A young Chicago shooting victim whose recovery WGN Investigates has documented for several years marked an important milestone this week. Mekhi McGruder is graduating from 8th ...

USABS is holding an open call this weekend for athletes with raw athletic ability to try out for the Olympic Bobsled or Skeleton team at Lake View High School in Chicago.

Good morning, Chicago. It had all the makings of a typical graduation party. Blue and yellow streamers lined the room. Signs were posted on the walls that said “Congrats Grad 2025,” “You did it” and ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, who had led the team since 1997 and presided over one of the storied franchise's greatest eras, has died. He was 65. He was a native of Lincolnwood, ...

Jim Irsay, the man who led the Colts out of irrelevancy and made Indianapolis into a football city, died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 65 on Wednesday afternoon, according to an announcement ...

Memorial Day weekend is here, so the summer can go ahead and kick off already. Public beaches open this weekend in Chicago, ...

Inside the First 50 Years of Lou Malnati’s Pizza” is a surprising book in that it has a welcome lack of recipes but also ...

Fat Rosie’s Taco & Tequila Bar will open its seventh Chicago-area location in Oak Brook Friday, May 23. The vibrant, ...

Fat Rosie's plans to open its seventh Chicago area location in Oak Brook on Friday. Its address is 3011 Butterfield Road. The ...

Come hear Turow speak about his latest book, Presumed Guilty, as the RoundTable hosts him in conversation with author Alex Kotlowitz at 7 p.m. June 24 at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave. For ...

If you live in Skokie (or nearby), check out these family-friendly summer fests to keep your kids busy this summer.