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May 26, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
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- May 26, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 57:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Talking to mothers of kids killed by gun violence. Addressing children’s mental health after the shooting in Texas. Live from Lincoln Park. A funeral for Monty. And what’s on stage with Hedy Weiss.
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- May 25, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 57:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A look at Illinois gun laws in the wake of the tragic mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas. Plus, City Hall bets big on a Bally’s casino. And new research into long-haul COVID-19.
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- March 24, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 57:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Congress members react to a shooting at a Texas elementary school. The Chicago Teachers Union’s new president. Traffic deaths reach record levels. And part two of our series: Turning Pain Into Purpose.
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- Latino Voices: A WTTW News Community Conversation — May 23, 2022
- Runtime
- 47:04
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- On May 23, 2022, WTTW hosted Latino Voices: A WTTW News Community Conversation. Joanna Hernandez, WTTW News on-air reporter moderated this virtual conversation which focused on local investments in summer youth programs across the city, while also focusing on communities demanding more resources and investment to help combat violence in their area. The panel featured, Mayra Martinez, youth organizer supervisor for youth programs with Increase The Peace; Dr. Elias Alonzo, Principal for the Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy of Instituto del Progreso Latino; and Pablo Ramirez, co-founder, and board president of the Pilsen Arts Community House.
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- May 23, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 57:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The mayor’s curfew ordinance put off for now, but a big step forward in the casino bid from Bally’s. Plus, retail sales bounce back, what to know about monkey pox, and mothers of kids lost to gun violence turn pain into purpose.
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- Chicago Tonight: Black Voices — May 21, 2022 Full Episode
- Runtime
- 26:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A Black Voices, Latino Voices crossover conversation on Chicago’s new controversial ward map. Plus, the teen curfew debate, and a Chicago artist turning discarded materials into art honoring Black history.
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- Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices — May 21, 2022 Full Episode
- Runtime
- 26:49
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A Latino Voices, Black Voices crossover conversation on Chicago’s new ward map. Plus, a pilot program aimed at defending undocumented immigrants facing deportation. And a local rugby program is back in action.
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- The Union Stockyards — A Chicago Stories Documentary
- Runtime
- 55:52
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- At the end of the 19th century, Chicago completely transformed the way Americans eat, and the Union Stockyards on the South Side were the center of that revolution. Experience the sights, sounds, and awful smells of the Union Stockyards and the complex of meat factories next to it, known as Packingtown.
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- The Week in Review: Lighfoot’s Curfew Plan Advances
- Runtime
- 27:14
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s extended curfew plan faced legal and political pushback. Just how fast will a Chicago casino plan move through City Council? And political ads turn nasty six weeks before the primary election.
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- May 19, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 57:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- We’re live from Humboldt Park. Plus, the Chicago Park District’s new CEO on cleaning up a culture of sexual abuse; behind a new push to protect 30% of Illinois land for preservation and a library gets an artist-in-residence.
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- May 18, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 57:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The mayor’s new curfew proposal for teens. A fight for power in the Chicago Teachers Union. A new study on the lack of affordable child care. And how a name change could affect your vaccine card.
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- May 17, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 57:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Illinois lawmakers on abortion, crime and more. Three deaths at a Rogers Park assisted living facility. Congress hears testimony about UFOs. And putting the brakes on the Carvana tower in Skokie.
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- May 16, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 57:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The city’s response to violence at Millennium Park and alderpeople discuss Chicago’s newly-approved ward map. Plus, the rise in racist hate crimes and white supremacy, and business headlines from Crain’s.
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- ChicagoTonight: Black Voices — May 14, 2022 Full Episode
- Runtime
- 26:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Connecting more people to quality internet, the latest push in bridging the digital divide. Plus, the first Black woman named to the state’s Supreme Court. And the Last Word from Chicago French Press.
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- Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices — May 14, 2022 Full Episode
- Runtime
- 26:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Efforts to keep kids safe as the school season wraps up. Plus, getting more Latinos in the nursing industry. And what you need to know about Chicago Park District activities this summer.
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- The Real Mad Men of Chicago — A Chicago Stories Documentary
- Runtime
- 55:48
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- You may not have heard of Albert Lasker, Eugene Kolkey, or Tom Burrell, but you most certainly know their creations. They're Chicago’s Mad Men - the local executives who created iconic figures like the Marlboro Man, Charlie the Tuna, and the Pillsbury Dough Boy. This episode of Chicago Stories explores how the real Mad Men of Chicago became the leaders of the advertising world.
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- The Week in Review: Candidate Called Trump ‘Bigoted Racist’
- Runtime
- 27:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Exclusive text messages reveal Richard Irvin called Trump a “bigoted racist.” A new entrant in the race for mayor. Alderpeople approve gerrymandered new city maps. And Bally’s casino proposal revealed.
