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May 1

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

May 1, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Madison Hopkins, will be discussing our latest investigation, The Failure Before the Fires. The Failure Before the Fires explores Chicago's fatal fires from 2014 through 2019. The Better Government Association and the Chicago Tribune discovered that 61 people died in these buildings the city already knew had dangerous fire hazards. City officials failed to hold property owners accountable. A majority of the victims were Black, and more than one-third were children.
Apr 24

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

April 24, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Olivia Obineme, will be discussing our new piece on Black-owned businesses and their experiences with applying to PPP funding.
Apr 10

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

April 10, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Our president, David Greising, will be discussing the bill Sen. Bill Cunningham presented that would make Navy Pier a public body under the Freedom Of Information Act and what that could mean for our Navy Pier lawsuit and the latest fight to make public the lucrative property's financial records.
Apr 3

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

April 3, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week Olivia Obineme will be discussing the collaborative project called The Circuit, which is an unprecedented endeavor where the BGA, Injustice Watch and civic nonprofit Datamade dive into millions of case records we obtained from the Cook County Circuit Court.
Mar 27

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

March 27, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week David Kidwell will be discussing the updates on our 2018 Illinois Public Salaries Database which include: base pay, additional pay insights, and 42 new agencies covered.
Mar 15

Casey Toner on WCPT 820 AM

March 15, 2021
4:00 pm

Investigative reporter Casey Toner, the author of the Lyons Corruption articles, will be appearing with Joan Esposito on WCPT 820 AM Monday, March 15 at 4 PM.
Mar 13

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

March 13, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week Casey Toner will be discussing Lyons' upcoming mayoral election, current Mayor Chris Getty and the corruption investigation that surrounds him as he runs for a fourth term.
Mar 12

Casey Toner on WLS-AM 890

March 12, 2021
4:35 pm

Investigative reporter Casey Toner, who wrote the Lyons Corruption Investigation articles, will be appearing on the John Howell Show on WLS-AM 890 Friday, March 12 at 4:35 PM.
Feb 27

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

February 27, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week Kiannah Sepeda-Miller will dive deep into Gov. Pritzker's statement that claims "for the month of February, Illinois has been the vaccination leader among the 10 most populous states in the country."
Feb 20

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

February 20, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week David Greising will be discussing his latest column on statewide remap public hearings that are now underway.