First official freezing or lower temperature of Fall ahead early Thursday-the latest first occurrence in 93 years since 1931! The wintry chill will grip the area much of the day with wind chills remaining below freezing most of the day.Here are the forecast temperatures and wind chills at various times: Thursday lows: 62 million residents [...]

CHICAGO Emergency crews were called to the scene of a fire that erupted at an apartment building on the citys North Side on Thursday evening. Officials from the Chicago Fire Department said the blaze broke out around 6 p.m. in the 1900 block of West School Street in Roscoe Village. A photo provided by [...]

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has touted the city's homicide clearance rate of 54%, but a deeper dive into the data shows that only a fraction of those "solved" cases have resulted in an actual arrest or charges, with most cases closed due to "bar to prosecute" being the main reason.

CHICAGO One of the Jewish students who was targeted in an attack on DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus two weeks ago is speaking out. Just before 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, Max Long was outside the student center on DePauls Lincoln Park campus with another student, holding a sign and a t-shirt standing against [...]

CHICAGO A teen boy was hospitalized on Wednesday night after he was injured in a drive-by shooting on the city's Southwest Side. According to Chicago police, the gunfire erupted just before 6 p.m. in the 6900 block of South Wood Street in West Englewood. Officers said the teen was walking along the sidewalk in [...]

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CHICAGO A crash involving a CTA on the city's South Side left fourteen people injured on Wednesday night. According to posts shared by Chicago Fire officials on X at around 7:30 p.m., the crash unfolded near the intersection of East 60th Street and South State Street, in Washington Park. Officials said 14 people in [...]

Here's which Thanksgiving dishes will cost more, and less, this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Kohberger's defense team sought to remove the death penalty as a possible punishment.

Its been an honor and a joy to have worked on such a funny, witty, and groundbreaking show, Hayden said in a statement.

At the time of the escape, the fugitive was set to make a court appearance on Mississippi charges of attempted murder and armed robbery.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (WGN) After showing promise in a heartbreaking loss to a divisional rival a week ago, Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams is about to face the Minnesota Vikings and Brian Flores's blitz happy defense for the first time. Is he ready for the challenge? He's the king of cover zero blitz [...]

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has unveiled its highly anticipated 2025 lineup.

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Nowinski is being pushed to be reassigned to a different division due to his alleged lack of recognition of domestic violence risk and failure to ask the right questions.

For Wednesday, Nov. 20, WGNs Dina Bair has the latest on new medical information.

Both Madigan and McClain deny any involvement in the alleged political corruption case.

Nearly 300 thousand kids in the Chicago area rely on subsidized meal programs through school. That covers breakfast and lunch, Monday through Friday. But it's the weekend where many are forced to go without. But an organization is working to change that. Since the pandemic, the non-profit, Blessings in a Backpack has doubled down to [...]

Parents are demanding answers from school and district staff after a bus driver dropped 40 elementary school children off in an area different from their bus stop.

Susan Smith made national headlines in 1994 after she rolled her car into a lake with both of her children strapped in their seats.

Googles AI chatbot Gemini gave a threatening response to a Michigan college student, telling him to please die.

The man broke through some of the emergency room ceiling tiles.

The proposed hike comes as Mayor Brandon Johnson and alders work to balance a staggering deficit in the 2025 budget.

Musk has publicly feuded with federal regulators, accusing the FAA of slowing SpaceXs progress.

Dolton police and emergency personnel were called to Park Avenue and East 153rd Street in the south suburb shortly after 1:30 p.m. upon report of a crash.

It has been over four years since the U.S. began dealing with COVID-19, with the spread of the virus causing mass shutdowns within multiple industries and people around the world being forced to stay in their homes.