Chicago Tonight
Co-anchored by Brandis Friedman and Paris Schutz, the flagship nightly newsmagazine from WTTW Chicago covers breaking news, arts and entertainment, business, crime and law, education, health, politics, and science and nature stories relevant to diverse communities and national audiences. (official site)
Featured Videos
June 7, 2023 - Full Show
06/07/2023 | 26m 48s
June 6, 2023 - Full Show
06/06/2023 | 26m 48s
Advocates Say IDOC is Struggling to Care for Older Inmates
Clip: 06/07/2023 | 7m 4s
Spotlight Politics: New State Budget; Environmental Inequity
Clip: 06/07/2023 | 7m 11s
Episodes
June 7, 2023 - Full Show
06/07/2023 | 26m 48s
June 6, 2023 - Full Show
06/06/2023 | 26m 48s
June 5, 2023 - Full Show
06/05/2023 | 26m 48s
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Specials
Where We Go From Here: A Chicago Tonight Special
Special | 56m 48s
Making Sense of 2020
Special | 43m 46s
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Extras
Illinois Prisons Struggle in Caring for Elderly Inmates
Clip: S2023 | 6m 8s
Chicago-Area Researcher Searches for Amphibian Life
Clip: S2023 | 20s
Cottonwood Seed Along the Chicago River
Clip: S2023 | 37s
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Permanent Punishment
Economic sanctions. Collateral consequences. Permanent punishments. There are 44,000 restrictive laws, rules, and policies that continue to penalize people long after they have served their sentence. This WTTW News four-part series examines this stark reality faced by nearly 3.3 million men and women in Illinois.
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