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Dec 16, 2020

CPS: 77K Students Have Opted-In for Return to In-Person Learning

CPS CEO Janice Jackson and school leaders say 77,343 students plan to return to schools beginning in January and February 2021. That’s about about 37% of eligible pre-K through eighth grade students.

Dec 16, 2020

December 16, 2020 - Full Show

Watch the Dec. 16, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Dec 15, 2020

Food Pantries Already Facing Unprecedented Demand in 2020 See Holiday Spike in Need

During the winter holidays, the demand on food pantries spikes, and this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has already exacerbated hunger around the U.S. How food pantries are keeping their clients and volunteers safe.

Dec 15, 2020

Chainsaw Sculptor Carves His Living Out of Dead Trees

He is a crafty artist who uses a gas-powered paintbrush and tree trunks as his canvas. Meet Eric Widitz, a Chicago-area entrepreneur who has been using chainsaws to make wood sculptures for nearly 40 years.

Dec 15, 2020

US Agencies, Companies Secure Networks After Huge Hack

U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian hackers. 

Dec 15, 2020

December 15, 2020 - Full Show

Watch the Dec. 15, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

Dec 15, 2020

Illinois Marks ‘Beginning of the End’ as First COVID-19 Vaccines Are Administered

The state’s first round of COVID-19 vaccinations outside of Chicago took place Tuesday morning in Peoria, where five health care workers rolled up their sleeves to get their first dose.

Dec 15, 2020

Five Nurses, Doctors First to Get Vaccine in Chicago at West Side Hospital

A COVID-19 vaccination was administered for the first time Tuesday morning in Austin, a Chicago neighborhood ravaged by the virus. Mayor Lori Lightfoot called it “history in the making.”

Dec 14, 2020

Electoral College Makes It Official: Biden Won, Trump Lost

The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden on Monday as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he had lost.

Dec 14, 2020

Push to Rename Lake Shore Drive for DuSable Faces Bumpy Road

Renaming 17 miles of Lake Shore Drive for Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, Chicago’s first permanent non-Indigenous settler, would be a massive undertaking without precedent in the city’s history, city officials told aldermen Friday.

Dec 14, 2020

Illinois’ Electors Cast Their Votes for Biden at Socially Distanced Ceremony

Illinois’ 20 members of the Electoral College played their part Monday in getting former Vice President Joe Biden to the White House, despite President Donald Trump’s continued attempts to overturn last month’s election results.

Dec 14, 2020

Coronavirus-Inspired Songs From Paul Cherry at Livestreamed Chicago Show

We catch up with local songwriter Paul Cherry, who recently performed his first show in nearly a year at Lincoln Hall — for a virtual audience. 

Dec 14, 2020

How to Manage Your Mental Health During Stressful Times

Winter is on its way, and with it comes holiday stress, seasonal depression and — this year — concerns about COVID-19. We get advice on staying mentally healthy during the pandemic.

Dec 14, 2020

How Essential Workers Who Rely on Transit Have Handled the Pandemic

Over the last nine months, the ways in which people are getting around Chicago — and their need to do so — have shifted dramatically. But the demand for public transit from essential workers has remained steady.

Dec 14, 2020

Jeannie Morris, Groundbreaking Sports Journalist and Author, Dies at 85

Trailblazing sports reporter Jeannie Morris, the first woman to cover the Super Bowl who is perhaps best known for her book “Brian Piccolo: A Short Season” that was later turned into the film “Brian’s Song,” died Monday.