A new homeless encampment has popped up at Eugene Field Park in Chicago, causing an increase in reported crimes and drug use, and prompting residents to call for its removal, though officials have no ...

Football has finally returned. (July 31, 2025) ...

Thousands of people are in Grant Park for Day 1 of Lollapalooza. WGN's Emmy Victor caught up with some festivalgoers.

The Chicago Cubs have acquired Willi Castro from the Minnesota Twins in a trade for yet-to-be-announced prospects, filling a ...

James McGann, a Chicagoan with ties to the Southwest Side, has been charged with two counts of capital murder for the fatal double stabbing of a mother and father who were hiking with their daughters ...

In 2020, a disgruntled litigant posing as a deliveryman opened fire at the New Jersey home of District Judge Esther Salas, ...

A crewed mission on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to launch just after 12 p.m. ET on Thursday, taking four ...

Director Tom Pollard talks about new four part documentary “Live Aid: When Rock `n` Roll Took on the World” that tells the definitive story of how two rockstars inspired the largest ...

OSWEGO, Ill. ( WGN) — More than a dozen people were injured after police say a vehicle plowed into a Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego, Illinois, prompting a multi-agency response.

Shine a light on history with National Lighthouse Day, as historic beacons across the United States take center stage in ...