Starbucks is giving away grande (16-ounce) red cups with a cute candy cane design with any size handcrafted holiday beverage.

At 80 years old, Betty Kellenberger recently became the oldest woman to ever hike the entire Appalachian Trail.

The FTC accused Amazon of using "deceptive methods" to register millions of customers for paid Prime subscriptions.

Medical Watch Digest for Oct 21 Obesity and cancer link Obesity related cancers are on the rise. The American College of Physicians warns of the growing number of leukemia, thyroid, breast, kidney, and endometrial cancers on the rise for both younger and older adults related to weight. In older adults colon cancer rates also rose. [...]

CHICAGO People who rely on food assistance, and pantries that provide meals to those less fortunate, are dealing with the negative affects of the government shutdown. Food pantries like Care for Real in Chicagos Edgewater neighborhood are seeing major increases over the last several weeks. Many of those have never used a pantry before. [...]

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (WGN) The Chicago Bears are starting to trend in the right direction. On offense, Chicago's big, meaty men in the middle have created more running lanes for D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai over the last two weeks, leading to more (rightfully deserved) positive attention. The Bears sit at 4-2. Their two [...]

Video: Shocking news about kids' activity that has some doctors worried ALGONQUIN, Ill. (WGN) Two people have filed separate lawsuits against a northwest suburban indoor amusement park over claims of undisclosed depth and a lack of blocks in the foam pit, which allegedly caused severe injuries. The Daily Herald reports that Fun City Adventure Park [...]

OpenAI announced Tuesday it is launching a ChatGPT-powered web browser called Atlas that will compete directly with widely used Google Chrome.

Vance notedflareups of violence in recent daysbut said the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10 is going better than I expected after two years of war between Israel and Hamas.

A 12-year-old Texas boy came home from school to find it empty and his family gone, according to police.

As of Tuesday, the government shutdown has tied for the second-longest on record.

GLEN ELLYN, Ill. A large tree fell Tuesday afternoon in Glen Ellyn and blocked a road. It happened on Riford Road between St. Charles Road and Elms Street. All traffic is blocked and Glen Ellyn police are asking residents to take an alternative route. It's been a windy day in the Chicago area. Crews [...]

Due to a "severe financial emergency", the City of Harvey has temporarily laid off 69 employees from 12 departments, including police and fire, while 98 essential personnel will continue core city operations.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging everyone age 6 months and older to get vaccinated for the flu, and is providing free or no-cost flu shots at various locations throughout the Chicago area.

Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena to a popular online gaming platform, Roblox, on Monday, demanding information about how the platform sets age-verification requirements, moderates chat rooms, and markets itself to children.

Treasury employees have a front-seat view.

John Mulaney announced his "Mister Whatever Tour" at Wrigley Field on July 11, 2026, and is offering two promotions for free tickets to those who can prove they conceived a baby after his announcement or that their teen quit smoking.

Earlier this year, Mega Millions rolled out a slew of changes that could impact how you play for the near-record jackpot that's up for grabs.

WILL COUNTY, Ill. A 13-year-old boy was struck and killed by a semi-truck Monday night in the Village of Manhattan. At around 5:35 p.m., authorities responded to the area of State and East North on the report of an accident involving a bicyclist and a semi-truck. Officers at the scene found a 13-year-old boy [...]

A Calumet City man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a 40-year-woman while she was getting off a private bus early Saturday morning in Fuller Park on the city's South Side.

Molson Coors announced its plans to restructure and eliminate 400 of its salaried positions as part of the process.

A Los Angeles-bound flight made an emergency landing on Monday after its pilots mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit when its flight attendants banged on the locked door because the planes communication system went down.

WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with Jeremy Allen White, the star of the new biographical musical drama film, "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere."

Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport, died Monday. He was 29. The Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced his death on social media, calling him a talented chess [...]

CHICAGO A Mother McAuley High School student is missing and was last seen on Friday. Estefania Herrera, 18, was last seen wearing a black and white checkered fleece top and blue jeans. Police did not say a block where she is missing from, but Herrera was carrying a red backpack and a blue backpack. [...]