Jul 07 82 shot, 14 killed in Chicago over July 4th weekend By Robert Pursell At least 82 shootings took place in Chicago during an 84-hour stretch between Thursday afternoon and Monday morning. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Special arts academy helps Chicago teens transcend tough streets By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 23 Chicago’s Wrigley Field turns 100 By Justin Scuiletti Chicago's Wrigley Field, home of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, celebrated its 100th birthday Wednesday. While ownership of the team has changed, players have come and gone and home run races commenced, the stadium has endured a century of Cubs… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Coping with exceptional ice in the Great Lakes By PBS News Hour A brutally cold winter has covered the Great Lakes with more ice than they have seen since 1979. Special correspondent Elizabeth Bracket of WTTW reports on the struggle to keep shipping lanes open to Chicago’s ice-clogged harbor to Lake Michigan. Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch For Paralympic players, a hockey game with sleds By PBS News Hour The gear that a sled hockey player puts on for a game is pretty much the same as it is for an able-bodied player. With one key difference. Rather than ice skates, players ride on a sled with blades on… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Documents reveal Chicago archdiocese protected priests accused of sex abuse By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch The heights of vanity? The New York-Chicago skyscraper duel Competition between Chicago and New York over which city has the tallest building. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch News Wrap: Chicago Police Search for Suspects After Drive-by Shooting at Park News Wrap: Chicago Police Search for Suspects After Drive-by Shooting at Park… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch News Wrap: Russia Refuses to Turn Snowden Over to U.S. Authorities In other news Tuesday, the diplomatic dispute over NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden escalated as Russia refused U.S. appeals to hand him over. Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Snowden's whereabouts in a news conference. Also, the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston… Continue watching