Chicago’s Old Post Office Gets Multimillion-Dollar Makeover
Clip: 10/21/2019 | 10m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
The hulking Old Post Office building that lay empty for years will soon reopen.
The hulking Old Post Office building that lay empty for the best part of two decades – and that many feared might never be redeveloped – will soon reopen. Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin weighs in on the landmark.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Chicago Tonight is a local public television program presented by WTTW
WTTW video streaming support provided by members and sponsors.
Chicago’s Old Post Office Gets Multimillion-Dollar Makeover
Clip: 10/21/2019 | 10m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
The hulking Old Post Office building that lay empty for the best part of two decades – and that many feared might never be redeveloped – will soon reopen. Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin weighs in on the landmark.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch Chicago Tonight
Chicago Tonight is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
WTTW News Explains
In this Emmy Award-winning series, WTTW News tackles your questions — big and small — about life in the Chicago area. Our video animations guide you through local government, city history, public utilities and everything in between.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Chicago Teachers Strike: Checking in on Negotiations
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/21/2019 | 5m 19s | A live report from Malcolm X College, where the two sides are negotiating. (5m 19s)
Crain’s Headlines: More Problems for Troubled Ford Factory
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/21/2019 | 1m 59s | The Ford plant on the Far South Side has been causing some headaches for the automaker. (1m 59s)
High Water Levels in Lake Michigan Could Continue Into 2020
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/21/2019 | 6m 41s | An update from Joel Brammeier, president and CEO of the Alliance for the Great Lakes. (6m 41s)
How Parents of CPS Students Are Coping With Canceled Classes
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/21/2019 | 9m 35s | We check in with four parents of CPS students who joined us ahead of the expected strike. (9m 35s)
Lightfoot Asks CTU to End Strike Before Deal is Finalized
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/21/2019 | 3m 55s | Brandis Friedman has the latest from the mayor and Chicago Public Schools. (3m 55s)
Mold-A-Rama: Chicago’s Very Own Souvenir Machine
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/21/2019 | 4m 3s | If you’ve visited a museum or zoo in the Chicago area, chances are you’ve encountered it. (4m 3s)
Trump Laments G-7 Move From Doral After Bipartisan Pushback
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/21/2019 | 5m 46s | “PBS NewsHour” correspondent Yamiche Alcindor has the latest from Washington, D.C. (5m 46s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
- News and Public Affairs
Top journalists deliver compelling original analysis of the hour's headlines.
- News and Public Affairs
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.
Support for PBS provided by:
Chicago Tonight is a local public television program presented by WTTW
WTTW video streaming support provided by members and sponsors.