CHICAGO (WGN) — To help close Chicago’s nearly $1.2 billion budget shortfall, Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a new tax targeting social media companies. It’s a move no other U.S. city has tried.

CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago continues to remember beloved “Cheers” star and hometown treasure George Wendt, the late sitcom legend who got his start in comedy at the famous Second City. The theater is ...

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 ...

WGN Radio’s pet expert and host of Steve Dale’s Pet World and Steve Dale’s Other World joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to discuss the increasing cost of veterinary care and why more people are ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Donato scored from the edge of the crease at 2:58 of overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim 2-1 on Sunday night in Ducks coach Joel Quenneville’s first game at United ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — R&B legend Brandy has responded on social media after she abruptly walked off the United Center stage Saturday night during a “The Boy is Mine Tour” show, leaving Monica to close the ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – This week’s PAWS Chicago Pet of the Week is Aliza! She’s a 3-year-old bundle of joy who loves zooming around the yard, chasing birds and leaning in for a good belly rub. Aliza already ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – A minor was injured after being shot in The Loop Friday afternoon. SkyCam 9 flew over the scene near the intersection of Adams and Wells and found a police presence near the L tracks.

CHICAGO — An investigation is underway on Friday morning after a teen boy was killed in a shooting on the city’s South Side overnight. Officers said the victim, a 16-year-old boy, sustained the wound ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A U.S. citizen says armed Border Patrol agents snatched him off the street in broad daylight early Wednesday morning. In a WGN exclusive, a man named Angel said he was on his way to ...

(WGN) — Just days after she was detained by Border Patrol agents on Chicago’s North Side, attorneys representing the WGN creative services employee at the center of the incident have released a ...