Growing Giant Pumpkins ‘A Tough Hobby’ for Enthusiasts
Clip: 10/7/2019 | 4m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
It‘s the season for giant pumpkins. We visit a weigh-off to see just how heavy they get.
Inside a barn about 60 miles southwest of Chicago, six giant pumpkins are hoisted by forklift onto an industrial scale and weighed, one by one, so their growers can claim cash prizes for the heaviest – and bragging rights. Evan Garcia has this story.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Chicago Tonight is a local public television program presented by WTTW
WTTW video streaming support provided by members and sponsors.
Growing Giant Pumpkins ‘A Tough Hobby’ for Enthusiasts
Clip: 10/7/2019 | 4m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Inside a barn about 60 miles southwest of Chicago, six giant pumpkins are hoisted by forklift onto an industrial scale and weighed, one by one, so their growers can claim cash prizes for the heaviest – and bragging rights. Evan Garcia has this story.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch Chicago Tonight
Chicago Tonight is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
WTTW News Explains
In this Emmy Award-winning series, WTTW News tackles your questions — big and small — about life in the Chicago area. Our video animations guide you through local government, city history, public utilities and everything in between.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Chicagoan Emmanuel Pratt Among New ‘Genius Grant’ Recipients
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/7/2019 | 6m 36s | Meet the urban designer who’s among the newest MacArthur “genius grant” winners. (6m 36s)
Climate Activists: ‘The Oceans Are Rising, And So Are We’
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/7/2019 | 5m 5s | Students and other environmental activists protest climate inaction. (5m 5s)
Crain’s Headlines: GM Strike Raises Fears of Recession
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/7/2019 | 2m 20s | The General Motors strike is now entering its fourth week. (2m 20s)
Guns, Abortion and Gay Rights Top Supreme Court’s Docket
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/7/2019 | 10m 13s | The Supreme Court will have a blockbuster term. We speak with former Supreme Court clerks. (10m 13s)
NU Coach Pat Fitzgerald on Sports, School and Leadership
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/7/2019 | 9m 4s | The winningest football coach in Northwestern University’s history talks about leadership. (9m 4s)
State Sen. Hutchinson Takes on New Role as ‘Cannabis Czar’
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/7/2019 | 8m 22s | Meet the state’s new cannabis regulation oversight officer, state Sen. Toi Hutchinson. (8m 22s)
Trump Sends Strong, Conflicting Signals On Syria, Turkey
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 10/7/2019 | 5m 40s | We check in on this and more with “PBS NewsHour” political correspondent Lisa Desjardins. (5m 40s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
- News and Public Affairs
Top journalists deliver compelling original analysis of the hour's headlines.
- News and Public Affairs
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.
Support for PBS provided by:
Chicago Tonight is a local public television program presented by WTTW
WTTW video streaming support provided by members and sponsors.