The District 86 school board in Joliet has voted to officially fire an elementary school custodian after he was arrested last week on three counts of child pornography.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Wind whipped lake effect snow showers continue from Porter County, IN eastward. Several inches additional accumulation possible. Becoming partly cloudy, blustery and cold elsewhere. Near 10-degrees coldest inland locations. Winds: Northwest 15-25 mph gusting 30-35 mph this evening. Wind Chills: +5 to -5. Low: 13. Thursday opens with a fair amount of sunshine [...]

As the Chicago Bears expand their stadium search to include Northwest Indiana, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch wants the team to keep their eye on Arlington Heights.

Both sides will return to court in April for a status hearing.

While Chicago Bears fans soak up every bit of this current playoff run, the team's tenacity brings back memories for the oldest-living Bears alum John Damore.

The student says this is not the first time he has experienced and reported incidents involving race at his school.

Sorry Huxley, Harry, Alivia, and Corey.

Kaiser has denied the claims but agreed to the massive settlement, which could grow.

Before we're even done with this current La Niña episode, we're already seeing some signs of El Niño developing in a few months.

The CEO of a Chicago staple has died, according to her family.

Affected by Wednesday’s widespread cell service outages? Krispy Kreme would like to give you a doughnut for your troubles.

The astronauts had been at the International Space Station since August.

For the first time ever, the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined has reached 70 percent. While it's a moment to celebrate, doctors warn the fight is far from over.

Time Out Market Chicago first opened in November of 2019.

CHICAGO — Along what used to be a bustling corridor of Chicago's South Side, there's a shop that's been standing tall for more than 20 years.  They sell one thing: hats. There's an old saying that clothes make the man, but inside this shop, two born and raised Chicago guys will tell you, it's not the [...]

GENEVA, Ill. — The Chicago Bears are getting ready to “lock horns” with the LA Rams, who travel to Chicago on Sunday. But 1,970 miles from Los Angeles, you’ll find the Chicago Rams at Garfield Farm. Jerome Johnson is the farm’s executive director. “We’re exactly 40 miles straight West of State Street in Chicago,” he [...]

The Red Cross assisted the displaced families.

Registration is now open for the annual dip into frigid Lake Michigan, all for a good cause.

Here's how to make your phone work again if it's stuck on "SOS."

It is the perfect definition of the man meeting the moment. Chicago Bears fan Brandon Martinez grated cheese after the Bears scored their first touchdown of what would turn out to be a win for the ages of the Packers. Brandon and his family joined the WGN Midday News on Wednesday. He explained how exactly [...]

HANOVER PARK, Ill. — A suburban father is accused of beating his son's emotional support dog to death last year. Sandeep Dhillion, 47, of Hanover Park, was taken into custody Monday on a charge of aggravated cruelty to animals stemming from an alleged incident back in August. On the afternoon of Aug. 17, Hanover Park [...]

Spike Lee, David Alan Grier, Ryan Coogler and the cast of "One Battle After Another" were among the celebrities who received top honors at the 8th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.

Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports are looking to sell naming rights and sponsorship opportunities for various airport amenities, from bathrooms to terminals, in order to increase revenue and enhance the passenger experience.

Inside of King High School’s theatre, teacher Sharon Toi Overton knows an adage applies to a new generation: “Art imitates life,” she said. Then again, sometimes, life imitates art. She is lifting the curtain on a production of The Wiz, a soulful re-telling of the Wizard of Oz story, a tale about longing for a [...]

The State Department announced on Wednesday that it is pausing the processing of immigrant visas from 75 countries as it seeks to screen out immigrants they argue will rely on welfare programs. The move, which will affect nearly 40 percent of the countries on the globe, impacts only those seeking to immigrate to the U.S. and does not apply to student [...]

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CHICAGO — Federal charges have been filed against a former Chicago nurse accused of prescribing counterfeit Ozempic. 54-year-old Sharon Christine Sackman, who now resides in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, has been charged with one count of distributing misbranded drugs and three counts of dispensing counterfeit drugs, the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois announced [...]

CHICAGO — A missing Sauk Village man was found dead Saturday afternoon in Chicago. Marshall Moss, 75, was last seen walking out of his residence at around 1:45 p.m. Friday in the 22100 block of Brookwood. Moss was found unresponsive Saturday at around 12:20 p.m. in the 3300 block of North Avers in the city's [...]

CHICAGO — A fast-moving winter system left Chicagoland covered in a blanket of snow on Wednesday morning. The active weather pattern that moved through Chicagoland on Wednesday brought snow and gusty winds to the area, along with falling temperatures. Ahead of rush hour, things were quiet, but heavy snow quickly began falling as drivers hit [...]

Verizon, the country's largest cellphone provider, apologized Wednesday night after issues lasting much of the day left subscribers suddenly left without service and stuck in "SOS" mode.

The company already closed more than 40 locations in 2025.

The state medical examiner's office is investigating the death.

Two of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's top staffers have reportedly been placed on leave amid an internal investigation into allegations that taxpayers footed the bill for personal trips with family and friends.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. — The Circuit Court of Cook County has announced that it is issuing refunds after discovering a technical issue that prevented some overpayments of court-ordered probation and supervision fees from being returned. According to the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, an ongoing operational review of [...]

A recent forensics analysis has positively identified a set of skeletal remains that washed up on a beach in Grays Harbor County, Washington.

Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday revived an Illinois Congress member's lawsuit over a state mail-in ballot law, paving the way for political candidates nationwide to challenge election laws more easily in their states. The justices ruled 7-2 that Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) has the legal right to sue Illinois over its ability to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, a practice targeted by [...]

CHICAGO — Commuters are facing delays on Wednesday morning after a crash involving a CTA train and a car on the city's Northwest Side. According to officials, a CTA train was involved in a crash with a car near the Francisco stop in Albany Park. While details surrounding the crash are currently unclear, officials said the [...]

The recent spell of mild weather is now a distant memory. A powerful cold front and a wind-whipped snow squall brought the Wednesday morning commute to a standstill.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says he now has a clear picture of the team's infrastructure request.