[Chicago flood]
The Chicago Flood has caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damages to the city’s business community. After the stop of the flood and an investigation into its cause, Mayor Daley handles the political fallout caused by the disaster.
The Chicago Flood has caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damages to the city’s business community. After the stop of the flood and an investigation into its cause, Mayor Daley handles the political fallout caused by the disaster.
A gang truce was negotiated in Cabrini Green following the death of Dantrell Davis. Government officials, law enforcement, and community leaders disagree on whether the gang truce or increased security measures are responsible for the ongoing peace in the project.
On Chicago Tonight, Elizabeth Brackett and a panel of sports writers discuss the Chicago Bulls’ chances of winning the 1993 NBA Finals.
The breakup of Yugoslavia and the resulting Bosnian War has stirred up hatred and created tensions among Chicago’s immigrant Serbian and Croatian communities.
This series of five news stories from 1992 includes coverage of the Clinton/Gore campaign, welfare cuts in Michigan, and the Chicago flood, as well as a segment from the “Fighting Cancer” series which aired on the MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour.
This news segment reports on the violence in the Cabrini-Green housing projects. After the death of seven-year-old Dantrell Davis, Chicago authorities have implemented controversial security measures in the project.
In Chicago public schools, recent reform has taken some power away from the central administration and put it in the hands of local school councils. However, school reform is being threatened by a looming budget crisis.
This news report covers the democratic primary for the 1987 Chicago mayoral election, focusing on the role that race will play in the upcoming elections.