Chicago Tonight

The Illinois Supreme Court says eliminating cash bail is constitutional. The new leader at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition replacing the Rev. Jesse Jackson. And the team charged with finding...

The latest in our series WTTW News: A Safer City takes a look at simple ways to make public spaces safer. How some youth are leading anti-violence efforts. And teenagers and young adults...

What’s behind the racial wealth gap and ways to address it. Efforts to combat PTSD in young girls. And a local police officer on showing up for the city’s youth.

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Details into Johnson’s vision for the city. The latest in the Chicago police sex abuse allegations against migrants. And crawling for tacos in Rogers Park.

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Chicago is one step closer to a new top cop as a panel names three finalists for Mayor Brandon Johnson to choose from. Two are longtime CPD veterans; the third is the chief of police in...

The region cleans up after a night of multiple reported tornadoes. Chicago’s one step closer to having a new police chief. And the FDA approves the country’s first-ever over-the-counter...

Chicago gets another round of heavy rain. The latest on allegations of CPD sexual abuse against migrants. New details in the Madigan corruption case. And Montrose Beach’s piping plover...

Pat Fitzgerald is out as head football coach at Northwestern — full coverage and reaction. A flooding disaster declaration in suburban Cook County. And previewing a new documentary on the...

The latest in our series WTTW News: A Safer City takes a look behind the data that shows a decrease in violent crime this year. Reimagining violence as a public health issue. And exploring...

West Side residents under water after recent rainfall. Transforming the city’s approach to violence. And the history of baseball’s Negro Leagues.

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