Nation Jun 18 Watch 3:11 Remembering NewsHour special correspondent Elizabeth Brackett Elizabeth Brackett, an award-winning special correspondent for the NewsHour for more than 25 years, has died at the age of 76. Across her 40 years in journalism, her reports stood out in the way she captured the voices of those…
Nation Mar 11 Watch Coping with exceptional ice in the Great Lakes 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. By PBS NewsHour
Arts Feb 22 Watch Gun Violence Is Public Health Crisis in Chicago So far in the first two months of this year, gun deaths in Chicago have already outpaced last year's explosive rate. Elizabeth Brackett of PBS member station WTTW explores the escalating public health crisis in Chicago due to the high…
Education Feb 07 Watch To Lower Dropout Rates, Finding Potential Where Support Systems Are Lacking To Lower Dropout Rates, Finding Potential Where Support Systems Are Lacking…
Apr 11 Watch Indiana’s RV Industry Starts a Comeback Amid Uncertain Economy Indiana's RV Industry Starts a Comeback Amid Uncertain Economy… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch High-Tech Illinois Company Looks to Bridge Workers’ ‘Skills Gap’ High-Tech Illinois Company Looks to Bridge Workers' 'Skills Gap'… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Tiny Mussels Invade Great Lakes, Threaten Fishing Industry Tiny mussels are invading the Great Lakes, threatening the health of the waterways and the livelihoods of fishermen. Ash-har Quraishi of WTTW Chicago reports. Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch Search for Effective PTSD Treatments Shows Some Promise As part of a new partnership with the NewsHour, Jay Shefsky of WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" reports on scientists' search for effective treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder. Continue watching