NOKIA CUTS 100 JOBS FROM NAPERVILLE OFFICE

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Officials say Nokia has laid off about 100 more employees from its suburban Chicago office, bringing the total number...

WOMAN FINDS RARE TWO-HEADED VIPER OUTSIDE HER VIRGINIA HOME

WAYNESBORO, Va. - New details were released Friday about a two-headed baby copperhead found earlier this month outside a home in Woodbridge,...

18 MORE CONVICTIONS TIED TO CORRUPT CHICAGO COP TO BE TOSSED

CHICAGO - Prosecutors are set to dismiss convictions against 18 more people that resulted from investigations by a corrupt Chicago...

TEMPERATURES DROP FOR START OF FALL

CHICAGO - Cooler temperatures arrive in the Chicago area for the beginning of Autumn, but it will get warmer again for the start to...

DART SUING DEPUTY IN DEFAMATION SUIT

CHICAGO - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is suing one of his deputies and the man's wife for accusing him of domestic violence. He filed...

MICHELLE OBAMA BOOK TOUR SELLING OUT

She may not be Beyoncé, but Michelle Obama is selling out arenas - for her book tour. The former first lady is embarking on a 10-city...

3 SHOT OUTSIDE OF PARTY HONORING A MAN WHO WAS KILLED

CHICAGO - Three people were shot while standing on a sidewalk in the Englewood neighborhood just before 11 p.m. Friday night. They'd...

AFTER WARM SUMMER, FALL CHILL MAKING INROADS INTO MIDWEST; WARMTH NOT OVER-TEMPS TO RESURGE MODESTLY MONDAY/TUESDAY

COOLER WEATHER ARRIVES

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THROUGH JOB TRAINING, SHE HELPED CHANGE LATINO LANDSCAPE IN CHICAGO

WGN News celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and takes a look at the people who have made great contributions. CHICAGO - Mary Gonzalez-Koenig...

WHITE SOX TAKE GAME 1 OF CROSSTOWN CLASSIC

CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs announced Friday that shortstop Addison Russell had been placed on administrative leave after he was accused...

SCHOOL BUS DRIVER ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF ALLOWING CHILDREN TO DRIVE BUS

PORTAGE, Ind. - A school bus driver was arrested and is accused of letting children as young 11 driver the school bus. The Porter County...

TEMP DOWNTURN IN SYNC WITH FALL EQUINOX

It's been a warm September to date, punctuated by Thursday record-breaking 93-degree high, but cooler weather is arriving just in time...

RACE FOR MAYOR: MCCARTHY BLAMES PRECKWINKLE FOR CITY`S VIOLENCE

CHICAGO - Chicago mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy criticized fellow candidate Toni Preckwinkle Friday. Preckwinkle made reducing the...

INDIANA COUPLE KILLED BY ALLEGED DRUNK DRIVER

PORTAGE, Ind. - An Indiana man was charged Friday with in an alleged drunken driving accident that killed a couple from Portage, Indiana. Peter...

AT LEAST 47 DOGS DIED AFTER PETSMART GROOMING IN 14 STATES

NEW JERSEY - A new investigation is raising questions about the safety of dogs at PetSmart. The nine-month probe by NJ Advance Media...

INDIANA COUPLE KILLED BY ALLEGED DRUNK DRIVER LEAVES BEHIND 7 CHILDREN

PORTAGE, Ind. - An Indiana man was charged Friday with in an alleged drunken driving accident that killed the parents of seven children. Peter...

SHAWN CHRISTY CAPTURED: MAN WANTED FOR THREATS AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP ARRESTED IN OHIO

MANSFIELD, Ohio - Authorities captured the man accused of making threats against President Donald Trump on Friday, according to WJW. The...

PRISON GUARDS FIND NEARLY $18M WORTH OF COCAINE IN DONATED BANANAS

FREEPORT, Texas - Authorities found nearly $18 million worth of cocaine hidden in several boxes of bananas headed for Texas prisons,...

WHY DOES THE WORD “MUGGY” REFER TO WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS?

Dear Tom, I have a question regarding the origin of the word “muggy”. Why does it refer to warm and humid conditions? Thanks, R. Turnbull Dear...