CHICAGO Investigations are underway on Tuesday morning following separate crashes at businesses on the city's Northwest Side overnight. The crash happened at the Soap Box, a 24-hour laundromat located in the 3200 block of North Pulaski Road in Irving Park, early Tuesday morning. While police have not provided details on the crash, it appears [...]

A village meeting Monday evening in River Forest drew strong opposition to a proposed high-speed rail project connecting OHare to downtown Chicago.

CHICAGO (AP) Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 42nd homer to match the Cubs record for a left-handed batter and finished with four hits and four RBIs to power Chicago past the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Monday night. Crow-Armstrongs two-run shot to right in the sixth inning off AJ Smith-Shawver pulled him even with Hall of Famer Billy [...]

CLEVELAND (AP) Tristan Peters fouled off 12 pitches in an 18-pitch plate appearance that keyed Chicago's six-run outburst in the sixth inning and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 on Monday night to stay atop the AL Central. Kyle Teel hit a two-run double and Miguel Vargas connected for a two-run homer [...]

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) Every year, thousands of people across Illinois ask a judge to let them start over with a new name some are getting married, others are trying to leave a painful chapter behind. But a WGN Investigates review of one Cook County case is raising new questions about changes in [...]

For Monday, Sept. 14, WGNs Dina Bair has the latest on new medical information.

MONDAY NIGHT: Cloudy, breezy, warmer and turning more humid. Scattered showers and possible thunderstorms develop after midnight. Winds: Southeast shifting south 10-20 mph. Low: 65. TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy, warmer and noticeably more humid. Morning showers and possible thunderstorms likely then rains scatter during the afternoon, even allowing for some dry ...

LYONS TOWSHIP, Ill. (WGN) A soap opera-style drama in the suburbs is renewing questions about the relevance of one level of local government townships. According to available public records, townships cost Illinois taxpayers about three-quarters of $1 billion a year, but our questions start with a single kiss. A kiss caught on camera, [...]

A U.S. Air Force colonel recounted his story of survival after his F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran in April, in the early months of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

The Supreme Court refused to clear the way for President Trumpsmail-in voting planfor the midterms onMonday over the dissents of two conservative justices, keeping intact a judges block that declared the plan unlawful.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) returned to the Senate Monday evening to cast his first vote since June 11 after spending months away from the Capitol recuperating from a fall he suffered at home. McConnells long absence and the trickle of information from his office about his condition fueled weeks of speculation about his health and [...]

A price hike and purchase limits may take you back to the days of empty shelves where toilet paper once stood, but this likely won't impact you as much as you may immediately fear.

The company has to destroy any remaining products and marketing materials as well.

Chicago police are urging people in Avondale and Wicker Park to stay alert after several sexual abuse incidents were reported in recent days.

The Greater Chicago Food Depository reported record levels of service amid findings from its 2026 Hunger in Chicago Report showing that 36 percent of local households struggle with food insecurity.

A 12-year-old boy fired shots at a school bus window on Chicago's South Side on Monday after finding a gun in an unattended bag.

A 65-year-old woman is dead and several others were injured after a four-vehicle crash involving a Spring Grove police squad car Sunday afternoon.

The Chicago Bears may be looking at Indiana as its new home, but Arlington Heights is still fighting to keep the team in Illinois. Arlington Heights remains a primary option for the Chicago Bears stadium project. The Chicago Tribune reports the village has renewed a contract with lobbying firm Mac Strategies Group. The firm is [...]

While Spotlight celebrates three years one local youth organization is marking its own milestone. Circ Esteem is celebrating 25 years of helping kids discover their strength and creativity through circus arts. Dian and Douglass join us with more. circesteem.org Facebook & Instagram: @CircEsteem

A crane towering over a construction site in an upscale Miami neighborhood toppled onto a passing vehicle Monday morning, setting it on fire and injuring the driver and three construction workers, officials said.

The Kennedy Center board is set to vote Tuesday on whether to immediately close the institutions main building for renovations, as a court battle over renewed attempts to add President Donald Trumps name to the facility persists.

Chicago police have released surveillance images of a man wanted for sexually abusing a woman at a CTA Blue Line station in the Wicker Park neighborhood on September 5.

Fashion designer Bob Mackie, whose creations defined the 1970s, dressing stars like Carol Burnett and Cher in iconic outfits, has died.

Chicago White Sox scouting director Mike Shirley has resigned and is no longer with the organization following allegations of verbal harassment, according to multiple reports.

White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday said there are no plans in place for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to "sweep polling locations" in the November midterm elections.