Chicago Tonight

A holistic approach to gang violence. A former church in Pilsen on its way to landmark status. And a festival brings house music to Harrison Park.

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The Illinois Supreme Court upholds the state’s sweeping gun ban by a 4-3 decision. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris tells a Chicago audience of activists that their generation can...

The latest on the Loretto Hospital strike. Dozens of state employees under investigation for PPP loan fraud. A preview of the annual Bud Billiken parade. And “MJ: The Musical.”

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What’s driving a record number of opioid overdose deaths in Cook County. Allowing non-citizens to become police officers. And a former Madigan aide goes on trial.

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A Portage Park man charged in the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old girl. Why thousands of Illinoisans are being kicked off Medicaid. And remembering Chicago native and film legend William...

In the latest installment of our series WTTW News: A Safer City, we tackle the issue of domestic violence. We examine state laws that protect survivors and meet a local woman providing...

The city’s plans on addressing the migrant crisis. A growing homeless encampment in Humboldt Park. And a local artist’s memories of growing up in Puerto Rico.

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How a Chicago-based corporation is getting more Black patients into clinical trials. Remembering Henrietta Lacks. A preview of the Bud Billiken parade. And future storytellers on violence...

Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to conspiring to overthrow an American presidential election as he continues to call it a political witch hunt. He’s asserting that his...

A proposed gas rate hike could mean you’re paying more. The deputy mayor for immigration on the migrant crisis. Former President Trump is arraigned in federal court. And Lollapalooza kicks...