Daniel Israel, the former president of Pontiac-based Asphalt Specialists, was sentenced to serve six months in federal prison ...

Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, historically marks the beginning of an annual spike in crime that Chicago has ...

WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several stories from the week. This week’s topics include the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into ...

Dozens of Black pastors gathered Friday in a show of solidarity with Mayor Brandon Johnson after his hiring practices came under fire.

Jussie Smollett is speaking out after reaching a settlement with the city of Chicago in a civil case related to investigation into a 2019 incident.

Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who is currently facing a federal civil rights probe over his hiring practices, ...

Boeing has reached an agreement in principle with the Department of Justice to avoid prosecution in the case over two deadly 737 Max crashes.

Jussie Smollett settled a civil lawsuit denying any wrongdoing and donated $60K to Chicago charities while maintaining his ...

McDonald's will close all five of its CosMc's test locations this summer, 18 months after introducing the beverage-focused concept at four restaurants in Texas and one in a Chicago suburb.

Elias Rodriguez is charged in a deadly shooting of two Israeli diplomats in D.C., facing federal and local accusations ...

Two Illinois men charged in a $227 million Medicare fraud scheme involving bogus claims for COVID-19 test kits.

Actor Jussie Smollett has just revealed that his legal conflict with the officials of the City of Chicago has been settled.