The Scopes "Monkey trial" in 1925 in Tennessee wasn't supposed to be about Genesis versus Darwin, but that's the way it ...

Boys & Girls Clubs across the state of Illinois face an economic crisis, as lost federal funding continues to have a ...

Checking a major goal off the bucket list, Lauren Jiggetts and Mike Janssen go skydiving for the first time. Love the WGN ...

Dameonte Watson and Gregory Watson each received lengthy sentences in connection with the murder of 35-year-old Salena Claybourne. Prosecutors say the brothers killed the mother of two amid a ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Bob Prosser, owner of Ishnala Supper Club, which is celebrating 72 years! Located on Mirror Lake, Ishnala offers you the chance to unplug and take in the beautiful ...

No new cases have been diagnosed in the state since May 22nd, and two full incubation periods of 42 days has elapsed since ...

A new developer is set to take control of part of the former Lincoln Yards, with a new vision of what it could become.

The man behind the popular "The Best Man" movie franchise is bringing the beloved characters to a new novel, just in time for ...

High-speed action returns to downtown Chicago this weekend as the NASCAR Chicago Street Race returns for its third year. The ...

As the famous Scopes trial, a landmark case out of Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its centennial anniversary, themes of the case continue to be felt today.

Local leaders are speaking out after they say federal agents entered Chicago’s National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture and refused to show a badge or identification.

Earl Abernathy found a 7-month-old baby car seat in the steps of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church after she was ...