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{{Infobox television<br />
| name = Chicago Tonight<br />
| genre = [[Television news magazine]]<br />
| image =<br />
| executive_producer = Mary Field<br />
| theme_music_composer = [[Nick Tremulis]] <br /> [[Herbie Hancock]]<br />
| runtime = 57 minutes<br />
| camera = [[multi-camera]]<br />
| picture_format = [[NTSC]] ([[720p]])<br />
| audio_format = [[Stereo]]<br />
| location = [[Chicago, Illinois]]<br />
| country = U.S.<br />
| network = [[WTTW]]<br />
| first_aired = {{start date|1984|04|24}}<br />
| last_aired =<br />
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'''''Chicago Tonight''''' is a television news [[television program|program]] broadcast [[wiktionary:weeknight|weeknight]]s on [[WTTW]] in [[Chicago]]. It reports primarily on local politics, education, business, culture, science and health, with a mix of in-studio panel discussions, one-on-one interviews and short documentary-style packages. On its website, it publishes additional news stories and features by staff reporters.<br />
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The show first aired April 24, 1984<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |page=sec. 5, p. 5 |date=April 24, 1984|title=''Chicago Tonight'' debuts on WTTW}}</ref> and was hosted by popular Chicago broadcast journalist [[John Callaway (journalist)|John Callaway]] for 15 years, who continued to contribute to the show until his death in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-25/news/0906240888_1_mr-callaway-chicago-tonight-city-news-bureau|title=John Callaway 1936–2009: Journalist and longtime 'Chicago Tonight' host|publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><br />
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== Notable staff ==<br />
* Paris Schutz - host<br />
* Brandis Friedman - host<br />
* [[Phil Ponce]] – host<br />
* [[Carol Marin]] – contributor<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Official website|https://news.wttw.com/}}<br />
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