SCHAUMBURG, Ill. An investigation is underway, and a person is in custody, after a woman was found dead in the northwest suburbs on Tuesday morning. According to officials from the Village of Schaumburg, officers were first called to the scene around 5:30 a.m. following a report of an unknown disturbance in the 100 block of [...]

WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richardssits down with the stars of "Is This Thing On?," Will Arnett and Laura Dern.

ELGIN, Ill. An Elgin pediatrician is facing several charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old with an intellectual disability late last month. Trevor Roston, 33, of Chicago, is accused of unlawfully restraining and sexually assaulting the teen at an Elgin hotel on or about Nov. 29, according to authorities. Police allege he followed the ...

The videos were released as the search continues for the gunman who killed two students and hurt nine others on Saturday.

CHICAGO A Dolton man accused of shooting a victim and beating another during a home invasion on the city's South Side last week is now facing a slew of felony charges. According to police, 44-year-old Damien Carter, a Dolton resident, has been charged with several felonies, including attempted first-degree murder, home invasion and aggravated [...]

DePaul University laid off 7.6% of its staff last week in what the school says is an effort to address a significant budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2026.

Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez, 32, was identified as the woman found in the Dollar Tree freezer in Miami.

SKOKIE, Ill. Commuters are facing some delays on Tuesday morning after a track issue halted CTA Yellow Line trains. According to the CTA, as of 7:25 a.m., Yellow Line service has been suspended due to a "track condition" near Hamlin Avenue in Skokie. SkyCam 9 was over the scene around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, when [...]

Los Angeles police are set to present a case to prosecutors Tuesday following Nick Reiner's arrest in the killings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, which stunned their communities in Hollywood and Democratic politics, where both were widely beloved.

CHICAGO A teen boy is dead, and a man is in critical condition following an overnight shooting on the city's Far South Side. Chicago police say the deadly shooting unfolded just after 8 p.m. in the 13000 block of South Champlain Avenue in Riverdale. According to police, officers were first called to the scene [...]

CHICAGO A woman and a teen boy are recovering in the hospital on Tuesday morning after they were injured in a stabbing attack near a CTA platform in the Loop overnight. According to police, the incident unfolded just before 10 p.m. near the Washington/Wabash CTA station in the 100 block of North Wabash Avenue, [...]

The U.S. has seen more than a dozen lottery jackpot prizes exceed $1 billion since 2016.

CHICAGO At least two people, including a firefighter, are recovering in the hospital on Tuesday morning after they were injured in a fire that erupted at an apartment complex on the city's North Side overnight. According to Chicago police, the blaze broke out just after 1 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 4900 [...]

He's currently the head of the fourth largest movie theater chain in America, and now, he's taking over a smaller screen. Greg Marcus is the CEO of the Marcus Corporation, the parent company of the Marcus Theaters chain. "My grandfather, Ben Marcus, started the company in 1935," Marcus told me in a recent interview. "He [...]

CHICAGO (WGN) Last month, Beatrice Davidson was rescued from a fire at her Roseland apartment. On Monday, she paid an emotional visit to say thank you to the Chicago firefighters who saved her life. Davidson, with her voice cracking and tears welling up in her eyes, hugged each and every member of the Chicago [...]

Amass shootingin which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydneys Bondi Beach was a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State, Australias federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday.

Jewish leaders and community members gathered in Chicago to celebrate Hanukkah with a parade of lights and music, in a show of unity and resilience in the face of the deadly mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.

Tuesday will begin partly sunny, and while thermometer readings break above freezing into the middle 30s, blustery southwest winds will cancel out some of the warming.

A coalition of African American pastors in Cook County, Illinois, are urging lawmakers to roll back property taxes and implement property tax caps to prevent homeowners from being priced out of their homes due to skyrocketing property taxes.

The Chicago Transit Authority has met the federal deadline to create a plan to make trains and buses safer for passengers, and local groups are advocating for more community partnerships to help riders feel safer.

Rob Reiners younger son, Nick Reiner, was in jail Monday after being booked for what investigators believe was the fatal stabbing of the director-actor and his wife at their Los Angeles home a day earlier, authorities said.

Mayor Brandon Johnson and several aldermen who oppose his budget met face to face during a power meeting at City Hall on Monday afternoon, but the talks ended abruptly.

Homeland Security's "worst of the worst" website lists people with a range of crimes, from homicide to shoplifting and traffic offenses, with many already in prison when the deportation order came.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Authorities knocked on doors Monday searching for any video there might be of the Brown University gunman, who could be seen in grainy footage walking away from the weekend attack that killed two students and wounded nine others. During a Monday afternoon news conference that got testy at times, authorities released [...]

Grammy nominated R&B, soul and funk singer Carl Carlton, known for hits including "She's a Bad Mama Jama" and "Everlasting Love," has died, his son announced.