Chicago Tonight

A Chicago casino is looking like a long shot according to a study showing that taxes are too high to make it profitable. But not all bets are off: the governor and mayor still want to roll...

Cook County Democrats consider the candidates. The future prospects for a Chicago casino. The wild stock market. A local opera singer makes it to Carnegie Hall. And the history of Chicago...

A controversial local politician is calling it quits. The liability of employers who hire undocumented workers. And the World’s Fair of Money brings a billion dollars to the city.

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What a new study says about a Chicago casino. A safe home on the South Side. Why vaping is increasingly sending folks to the hospital. A new study on Asian carp. And the perils of sitting...

The search for a Chicago casino site. A disaster declaration for Illinois farms. Is Facebook breaking Illinois law? And the inside story of a championship team.

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President Donald Trump again teases a commutation for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich – then appears to walk it back. Mayor Lightfoot pushes back after Ivanka Trump highlights Chicago’s...

President Trump says he’s likely to commute the sentence of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Cook County’s chief judge defends the bail system. And documenting the historic work of Mies van...

A new report on teacher shortages in Chicago – and the impact on classrooms. A local beekeeper who does it her way. And what some local Native Americans are doing to raise their community...

Proposed changes to Illinois gun laws. Towns saying “no” to legalized marijuana. Chicago’s shrinking beaches. And the Bud Billiken parade celebrates its 90th anniversary.

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Reaction to a weekend of deadly gun violence. Cutting-edge bionics for people who have lost a limb. And imagining social media without the “like” button.

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