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- May 12, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 58:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A new candidate joins the mayoral race. Families hope an Abbott production plant can help end the baby formula shortage. The latest on a temporary casino in River North. And early affordable housing.
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- May 11, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 57:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- President Biden hits town. Plus, an exclusive report on House Speaker Chris Welch’s influence on his wife’s judicial campaign. And Northwestern launches a first-of-its-kind study on lung disease.
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- May 10, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 58:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Council members sound off on the ward remap and casino deals. Former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Russia-Ukraine. The Greater Chicago food depository ramps up calls for donations. And more.
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- May 9, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 57:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A committee of alderpeople are briefed on Chicago’s casino plan. Plus, the city’s top doc on COVID risk. A gubernatorial candidate won’t say if he voted for President Donald Trump. And teens work to transforming the Austin community.
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- Chicago Tonight: Black Voices — May 7, 2022 Full Episode
- Runtime
- 26:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A grim Mother’s Day for moms of missing or murdered daughters, as they search for answers. The head of the Chicago Community Trust is heading to Spelman. And Black Americans in the Victorian era.
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- Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices — May 7, 2022 Full Episode
- Runtime
- 26:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A bombshell Supreme Court leak signals an overturn of Roe v. Wade. What it could mean for Illinois. Plus, meet two City College valedictorians. And a preview of an upcoming lunar eclipse.
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- Downtown Disasters — A Chicago Stories Documentary
- Runtime
- 55:43
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Chicago Stories recalls two very different disasters that occurred in the heart of Chicago’s Loop 90 years apart: First, the deadliest building fire in U.S. history: the 1903 Iroquois Theatre Fire. Then, the Great Loop Flood of 1992: a $2 billion disaster. As downtown buildings mysteriously flooded with water from the Chicago River, the city searched for answers in a long-forgotten tunnel system.
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- The Week in Review: Lightfoot Selects Bally’s Bid for Casino
- Runtime
- 26:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The mayor rolls the dice on a casino proposal, will alderpeople buy in? The abortion bombshell rocks politics. Boeing takes off from Chicago. And the Bears complete the first draft under their new GM.
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- An Epic Journey to Meet "Railroad Tramps" — Jay's Chicago
- Runtime
- 4:48
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- When Dale Wickum was a young man he set off with his camera to meet and photograph the men and women who call themselves "railroad tramps." Dale rode the rails with them, heard their stories and took stunning photos of their lives on the trains, and in their camps. When a book project fell through he stored it all away. Until now. He’s created a website with their photos and stories.
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- A New Window into Black Chicago — Jay's Chicago
- Runtime
- 4:42
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Dorrell Creightney made his living as a commercial photographer. But after he died, his widow and daughters found a huge archive of stunning and intimate images of Black Chicago. Street photos that offer a precious new glimpse of life in this city. Now they are faced with the daunting task of honoring his legacy and sharing his body of work with the world. More on Dorrell Creightney here.
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- They've Hiked the World. What Do They Find in Chicago? — Jay's Chicago
- Runtime
- 3:46
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Matt Sparapani and Alison Newberry weren’t planning to be in Chicago in the summer of 2020. But like many of us, these schoolteachers had to rethink their plans. For years, they have used their summers off to take on the greatest hikes in the world. In 2020, however, they were forced by the pandemic to stay closer to home — and it’s changed their opinion about the natural beauty of Chicago.
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- Top National Park Photographer Focuses on the Indiana Dunes — Jay's Chicago
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- When the Indiana Dunes became our 61st national park, photographer QT Luong had to act fast. That’s because a new edition of his book, “Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey through America’s National Parks,” was about to be printed. And the Dunes had earned the right to be included. Luong has shot them all with a large-format camera – the type used by legendary photographer Ansel Adams.
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- Upscale River North in Grittier Times — Jay's Chicago
- Runtime
- 4:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The area we call River North now offers a trendy mix of restaurants, bars and galleries. But it wasn’t always that way – especially on one stretch of North Clark Street. Longtime Chicago photographer and filmmaker Tom Palazzolo lived there in the 1960s and captured that time better than anyone. His photos are now in a book called, simply, Clark Street.
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- May 5, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago TOnight
- Runtime
- 57:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The cards are on the table with the Mayor’s pick for the city’s only casino. How the state handled a COVID-19 outbreak at a veterans home. Plus the state’s DCFS director
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- May 4, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 57:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Supreme Court political fallout. The state joins a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service. The fight to preserve historic loop buildings. And a renovated Chicago theater readies for its closeup.
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- Inside ‘The Matrix’ Auction with Lilly Wachowski
- Runtime
- 4:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The four Matrix films set new standards for visionary movie-making, and now artifacts from those and other films are up for bid.
