Each year, CBS News Chicago remembers some of the many people who made the city tick through a variety of talents and achievements. Here are 62 people whose memories Chicago is honoring in 2025.

Are you looking for some suggestion of books to read over the holidays or during the new year? Or maybe some gift ideas? Here’s a new list of recommendations from John Williams, Steve ...

Panic erupts in the McCallister household as soon as the day begins. The parents’ alarm clock never rings, bags and coats spill across the floor, and the family barrels out the door to catch ...

Area faith leaders say they were rejected from entering the ICE processing facility in west suburban Broadview when they went there Wednesday morning to offer ...

It’s that time of year! The WGN Morning News’ B-Team have their annual Secret Santa gift exchange — which includes a real life capybara.

Friday marked 10 years since Quintonio LeGrier, a 19-year-old experiencing a mental health crisis, was fatally shot by Chicago police officer Robert Rialmo.

Three teens have been charged in connection with an incident where a 62-year-old man was beaten into a coma on a West Side CTA bus. WGN's Christine Flores talked to his nephew, who detailed his ...

Chicago is on track to see the lowest amount of murders in at least a decade. It comes amidst an overall drop in crime, but ...

Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an exercise that critics say will neither restore the country’s fragile ...

John Williams hosts the annual Salvation Army Radiothon. Our Virtual Red Kettle was stuffed thanks to our amazing WGN ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – People who struggle to afford food have been on a rollercoaster ride in 2025. SNAP benefits were suspended for a time and on Tuesday, Agriculture Sec. Brooke Rollins said the Trump ...

CHICAGO — Saturday’s PAWS Pets of the Week are Ernesto and Rodrigo, a pair of bonded senior male cats. Rodrigo is the outgoing one, while Ernesto enjoys his space and the pair is now seeking a home ...