The Chicago Report

By Fox 32 Chicago

The Chicago Report cuts through the headlines and political spin to uncover the real Chicago — its people, its stories, and the issues that matter most. From City Hall to neighborhoods across the city... more

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about The Chicago Report:

How many episodes does The Chicago Report have?

The podcast currently has 206 episodes available.

The Chicago Report episodes:

February 28, 2026 Chicago Report Debates: Republican candidates for Governor
Paris Schutz moderates a panel of 3 Republican Gubernatorial candidates hoping to unseat Pritzker. Candidates include Ted Dabrowski, James Mendrick and Rick Heidner.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
58min
February 24, 2026 Pritzker reacts to post-Bears Soldier Field plan, resort zones in Mexico on lockdown, and could a social media tax be next?
Tonight: Governor Pritzker and others react to our exclusive Sunday night report about the Park District's plans for a post-Bears Soldier Field.
Resort zones in Mexico on lockdown as unrest engulfs places like Puerto Vallarta after the state killing of a notorious cartel leader.
Budgets, taxes, Bears and...social media? Unpacking the major items on Governor Pritzker's Springfield wish list.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
25min
February 20, 2026 Chicago Report Debates: Cook County Assessor
Paris Schutz moderates a debate between Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and his challenger, Pat Hynes.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
55min
February 18, 2026 Chicago Report Debates: Cook County Board President
Paris Schutz moderates a debate between Incumbent Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly.
Find all of our election coverage at:
https://www.fox32chicago.com/election

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
57min
February 18, 2026 Chicago Report Debates: IL Senate Democrats
Paris Schutz moderates a debate between senate candidates Robin Kelly, Juliana Stratton and Raja Krishnamoorthi.
Find all of our election coverage at:
https://www.fox32chicago.com/election

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
57min
February 13, 2026 The CPS Superintendent Search, kicking off early voting, Ald. Beale on the gambling ban and the data center debate
Tonight: More turmoil at Chicago Public Schools - why the board of education is at war with itself over the botched search for a new superintendent. It's the Trump administration vs. Illinois and other states in a battle for voter data ahead of the midterm elections. And more on the data center dilemma - a new proposal in Illinois would put new restrictions on the energy sucking giants.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
27min
February 12, 2026 Portage makes its pitch, Marimar Martinez looks to sue DHS, and the battle for gates at O'Hare
Tonight: The Bears to Portage, Indiana, in a stadium paid for neither by taxpayers nor the team? Tell me more....
Marimar Martinez sues the government - and releases new evidence appearing to show immigration agents rammed into her, not the other way around.
The Department of Homeland Security on the eve of shutting down - we visit with Republican Congressman Darin LaHood amid the furious pace of news in D.C.
And it's United vs. American Airlines in the battle for new gates at O'Hare.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
27min
February 12, 2026 Early voting underway, the Data Center Dilemma and a proposed millionaires tax
Tonight: Early voting is underway in Chicago - we rundown the big races to watch - and give you some advice on how to handle those endless judicial ballots.
The data center dilemma - they provide jobs and economic growth but suck up natural resources and send costs skyrocketing. What Illinois is planning to do about it.
A proposed millionaires tax makes its return -- will voters approve of it.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
27min
February 10, 2026 Bears stadium wars, Trump post fallout, and the crypto bubble
Down to the final quarter - Illinois lawmakers make moves in the battle to keep the Bears from leaving for Indiana. Fallout from President Trump's racist Friday tweet - we visit with Illinois Congressman Jonathan Jackson who prayed with the president just hours before. The crypto crisis - are Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies biting the dust?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
27min
February 06, 2026 Rep. Quigley talks Voter ID push, ProPublica's bombshell report about Bovino's South Shore raid and what Bad Bunny's upcoming halftime show means for Caribbean culture
President Trump threatens to nationalize elections—and today his press secretary says they can't rule out ICE agents at polling places. What's going on? We check in with Congress.
Bombshell new reporting from ProPublica shows the infamous Blackhawk apartment raid in South Shore last fall wasn't about capturing alleged Venezuelan gang members at all. So what was it all for?
All eyes on Super Bowl Sunday—and the halftime entertainment—Puerto Rican-born pop sensation Bad Bunny. Local perspective on why he's become a political lightning rod.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
...more
27min

FAQs about The Chicago Report:

How many episodes does The Chicago Report have?

The podcast currently has 206 episodes available.