Chicago Tonight

December 17, 2019 - Full Show

12/17/2019 | 56m 50s  | Video has closed captioning.

An effort to delay recreational pot sales in Chicago gains steam. The controversy over isolation rooms. A primer on impeachment on the eve of an expected vote. A new literary genre: climate fiction.

Aired: 12/17/19

Rating: NR

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