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry,” DePaul University forensic accounting professor Kelly Richmond Pope explores the many forms fraud can take and the sometimes surprising stories of the people who perpetrate it. Read more >

Latino Voices

‘La Ultima Palabra’ on How Mentorship for Kids Changes Lives

Hector Perez of the Union League Boys & Girls Clubs appears on "Latino Voices" on May 26, 2023. (WTTW News) Kids in mentorship programs might not yet appreciate how their mentors have helped keep them on a successful path. But Hector Perez of the Union League Boys & Girls Clubs says these programs are critical to shaping productive futures. Read more >

Latino Voices

Non-Citizen Veterans Face Deportation for Post-Service Infractions

(WTTW News) Service in the U.S. military can be a speedier route for people hoping to get citizenship, but it’s not a guarantee. Non-citizen veterans are subject to deportation for crimes committed after the military service, and application of those rules can be inconsistent across states. Read more >

Latino Voices

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, May 19, 2023 - Full Show

Univisión’s Alex Hernández guest hosts. Community groups outline their hopes for Mayor Brandon Johnson. Why Latinos are leaving the Catholic Church. And meet a local trash man named driver of the year. Read more >

Latino Voices

Mt. Prospect Residents Say Award-Winning Trash Collector Felix Martinez is Community Treasure

Felix Martinez was named residential sanitation driver of the year. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News) Most neighborhoods don’t eagerly anticipate the weekly arrival of their sanitation engineer, colloquially known as the garbage man. But most neighborhoods don’t have a national award-winning sanitation engineer like Felix Martinez taking away their trash. Read more >

Black Voices

‘The Last Word’ on Saving Street Basketball in Chicago

My Block My Hood My City founder Jahmal Cole gives appears on "Black Voices" on May 26, 2023. (WTTW News) My Block My Hood My City founder Jahmal Cole says bringing back basketball to our parks will lead to a safer city. Cole is leading the Save Street Ball campaign to replace and restore rims and nets across city parks. Read more >

Black Voices

How a Celiac Diagnosis Led This Chicago Chef to Open a Gluten-Free Restaurant

Chesa Rollins, owner of Chesa’s Bistro & Bar, appears on "Black Voices" on May 26, 2023. (WTTW News) The kitchen at Chesa’s Bistro & Bar is entirely gluten-free, meaning customers with severe allergies can dine without worrying about cross-contamination. Read more >

Black Voices

These Organizations Help Connect Black Veterans to Mental Health Resources

(WTTW News) The Department of Veterans Affairs found Black veterans may be more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder than their White counterparts. However, an internal VA report shows Black veterans were more often denied benefits for PTSD. Read more >

Black Voices

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, May 19, 2023 - Full Show

(WTTW News) Employment efforts for Black youth. The cost of wrongful convictions. Fighting for water justice. And an art exhibit showcasing gay Black men in Chicago during the 1980s.  Read more >

Support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES is provided by Allstate and Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.

Additional support is provided by Lloyd A. Fry Foundation and Julian Grace Foundation.

Lead support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES is provided by Fifth Third Bank.

Additional support is provided by Allstate, Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Julian Grace Foundation, Gertrude Dyane and James H. Wooten, Jr., and Drs. Ian and Tristé Smith.

Join WTTW News every weekend for analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts and life, entrepreneurship and innovation, and equity and justice across the sectors of our society and in the Black and Latino communities in Chicago. Make the VOICES series your definitive source for real conversation and a platform for different voices and perspectives.

Latino Voices

Saturdays at 6 pm

Black Voices

Sundays at 6 pm

Latino Voices

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, May 26, 2023 - Full Show

(WTTW News) Helping U.S. military veterans who’ve been deported. Pushback against a plan to expand I-55. And inside the big tent at Circus Vazquez. Read more >

Black Voices

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, May 26, 2023 - Full Show

(WTTW News) Helping veterans address mental health challenges. The professor who literally wrote the book on the country’s trillion-dollar fraud industry. And bringing basketball back to city parks. Read more >

Latino Voices

Circus Vazquez Returns to Chicago Area With Shows Through June 11

(Courtesy of Circus Vazquez) Five brothers started Circus Vazquez in Mexico City in 1969. The family-run circus has made the Chicago area one of its stops for more than 20 years. Read more >

Black Voices

Fraud Big and Small Detailed in New Book ‘Fool Me Once’

Author and DePaul University forensic accounting professor Kelly Richmond Pope appears on "Black Voices" on May 26, 2023. (WTTW News) In “Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry,” DePaul University forensic accounting professor Kelly Richmond Pope explores the many forms fraud can take and the sometimes surprising stories of the people who perpetrate it. Read more >

Latino Voices

‘La Ultima Palabra’ on How Mentorship for Kids Changes Lives

Hector Perez of the Union League Boys & Girls Clubs appears on "Latino Voices" on May 26, 2023. (WTTW News) Kids in mentorship programs might not yet appreciate how their mentors have helped keep them on a successful path. But Hector Perez of the Union League Boys & Girls Clubs says these programs are critical to shaping productive futures. Read more >

Black Voices

‘The Last Word’ on Saving Street Basketball in Chicago

My Block My Hood My City founder Jahmal Cole gives appears on "Black Voices" on May 26, 2023. (WTTW News) My Block My Hood My City founder Jahmal Cole says bringing back basketball to our parks will lead to a safer city. Cole is leading the Save Street Ball campaign to replace and restore rims and nets across city parks. Read more >

Support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES is provided by Allstate and Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.

Additional support is provided by Lloyd A. Fry Foundation and Julian Grace Foundation.

Lead support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES is provided by Fifth Third Bank.

Additional support is provided by Allstate, Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Julian Grace Foundation, Gertrude Dyane and James H. Wooten, Jr., and Drs. Ian and Tristé Smith.