Her fianc designed the vintage-looking ring with gemstones from both of their mothers wedding bands.

PLAINFIELD, Ill. A father was charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting his 19-year-old son to death inside a suburban forest preserve. Authorities received a 911 call at approximately 7:50 p.m. Monday regarding shots fired at the Lake Renwick Preserve in Plainfield. Will County deputies arrived at the scene and discovered a 19-year-old man ...

On Derby weekend, nearly 120,000 mint juleps are served. This requires more than 10,000 bottles of bourbon, 1,000 pounds of mint leaves, and 60,000 pounds of ice.

CHICAGO Chicago police are expected to provide an update on charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Chicago Police Department Officer Luis Huesca. Mayor Brandon Johnson, along with State's Attorney Kim Foxx and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling, will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. Friday outlining criminal counts against the suspected murderer. [...]

CHICAGO Friday is the induction of the Class of 2024 for the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. It is the TV academy's hall of fame, The Silver Circle. This year, it will include one of WGN and Chicago's Very Own, Director Steve Novak. Steve made his mark here [...]

Rue21, the teen apparel company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

CHICAGO The Friday Morning Swim Club at Montrose Harbor will not be returning for 2024 summer due to high permit costs. Organizers Nicole Novotny and Andrew Glatt made the announcement on Instagram Thursday, saying they failed to secure a permit deal with the city They said the city asked them to pay over $108,000 [...]

CHICAGO -- It's cicada season -- and the last thing you want is to have one of those little critters in your house. Mr. Fix It shares tips and necessities to keep them out. Screen repair tape If you have a broken screen door that you can't get into the shop to fix, you can [...]

Former President Trumps hush money trial is entering its seventh day of testimony on Friday. A forensic analyst with the Manhattan DAs office is expected to retake the stand. Doug Daus spent some of Thursday detailing to jurors how he inspected phones belonging to ex-fixer Michael Cohen. Additional witnesses are expected to take the stand [...]

WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards has this weekends movie reviews.

CHICAGO An elderly woman died following an apartment fire Thursday night on the North Side. Authorities responded to the 6500 block of North Ashland just after 8:45 p.m. on the report of a fire at a three-flat apartment. A 79-year-old woman was discovered in the basement apartment. She was pronounced dead at St. Francis [...]

LOS ANGELES (AP) Police across America have arrested over 2,000 people in anti-war demonstrations protesting universities' support of Israel and its war on Gaza. Some police used riot gear, tactical vehicles and flash-bang devices to clear tent encampments and occupied buildings. One officer accidentally discharged his gun inside a Columbia University ...

WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards previews whats going on in Chicagoland this weekend.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, morning showers, gradually decreasing clouds, cooler lakeside, NE 5-10 G15. High: 68, low: 60 Friday Night: Mostly clear, NE 5-10 mph. low: 50 Saturday: Increasing clouds, afternoon 30% storm chance, cooler lakeside, SE 5-10. High: 78, low: 69

Summer-like temperaturesbefore storms hit Thursday afternoon Far warmer than on this date a year ago when the high only reached 54 degrees! Lakeside cooling was prevalent along the shoreline where high temperatures were nearly 15 degrees cooler Thursday's warmth bathed the Midwest and Eastnearly 200 million Lower 48 residents enjoyed 80+ temperatures How ...

Here are a collection of analyses depicting the meteorological conditions that fostered some of Thursday's active t-storms By Tom Skilling (Via Facebook) Moisture within Thursday's warm, buoyant air masswhich included low 80-degree high temps and low to mid 60-degree dew points indicating moderately "humid" airascended into "divergent" upper-level winds at ...

Scattered showers are likely to bubble up Saturday afternoon into Saturday night before quieter weather returns on Sunday as high pressure moves into the area FORECAST:

WEST CHICAGO, Ill. A plane has overturned Thursday at the DuPage County Airport due to high winds. Skycam 9 was over the airport around 5 p.m. and saw a plane overturned near a runway. The Federal Aviation Administration says two people were on board when it overturned. It's not clear if they were injured. [...]

LAKE IN THE HILLS, Ill. Stew McVicars Lake in the Hills home sits 50 miles west of Wrigley Field but walk into his basement, and youre transported to Clark and Addison. I actually built what I wanted to be next best place to watch Cubs games, which was Club 400, said McVicar, a McHenry [...]

Disneyland has introduced a new ticket deal just in time for the upcoming summer season.

A Georgia business owner who bragged that he fed a police officer to a mob of riotersstorming the U.S. Capitolon Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Thursday to nearly five years in prison for his repeated attacks on law enforcement during the insurrection.

FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. A 6-year-old girl died after a crash Wednesday in Ford Heights. The crash happened near Lincoln Highway and Cottage Grove Avenue. According to the Lake County, Indiana Coroner's Office, Kimbella Tolliver, of Calumet City, died Wednesday at Franciscan Health Dyer. Additional details surrounding the crash haven't been released.

Elizabeth French, mother of slain CPD officer Ella French, was the ceremony's keynote speaker.

CHICAGO A behavioral health organization working under a state pilot program is finding success in responding to mental health emergencies without engaging police. The First-response Alternative Crisis Team offered from the organization Trilogy said it has resolved 94 percent of calls without law enforcement. The 22-member mobile team of crisis counselors, ...

For Thursday, May 2, WGNs Ben Bradley and Lourdes Duarte have the latest on new medical information.