It was meant to "creatively" pay tribute to the California Gold Rush, the team said.

For several days a huge bluefin tuna were caught at Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, but the bluefin fun came to an end after an official visited last week, the pier said.

Watch: Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park surrounded the younger elephants in a protective "alert circle" when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region Monday morning.

Seven U.S. service members exhibited COVID-19-like symptoms during or after their return from the 2019 World Military Games in Wuhan, China, according to a Pentagon report recently made public.

The Chicago Sky selected Slovenian stretch four Ajsa Sivka and TCU point guard Hailey Van Lith with their top two picks in the WNBA draft to address their need for perimeter shooting and to bolster their rebounding efforts.

Garrett Crochet, the former White Sox pitcher, made his debut for the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, shutting down the Chicago White Sox with 11 strikeouts and one run. Despite the trade, Crochet has expressed his fondness for his former team and the memories he made on Chicago's South Side. He has already earned a six-year, $170 million contract extension with ...

Expect breezy conditions and increasing clouds in the remainder of Monday. There may be some spot showers after midnight.

In one text exchange unveiled by prosecutors, the student and Formella allegedly professed their love for one another.

Residents of Chicagoland have a new place where they can get a Real ID ahead of the May 7 deadline.

The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform requested testimony from Pritzker, other Democrats about sanctuary laws.

For Monday, April 14, WGNs Dina Bair has the latest on new medical information.

Gov. JB Pritzker and top state Democrats gathered Monday at a union hall in DuPage County to celebrate the party's near clean sweep of Illinois municipal elections two weeks ago.

Financial expert Terry Savage joined the WGN Evening News to discuss the impact of changes at the Social Security Administration.

Police in Aurora are investigating after a man was shot and killed early Saturday morning.

The music mogul faces federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and of transportation to engage in prostitution.

Ohio State visits the White House.

A Waukegan man has been arrested and charged after the body of a missing Antioch woman was found in a container on his property.

A motorcyclist died in a crash involving a garbage truck Monday morning in Antioch.

The names of 345 fallen law enforcement officers are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., as families and fellow officers gather to honor their sacrifice.

New high stakes talks are taking place between the United States and Iran as the two try to negotiate a nuclear weapons deal.

Senate Bill 0042 removes the requirement for odorless packaging, while still keeping the directives for secured, sealed or re-sealable child-resistant containers.

While driving with an obscured license plate is already illegal, the bill stops the use of tape and any other "manual, electronic, or mechanical device" that "hides or obscures a registration plate."

Police in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka said the suspect was arrested outside of the United Healthcare corporate campus.

Chicago police are warning the public about a string of robberies in Wrigleyville and Gold Coast that happened over the past few months.

CHICAGO Back in 1985, Director John Hughes used backdrops like Maine North and Glenbrook North high schools for his story of five friends who meet in detention hall in his cult movie classic, "The Breakfast Club." For the first time in 40 years, all five of 'The Breakfast Club' cast members, Emilio Estevez,Anthony Michael [...]