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May 10, 2021

Lawmaker Moves to Block State Financing for Massive One Central Development

The proposed mega-development would create residential and retail space, parkland and a transit hub on top of the Metra tracks just west of Soldier Field. Why some lawmakers want to block state financing for the splashy, $20 billion plan.

May 10, 2021

Still a ‘Vast Wasteland’? Newton Minow Reflects on the State of Television

Newton Minow, a former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, played a key role in public media. Here’s what he thinks about television today — six decades after his famous “vast wasteland” speech.

May 10, 2021

Logan Square Farmers Market Gives Businesses a Boost Amid COVID-19

One of Chicago’s only weekly, nearly year-long farmers markets opened on Sunday, just in time to provide some extra help to the farmers, restaurateurs and other food producers selling their goods in the city’s Northwest Side neighborhood. We meet some of this year’s vendors.

May 10, 2021

Economy Roars Back, But Dismal Jobs Report Points to Jobs-Skills Mismatch

The U.S. economy has come roaring back from pandemic lows, but a disappointing jobs report that fell far short of analysts’ predictions highlighted some potentially worrying trends.

May 10, 2021

Vaccine Hesitancy Driven for Some by Fear of Allergic Reactions

Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine is dropping, but there is still a large population that’s hesitant to get the shot. Some of that hesitancy is steeped in politics or misinformation, but others fear an allergic reaction. We meet one Chicagoan who says she has good reason to hold out.

May 10, 2021

In India’s Northeast There’s Fear of a Virus Surge to Come

With experts saying the coronavirus is likely spreading in India’s northeastern state of Assam faster than anywhere else in the country, authorities were preparing Monday for a surge in infections by converting a massive stadium and a university into hospitals.

May 10, 2021

Jim Mabie, Longtime WTTW-WFMT Trustee and Board Chair, Dies at 85

Jim Mabie, a noted Chicago businessman, philanthropist and civic leader who served as a WTTW and WFMT trustee for more than 20 years, died Saturday surrounded by his family.

May 10, 2021

May 10, 2021 - Full Show

COVID-19 vaccines are on their way to downtown office buildings. What to do about vaccine allergies. The debate over a mega-development near Soldier Field. Newton Minow on TV as a “vast wasteland.”

May 6, 2021

May 6, 2021 - Full Show

Live from Evanston on the suburb's reparations program. Plus, a push for more Latino political representation. The status of film production in Chicago. And a whopper of a fish tale. 

May 6, 2021

‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Evanston

Located along the lakefront just north of Chicago, Evanston is known for its dining scene, arts and culture, and Northwestern University. But it also has a history of racial segregation and redlining, which city leaders hope to address through a historic reparations program that passed in March.

May 6, 2021

Latino Policy Forum Seeks 20 Majority-Latinx Districts … Or Else

The Latino Policy Forum’s Roberto Valdez Jr. said that his group is counting on Illinois lawmakers to set aside at least 20 state legislative districts – 15 House seats and five state Senate seats – that are at least 50% Latino.

May 6, 2021

A Banner Year for Film and TV in Chicago

After a big downturn last year, film and TV production in Chicago is looking up.

May 6, 2021

Enzyme Could Help 700 Million People with Chronic Kidney Disease

Scientists in Australia have identified an enzyme that could help millions of people around the world. Rabiah Mayas of the Museum of Science and Industry discusses that and other science stories making headlines.

May 6, 2021

A Whopper of a Fish Tale: The Sturgeon That Set Social Media Atwitter Could Become the Norm Again

The 240-pound, 100-year-old, nearly 7-foot-long sturgeon is making headlines. But fish that size used to be common in the Great Lakes and maybe, thanks to restoration efforts, they will be again.

May 6, 2021

Ask Geoffrey: Logan Square’s Norske Club

What can an apartment building that once hosted royalty tell us about Chicago’s Norwegian American community? Geoffrey Baer has the story of this former social club designed by a pair of famous Chicago architects.