CHICAGO (WGN) It's Election Day in Illinois and voters across the state are deciding who fills the ballot ticket this November. Jump to Latest Updates One of the most closely watched contests is the race to replace retiring Senator Dick Durbin, who announced last April that he would not seek a sixth term. Three top Democratic candidates lead the way: ...

Seiya Suzuki, the Chicago Cubs' slugging outfielder, suffered a strained posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury while playing for Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic, but the Cubs are optimistic about his recovery and will wait until the weekend before Opening Day to decide if he will be available to start the regular season.

Our Remarkable Women series continues and this womans nomination letter wasdifferent. It didn't come from a coworker or a neighbor. It came from a husband. John Wright nominated his wife of 46 years, Lorayne. "I would like to nominate my wife Lorayne Wright for her service in our community of Shorewood," his letter read. He [...]

Seiya Suzuki, the Chicago Cubs' slugging outfielder, suffered a strained posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury while playing for Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic, but the Cubs are optimistic about his recovery and will wait until the weekend before Opening Day to decide if he will be available to start the regular season.

The ship's other fall sailings out of Long Beach remain on the schedule.

It likely won't be hard to remember the new phone number for a cancer support line: CSC-867-5309.

The joke, which OBrien made during his opening monologue, poked fun at Turning Point USAs decision to stage its own All-American half-time show featuring Kid Rock.

The SAVE Act is about to take center stage in the Senate, potentially bringing new, strict identification requirements impacting how you vote.

Researchers have suggested it may not be effective in treating some of the most common conditions it's prescribed for.

ARC Music Festival will return to Union Park for Labor Day weekend in 2026 with a four-day lineup of international artists and fans celebrating Chicago's house music legacy.

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. A suburban man is facing charges after allegedly striking a 33-year-old and driving away while intoxicated. Officers responded to the the area of Route 22 and Kelsey Road on the report of a person down at around 11:10 p.m. Monday. Deputies arrived and found a 33-year-old man, of Crystal Lake, seriously [...]

A retired admiral on Monday accused the U.S. of having "been a little late" to ask for help from allied countries in its conflict with Iran and with reopening the closed Strait of Hormuz. "Well, I definitely think we want allies," Vice Adm. John W. "Fozzie" Miller told "On Balance" host Leland Vittert on NewsNation, [...]

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday formally subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions about the Epstein files. The committeevoted earlier this month to subpoena Bondi,following a motion from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who said it was unclear whether the Justice Department had turned over all records related to the ...

A loud 'boom' was reported across northeast Ohio just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

CHICAGO A Chicago firefighter who was critically injured while battling a fire on the citys Far North Side on Monday has died, officials have confirmed. According to officials from the Chicago Fire Department, the injured firefighter died on Tuesday. Officials said the fire broke out around 11:30 a.m. Monday in the 1700 block of West [...]

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CHICAGO A man was charged after allegedly shooting a Chicago police officer and a woman in Pullman and West Roseland, minutes apart, Saturday night. According to police, a sergeant, assigned to the 5th District, was driving a patrol car in the 11200 block of South Corliss Avenue at around 11:11 p.m. when she was [...]

In the program's first-ever trip to the Illinois High School Association Boys Basketball State Tournament, Chicago Marist brought home its first state title, winning two games at the University of Illinois' State Farm Center to claim the championship in Class 4A, the state's largest class.

Iran is in talks to move its World Cup games out of the U.S. and into Mexico, the Middle East nation's sports minister said this week.

Lollapalooza has released the official 2026 lineup for this summer's music festival, taking place at Chicago's Grant Park from July 30 to August 2.

CHICAGO A Chicago man will spend more than four years in prison for defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) out of more than $1.5 million in benefits. David Quinones, a 45-year-old Chicago resident who pleaded guilty last year to a federal wire fraud charge, has been sentenced to four years and four months [...]

A man was found dead on a CTA Brown Line train on Tuesday morning, and a death investigation is underway pending autopsy results.

Rowan Counsell, daughter of Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell, just helped lead the girls basketball team at Whitefish Bay High School the same high school her father graduated from to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division-2 state title over the weekend.

CHICAGO Kiki Shepard, the longtime co-host of the variety show "Showtime at the Apollo," has died at 74, according to reports. Variety and TMZ reported that Shepard died from a heart attack in Los Angeles on Monday. From 1987 to 2002, Shepard co-hosted Showtime at the Apollo alongside talents like Steve Harvey, Sinbad, MoNique, [...]

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) A Utah woman was convicted Monday of aggravated murder after poisoning her husband with fentanyl and self-publishing a childrens book about coping with grief. Prosecutors said Kouri Richins slipped five times the lethal dose of the synthetic opioid into a cocktail that her husband Eric Richins drank in March 2022 [...]