A two-month-old puppy named Peter is back under the loving care of the Anti-Cruelty Society in River North after he was stolen from the facility Sunday evening.

CHICAGO — A 35-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run early Saturday morning on Chicago’s West Side, police say. According to the Chicago Police Department, the incident occurred around 2:30 ...

It’s not often when we find a young man so willing to help others, but for 17-year-old Jahkil Jackson, it’s been his life’s work.

ZION, Ill. (WGN) – Authorities have recovered the body of a teen boy who disappeared while swimming in Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park on Tuesday afternoon. Officials from the Lake ...

Multiple people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, and a suspect was in custody, authorities said Saturday.

CARY, Ill. — A motorcyclist was seriously injured Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash that temporarily shut down part of Route 14 in Cary, authorities said. The Cary Fire Protection District ...

WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including how to kill grass in order to set up a low-maintenance lawn, what to do with stinkhorn mushrooms and more.

A powerful line of thunderstorms brought down tree limbs and power lines and provided a temporary reprieve of high temperatures as they rumbled across the metro area.

CHICAGO — A shooting in South Chicago early Saturday morning left three men hospitalized. According to Chicago police, the shooting unfolded just before 1 a.m. in the 8500 block of South ...

Heavy rainfall and storms moved into the Chicago area Friday afternoon, causing flooding in some areas of the city.

Residents and businesses of the city’s Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Far Southwest Side are experiencing low water pressure and outages due to an electrical issue.

BERWYN, Ill. (WGN) — A pair of main gas lines ignited following a thunderstorm Thursday afternoon, leading to an explosion at a gas station in west suburban Berwyn. Fortunately, no one suffered ...