The Chicago Cubs' offseason task is very simple: How can they finally catch the Milwaukee Brewers? Well, adding one of the best starting pitchers in the game would help.

WGN News sits down with the star and director of the new film "Being Heumann," Ruth Madeley and Sian Heder.

LOMBARD, Ill. More than 30 cats were pulled to safety on Sunday night after an animal shelter caught fire in west suburban Lombard. According to officials from the Village of Lombard, the fire broke out just before 8:30 p.m. in the 900 Block of East St. Charles Road, at a home that was being [...]

Lettuce celebrate the return of National Sandwich Day on Nov. 3.

Two Los Angeles residents arrested in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of Christina Downer, the sister of "Saturday Night Live" writer Jimmy Fowlie, have been formally charged.

CHICAGO (WGN) Jeffery Simmons looked like he was born to be a Chicago Bear, at least for one night. He had the big No. 99 in blue with orange outlines on the front and back of his white Bears road jersey. And he was wearing the blue pants and the blue helmet with the [...]

So-called "undervoting" is permitted.

CHICAGO Felony charges have been filed against a man accused of battering a Chicago firefighter during a confrontation involving first responders on the city's South Side over the weekend. According to Chicago police, 32-year-old Lamar Brown has been charged with one felony count of aggravated battery of a judge or EMT and one felony [...]

The victim was a child, the health department said in a joint statement with the Lewis County Public Health agency.

After weeks of political ads, campaign stop news and controversy, voters finally get the chance to have their say at the ballot box on Tuesday.

Key Senate races are unfolding across states including Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.

CHICAGO Voters across Chicagoland are headed to the polls on Tuesday. The polls opened at 6 a.m., and lines were already forming outside several polling places as voters sought to cast their ballots. In Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, several key House and Senate races are up for grabs. Additionally, Governor JB Pritzker is running to earn a [...]

CHICAGO An investigation is underway on Tuesday morning after a man was found dead on the city's Northwest Side after suffering burns to his body and injuries to his head. According to police, the victim was discovered just after 12 a.m. Tuesday, in the 5300 block of West Irving Park Road in Portage Park. [...]

The Chicago Bears defeated the Seattle Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night behind strong performances from Caleb Williams, D'Andre Swift, and Jeffery Simmons.

13-year-old Brigid Bazlen helped WGN-TV win its first Peabody Award, starring in the childrens primetime program The Blue Fairy.

A heated confrontation on Chicagos South Side late Sunday afternoon was captured on video, showing a Chicago firefighter striking a shirtless man with a Halligan tool as the situation escalated.

CHICAGO (WGN) After leading a miraculous turnaround on the South Side, Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable is among the finalists for American League Manager of the Year. Venable was one of three finalists named for A.L. Manager of the Year, joining the Boston Red Sox's Chad Tracy and the Tampa Bay Rays' Kevin [...]

The Learjet 60 crashed in a residential area near Cresthaven in Palm Beach County, Florida.

MONDAY NIGHT: Cloudy, windy and unseasonably mild. Nearly steady temperatures. A few sprinkles or perhaps a brief shower. Winds: South 15-20 mph gusting 25-30 mph at times. Low: 60. TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy, windy, unseasonably warm. Spotty showers build to heavier, more widespread showers in the mid to late afternoon period. A thunderstorm cannot be rule ...

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OAK PARK, Ill. (WGN) An early morning shooting in Oak Park on Sunday is believed to be an isolated, targeted domestic dispute, police said Monday. The shooting occurred just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in the 1100 block of Lyman Avenue. Arriving officers found a woman with multiple gunshot wounds. First responders rushed her [...]

Michael Wilbon is taking a break. The longtime ESPN commentator and co-host of the network's popular Pardon the Interruption talk show alongside good friend Tony Kornheiser announced Monday he is taking a leave of absence because of what he described as multiple health issues. Wilbon, who turns 68 later this month, wrote in a post [...]

Several keyHouse and Senate races are up for grabs inIllinois, Indiana,andWisconsin.

Indiana's governor turned down a clemency request Monday and said an execution planned for this week would go forward for a man who set a fire that killed his girlfriend's two children in 2010. Gov. Mike Braun said he would follow the Indiana Parole Board's recommendation to let the death sentence stand for Jeffrey Weisheit. [...]