Evanston, Illinois is home to the Charles Dawes House, the former home of the nation's 30th vice president, which now houses the Evanston History Center and an exhibition showcasing the city's role in creating iconic toys such as Tinker Toys, Lite Brite, and the Christmas character Rudolph.

CHICAGO (WGN) - Chicago is on track to see the lowest amount of murders in at least a decade. It comes amidst an overall drop in crime, but renewed tensions between law enforcement and the public thanks to federal immigration raids. WGN Investigates' Ben Bradley sat down one-on-one with Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling to [...]

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is grappling with a controversy of her own making after she made a number of startling admissions in a series of interviews with Vanity Fair. In an article published Tuesday that drew on 11 interviews with Wiles over the past year, the chief of staff offered blunt assessments [...]

Tuesday night will offer a good deal of cloudiness and be breezy, but the mild conditions continue.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2111 into law, creating the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) to oversee and streamline the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and Pace, and providing $1.5 billion in funding to avoid a fiscal cliff caused by COVID-era relief funds running out.

The Pennsylvania State Police is investigating after more than $1 million in gold was stolen from two elderly Pennsylvanians in Lancaster County earlier this month.

Oil prices on Tuesday dropped to their lowest point since 2021.

Chicago Police officers Melvina Bogard and Bernard Butler were found not liable in a federal civil rights lawsuit connected to a 2020 shooting on the CTA Red Line, with the jury ruling in their favor and awarding zero damages to the plaintiff.

A renegade group took a step towards passing their own budget on Tuesday, as their plan does not include a corporate head tax.

Medical Watch Digest for Dec 16 Cancer treatment test study Monitoring cancer treatment in real time. Typically cancer patients go through rounds of chemotherapy before getting a scan to see whether the treatment worked and how well. But Northeastern University and the University of Michigan teamed up to test brain cancer treatment after the first [...]

TRANSITIONS, a weeklong New Year's series featuring international DJs and a packed schedule of parties, will take place at seven venues across Chicago from Dec. 26 - Jan. 1, with a focus on the city's house music history.

LOS ANGELES (AP) Rob Reiners son Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday. Nick Reiner, 32, will be charged in the death of the 78-year-old actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, District Attorney [...]

CHICAGO The man found guilty this summer for the murder of CPD officer Andrs Vsquez-Lasso has been sentenced to life in prison. Steven Montano was found guilty July 21 following a six-day trial. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to natural life in prison. Because he was under 21 at the time of the shooting, [...]

It started as an act of compassion, he said.

A man who drove past warning signs was found dead early Tuesday in a car submerged in floodwaters near Seattle, officials said.

MIAMI (AP) FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams' most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185. FIFA said Tuesday that $60 tickets will be made available for every game at the tournament in North [...]

Work began earlier this year, and isn't expected to finish until 2028.

Nick Reiner, the son of actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, could make his first court appearance as early as Tuesday.

CHICAGO Officials from the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Tuesday that the Immigration enforcement operation dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz" is still underway in Chicagoland. In a statement shared with WGN on Tuesday morning, a spokesperson for Customs and Border Protection confirmed that the immigration enforcement operation will continue. As ...

Broken windows could be seen on the car after the incident.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. An investigation is underway, and a person is in custody, after a woman was found dead in the northwest suburbs on Tuesday morning. According to officials from the Village of Schaumburg, officers were first called to the scene around 5:30 a.m. following a report of an unknown disturbance in the 100 block of [...]

WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richardssits down with the stars of "Is This Thing On?," Will Arnett and Laura Dern.

ELGIN, Ill. An Elgin pediatrician is facing several charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old with an intellectual disability late last month. Trevor Roston, 33, of Chicago, is accused of unlawfully restraining and sexually assaulting the teen at an Elgin hotel on or about Nov. 29, according to authorities. Police allege he followed the ...

The videos were released as the search continues for the gunman who killed two students and hurt nine others on Saturday.