The announcement came on the eve of the band's first album in seven years, "From Zero," released on Friday, Nov. 15.

Spirit is the first airline in more than a decade to file for bankruptcy protection.

Gurnee Mills, the largest outlet and retail shopping mall in Illinois, is set to open five new stores, including Boot Barn, HEYDUDE, Primark, Reclectic, and rue21, over the next year and a half.

Colin "Smiley" Petersen, the original drummer of the Bee Gees, has died.

John Stamos is showing his support for his former "Full House" co-star, Dave Coulier, amid his cancer diagnosis.

CHICAGO An Illinois man was arrested by federal authorities at Union Station for allegedly conspiring to kidnap a "little boy" from a school in Florida. Devontay Shields, of Danville, 35, has been charged with attempted kidnapping in federal court after being taken into custody at the train station, located in the 200 block of [...]

Post Malone will be performing at Wrigley Field on May 22, 2023, with Jelly Roll and Sierra Ferrel as supporting acts, and tickets go on sale Tuesday Nov. 26.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) A day later, Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus stood by his decision to let the clock wind down rather than run another play prior to a last-second field goal attempt against Green Bay. The Bears ended a chaotic week in which they fired their offensive coordinator with their fourth straight [...]

WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with the stars of the much anticipated movie, "Wicked," Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

The CTA has announced the 33rd annual Allstate CTA Holiday Train and Bus schedule, which will run from Thanksgiving through late December, featuring photo sessions with Santa on designated dates.

President-elect Trumps vows to seek revenge have brought a renewed sense of alarm to thosewho have crossed ways with him now that hes returning to the White House.

A man was killed and four others were injured in a serious crash with entrapment on the South Side of Chicago, involving a stolen white Chrysler 300 that had weapons inside.

NEW YORK (AP) A man fatally stabbed three people across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, carrying out a series of random attacks without uttering a word to his victims, officials said. The 51-year-old suspect was in police custody after being found with blood on his clothes and the two kitchen knives he [...]

CHICAGO Detectives are conducting a death investigation, pending autopsy results, after a 2-month-old boy was found unresponsive late Monday night in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the city's South Side. Chicago police say the 2-month-old boy was found unresponsive at around 10:15 p.m. inside a residence in the 6300 block of South Dr. Martin [...]

The McRib is only available for a limited-time.

Snow showers are on the way to Chicagoland this week. But they won't be here on Tuesday. It's a warm start to Tuesday morning, in fact, with temperatures already in the lower 60s through much of the area. Very widely scattered and light rain is still moving through, but it should be dry Tuesday afternoon, [...]

A powerful storm system will bring heavy mountain snowfall, rain, and high winds to the Pacific Northwest and Northern California through midweek. Numerous flash floods, hazardous travel, power outages, and tree damage can be expected as the storm reaches max intensity on Wednesday. A storm is classified as a bomb cyclone when there is a [...]

NIU is leading a research study to advance hail forecasting, with a fleet of 100 scientists chasing hailstorms to gather data and develop better models to predict hail damage, with the goal of reducing economic impact.

Zach LaVine scored 16 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Chicago Bulls pulled away for a 122-112 win against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

The challenges to Tiffany Henyard's control in the South Suburbs are escalating yet again.

Thrill-seekers at Southern California amusement park Knott's Berry Farm were unexpectedly stuck on one of the theme park's rides for over two hours Monday afternoon.

CHICAGO (WGN) An all-star for the Chicago Bulls in the 1970's, franchise great Bob Love has died at the age of 81 after a long battle with cancer, the team announced Monday. Love played from 1968 to 1976 with the Chicago Bulls and was affectionately nicknamed "Butterbean" for his kind demeanor. The 6-foot-8-inch tall [...]

In its 175 years, Holy Name as both a parish and as a cathedral has become a symbol of Chicagos soul, a place to reconcile the citys turbulent history, to rejoice in its resilience, to pray, and to protest.

The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a deal with veteran outfielder Austin Slater, who will provide roster depth and familiarity with new director of hitting Ryan Fuller.

Fallen Ofc. Enrique Martinez aspired to one day be on the tactical team.