Latino Voices

Thursdays at 5:30 pm

Latino Voices

‘Physician Magician’ Pioneers English and Spanish Shows at the Rhapsody Theater

(The Silverman Group) In a series of back-to-back English and Spanish performances set for the Cinco de Mayo holiday weekend, the “Physician Magician” will become “El Medico Mago” at the Rhapsody Theater in Rogers Park. Read more >

Latino Voices

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, April 25, 2024 - Full Show

Advocates say huge warehouses and constant truck traffic are hurting Black and Brown communities. And the “physician magician” is here with a new trick up his sleeve. Read more >

Black Voices

Wednesdays at 5:30 pm

Black Voices

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, April 24, 2024 - Full Show

Plans for a new Bears stadium on the lakefront. What’s behind changes at Rainbow PUSH. And we look back at the very first “Chicago Tonight” — which aired 40 years ago tonight! Read more >

Black Voices

Rainbow PUSH Coalition Searching for New Leader After CEO Steps Down Just Months After Taking the Job

The Rev. Frederick Haynes III (at podium) and the Rev. Jesse Jackson (seated, right) at a news conference for Rainbow PUSH on July 18, 2023. (WTTW News) The Rev. Frederick Haynes III announced last week he would step down as president and CEO after just months on the job. It has raised questions about the future of the historic civil rights organization. Read more >

Latino Voices

Advocates Push for Expanded Work Permits for Long-Term Undocumented Immigrants

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Rebecca Shi, executive director of the American Business Immigration Coalition, at a “Here to Work” roundtable event on April 4, 2024, at the Chicago Urban League, 4510 S. Michigan Ave. (WTTW News) “Here to Work” advocates say extending legal work permits to long-term undocumented residents will help unite communities, stabilize the workforce and promote fair wages. Opponents argue that could come at a cost to taxpayers and drive down wages for legal citizens. Read more >

Latino Voices

Suicide Rates Rising Among Black and Latino Chicagoans, Study Finds

(WTTW News) Mental health resources and early intervention can play a crucial role in preventing suicides, but researchers say those services are becoming harder to access. Read more >

Latino Voices

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, April 11, 2024 - Full Show

Johnson is preparing to call on City Council for additional funds for migrant care. What’s behind increasing suicide rates among Black and Latino Chicagoans. And grab your popcorn — the Chicago Latino Film Festival kicks off today. Read more >

Latino Voices

Chicago Latino Film Festival Celebrates 40 Years

The 40th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival kicks off April 11, 2024. Here, a sign for the festival hangs at the Davis Theater in Lincoln Square. (WTTW News) This year’s lineup includes 50 feature films and 35 short films from artists in Latin America, the U.S., Spain and Portugal. Read more >

Black Voices

‘Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation’ Delves Into Chicago’s History of Segregated Housing

A still from the new docuseries “Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation.” (Provided) The new docuseries uses firsthand accounts, archival footage and animation to better explain complex practices like redlining and blockbusting, and how Black families were systemically barred from homeownership. Read more >

Black Voices

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, April 10, 2024 - Full Show

A look at when Chicago police officers are allowed to use force. And community reaction to the police killing of Dexter Reed following the release of graphic body camera footage. Read more >

Black Voices

Community Calls for Change, Accountability After Video Released in Fatal Police Shooting of Dexter Reed

Community members gather outside the 11th District police headquarters on April 9, 2024, hours after video of the fatal police shooting of Dexter Reed was released. (Heather Cherone / WTTW News) The footage of Chicago police officers firing 96 shots at Dexter Reed following a traffic stop has caused outrage with the city’s Black community and led to demands for change — and accountability — for the police officers involved. Read more >

Black Voices

Beyoncé’s New Country Album Highlights How the Genre Has Long Been Shaped by Black Culture

Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album cover. (Credit: Blair Caldwell / Parkwood Entertainment LLC) Black artists and culture have shaped the country genre for generations, pulling from the melodies of Black hymns and incorporating African instruments like the banjo.  Read more >

Support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES is provided by Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.

Additional support is provided by Lloyd A. Fry Foundation and Julian Grace Foundation.

Support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES is provided by Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.

Additional support is provided by Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Julian Grace Foundation, and Gertrude Dyane and James H. Wooten, Jr..

Join WTTW News every weekend for analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts and life, entrepreneurship and innovation, and equity and justice across the sectors of our society and in the Black and Latino communities in Chicago. Make the VOICES series your definitive source for real conversation and a platform for different voices and perspectives.

Latino Voices

Saturdays at 6 pm

Black Voices

Sundays at 6 pm

Latino Voices

‘Physician Magician’ Pioneers English and Spanish Shows at the Rhapsody Theater

(The Silverman Group) In a series of back-to-back English and Spanish performances set for the Cinco de Mayo holiday weekend, the “Physician Magician” will become “El Medico Mago” at the Rhapsody Theater in Rogers Park. Read more >

Black Voices

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, April 24, 2024 - Full Show

Plans for a new Bears stadium on the lakefront. What’s behind changes at Rainbow PUSH. And we look back at the very first “Chicago Tonight” — which aired 40 years ago tonight! Read more >

Latino Voices

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, April 25, 2024 - Full Show

Advocates say huge warehouses and constant truck traffic are hurting Black and Brown communities. And the “physician magician” is here with a new trick up his sleeve. Read more >

Black Voices

Rainbow PUSH Coalition Searching for New Leader After CEO Steps Down Just Months After Taking the Job

The Rev. Frederick Haynes III (at podium) and the Rev. Jesse Jackson (seated, right) at a news conference for Rainbow PUSH on July 18, 2023. (WTTW News) The Rev. Frederick Haynes III announced last week he would step down as president and CEO after just months on the job. It has raised questions about the future of the historic civil rights organization. Read more >

Latino Voices

Judge Approves $12.25M Settlement Over Botched Little Village Smokestack Implosion

A still image from a video taken of the demolition of the Crawford Coal Plant smokestack, April 11, 2020. (Courtesy of Alejandro Reyes) “At the end of the day, it’s about respect for this community — the immigrant, Mexican community of Little Village, and it’s about justice,” attorney Scott Rauscher said. Read more >

Black Voices

James ‘Big Cat’ Williams on the Bears’ Stadium Plans and 2024 NFL Draft

James “Big Cat” Williams appears on “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices” on April 24, 2024. (WTTW News) For the Chicago Bears, this week may just turn out to be one of the most significant in the history of the franchise. Read more >

Support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES is provided by Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.

Additional support is provided by Lloyd A. Fry Foundation and Julian Grace Foundation.

Support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES is provided by Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.

Additional support is provided by Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Julian Grace Foundation, and Gertrude Dyane and James H. Wooten, Jr..