The filmmakers, the Wachowskis, grew up in the Beverly neighborhood and still call Chicago home.
Arts Producer Marc Vitali spoke with artist and filmmaker Lilly Wachowski about an auction with a cause.
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- Richard Irvin and His Donors Backed Effort Giving Him More Control Over Who Appears on Aurora Ballot
- Runtime
- 3:57
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Aurora Mayor and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Richard Irvin backed a successful effort to shut down a local election commission in a move that gives him more power in deciding whether certain candidates stay on city ballots.
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- Chicago Bids to Host 2024 Democratic National Convention
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Chicago officially unveiled its pitch to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention in a flashy new video with the help of some familiar faces and voices.
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- Congress Members Weigh in on Possible Roe v. Wade Reversal
- Runtime
- 9:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Illinois law would protect abortion rights, but how will lawmakers tackle this thorniest of political issues at the federal level? And what does it mean for the upcoming midterms?
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- Abortion Rights and the Supreme Court
- Runtime
- 11:22
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court has the nation on edge, waiting to see if the high court will overturn the landmark abortion rights case, Roe vs. Wade.
The 1973 ruling recognizes a woman’s right to an abortion as a constitutional right. But in his draft opinion, Justice Samuel Alito calls for an outright overturning of that previous decision.
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- Illinois’ Post-Roe v. Wade Future, State Erected a ‘Force Field’ in Anticipation
- Runtime
- 5:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The U.S. Supreme Court has voted to reverse Roe v. Wade, the decision in place since the early '70s that has protected abortion rights.
Chief Justice John Roberts today confirmed that a draft of a majority opinion leaked to Politico is genuine.
What would that mean in Illinois?
Amanda Vinicky joins us with answers to that question.
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- May 3, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 56:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The latest on the leaked opinion from the Supreme Court, potentially overturning Roe v. Wade, we hear from lawmakers and advocates. Plus, Chicago bids for the Democratic National Convention, and more.
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- Nonprofit Leader Wants to Help Kids Through Books
- Runtime
- 3:30
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Seena Jacob, the founder of the nonprofit BookWallah, is working to help children heal from trauma using books. She founded the organization in 2009 when she says she began to question her life’s purpose and started to visit orphanages around the world.
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- Deborah Witzburg Takes Over as Inspector General
- Runtime
- 7:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Deborah Witzburg is taking over Chicago's Office of the Inspector General and is tasked with investigating allegations of wrongdoing and malfeasance by city employees, contractors and vendors.
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- State Farm To Hike Car Insurance Rate: Crain’s Headlines
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- State Farm customers will notice an increase in their car insurance rates once again; prices of new homes take the biggest leap in at least 15 years; and a Fulton Market developer has big plans for a property near one of the city's proposed casino sites.
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- New Play Explores Black Victorian Era
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A new show at the Goodman Theatre is exploring the Victorian Era and what it was like for Black Americans. "Relentless" examines how Black history is still American history.
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- Whole Foods Announces It’s Checking Out of Englewood
- Runtime
- 8:30
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Six years after opening a location in Englewood, Whole Foods is closing the South Side store. The grocery chain's departure is a big blow to the South Side neighborhood that's long suffered from a lack of healthy food options.
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- Experts on Russian War Crimes in Ukraine
- Runtime
- 7:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Experts weigh in on if Russian officials could be punished for war crimes committed in Ukraine.
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- Is It COVID-19 or Allergies?
- Runtime
- 5:57
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- With coronavirus cases climbing again in Illinois, local doctors give advice on how to tell if your symptoms are COVID-19 or simply allergies.
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- May 2, 2022 Full Episode — Chicago Tonight
- Runtime
- 56:55
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- How to tell if your symptoms are from allergies or COVID. Plus, the latest on the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Meet the city’s newly-confirmed watchdog. And reaction to Whole Foods leaving Englewood.
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- Chicago Tonight: Black Voices — April 30, 2022 Full Episode
- Runtime
- 26:53
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The life expectancy gap between Black and white Chicagoans widens again. The city moves forward in testing a guaranteed income program. A former Secret Service agent receives a presidential pardon.
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- Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices — April 30, 2022 Full Episode
- Runtime
- 26:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Outcry over CPS budget cuts. a new documentary about the toll of war on a South Side neighborhood. An effort to improve health outcomes. And bringing the color of Mexico to the Mag Mile.
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- Jane Byrne — A Chicago Stories Documentary
- Runtime
- 55:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- As a woman once again occupies the fifth floor of City Hall, Chicago Stories remembers the city’s first female mayor. After pulling off one of Chicago’s greatest political upsets, Jane Byrne found herself caught between the political machine that shaped her and the reformers who elected her.
Watch the full documentary and go further into Jane Byrne's story at https://www.wttw.com/janebyrne
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