LAKE FOREST, Ill. (WGN) The Chicago Bears and Darnell Wright have checked the box of one of their biggest offseason to-do list items. According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Bears and Wright have agreed on a four-year, $116-million deal with $93 million in guaranteed money. At $29 million average [...]

Michigan health officials reported what appear to be the first deaths in connection with the ongoing cyclospora outbreak on Monday.

Some homeowners risk losing their homes over HOA debts. Here's how foreclosures happen and what rights owners have.

Ariana Grande addressed fans during her Eternal Sunshine Tour in Chicago to clarify that her decision to take a break from public life was a planned move rather than a reaction to negativity.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation into law that grants state regulators more authority to challenge excessive insurance rate hikes and prohibits insurers from raising local premiums to cover out-of-state disaster losses.

Severe weather caused the flights to land in Colorado Springs instead of Denver.

The ninth-largest Powerball jackpot is up for grabs this week.

More than 37,000 Zac Brown Band fans left Fenway Park Sunday night with lasting memories, and a free cruise vacation!

While scientists are not too concerned about this particular piece of space junk, it highlights the growing threat as more and more items cram into orbit.

The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for help identifying four suspects involved in a deadly shooting at a Chicago gas station that killed two people and left two others in critical condition.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, clearing the way for a vote on the Senate floor after Blanche reached a deal with two GOP holdouts on the $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who are both exiting Congress [...]

CHICAGO A Franklin Park man received 14 years in prison for robbing six banks throughout 2023 and 2024. German Campos Jr., 26, is accused of robbing banks from Oct. 2023 through Aug. 2024 in Schaumburg, Elmhurst, Park Ridge and Niles. Out of the six robberies, he's accused of using a firearm in five of [...]

The 2026 Illinois High School Association football calendar kicks off Wednesday with the start of practices around the state. The first games will be held starting Thursday, Aug. 20, and the road ends with the state title games from Nov. 27-28.

CHICAGO A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to injuring a US Marshal and a K9 during a shootout in Belmont Cragin in 2022. According to prosecutors, back in July, 23-year-old Tarrion Johnson pleaded guilty to federal charges of attempted murder of a federal officer and using and discharging a firearm during a crime of [...]

The UFC announced Nascimento's death Monday evening, stating he was found unresponsive in the earlier hours of the day.

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) After an opening week of wrenching testimony and a jury trip to the home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, her murder trial resumed Monday with diary entries from the months leading up to the killings in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023. Clancy described feeling anxious and overwhelmed with [...]

The tropical species of shark has a reputation for eating everything it can swallow.

CHICAGO A Chicago woman is facing a felony charge after authorities say she snuck a cellphone into the Cook County Jail and gave it to an inmate while she was working as a member of the jail's medical staff. According to officials from the Cook County Sheriffs Office, 33-year-old Dominique Smith-Montgomery has been charged [...]

PLAINFIELD, Ill. A trip to a grocery store in Plainfield proved to be a highly lucrative decision for one lucky Illinois Lottery player who struck it big during a weekend drawing. According to officials from the Illinois Lottery, the lucky player snagged a $10.25 million jackpot by matching all six numbers during the Lotto [...]

CHICAGO A teen boy is recovering in the hospital after police say he was shot during an attempted robbery on the city's South Side on Monday night. According to police, the incident unfolded around 7 p.m. behind a residence in the 5800 block of South Michigan Avenue, in Washington Park. Officers said the victim, [...]

Annette Guzman was appointed to the role in 2023 and has served on the mayors team since he took office.

Wishbone is located at 161 N. Jefferson St. in the city's West Loop neighborhood.

A boat capsized in Lake Michigan Monday evening on Chicagos South Side, according to fire officials.

The Door County Sheriff's Office said the incident remains under investigation.

Tuesday starts with a mix of sun and clouds but trends sunnier throughout the day with some more extensive clouds moving in during the evening ahead of an approaching weather system and cold front.