Chicago Tonight
A news and public-affairs series airing Monday through Thursday each week - plus a weekly news wrap-up on Friday - with features on Chicago life and panels discussing various topics, including Chicago politics, the arts, foreign affairs, entertainment, Chicago events, consumer concerns and sports.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Episodes
- 47
- Years Active
- 2025
June 23, 2025 - Full Show
Week in Review: Johnson Vetoes ‘Snap Curfew’ Ordinance; CPS CEO Martinez Departs
June 19, 2025 - Full Show
On this Juneteenth, learning how rest can be a means of resistance. And how Meigs Field became a public park.
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, June 18, 2025 - Full Show
City Council narrowly approves a “snap curfew.” And a wrongfully convicted man gets a settlement after almost three decades behind bars.
June 17, 2025 - Full Show
Mayor Brandon Johnson criticizes a “snap curfew” proposal. And we sit down with outgoing Chicago Public Schools leader Pedro Martinez.
June 16, 2025 - Full Show
The president considers adding more countries to his travel ban list. And Gov. JB Pritzker signs a $55 billion budget bill that’s reliant on millions in new taxes.
Week in Review: Madigan Sentenced; Pritzker Defends Illinois’ Migrant Protections
Onetime political heavyweight Michael Madigan has his fate decided by a federal judge. And Chicagoans join nationwide protests against the Trump administration.