LOS ANGELES HONORS KOBE, GIANNA BRYANT WITH ‘CELEBRATION OF LIFE' MEMORIAL

LOS ANGELES - Thousands of mourners will gather in Staples Center on Monday to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant. The basketball...

WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY CONTINUES FOR COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE-80, INCLUDING CHICAGO - LAKEFRONT FLOODING WATCH ALSO IN EFFECT

The Winter Storm Watch (Blue-shaded counties on the headlined map) for 6-inches or more of heavy snow has been expanded slightly and...

JUSSIE SMOLLETT EXPECTED BACK IN COURT IN CHICAGO ON NEW CHARGES

CHICAGO - Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett is due to make an initial court appearance Monday on a new set of charges alleging...

15-YEAR-OLD BOY CRITICALLY HURT IN STABBING IN RANCH TRIANGLE NEIGHBORHOOD

CHICAGO - A man was walking with a friend along Bissell in the Ranch Triangle neighborhood. Two men got out of a car and chased after...

IDOT MINUTEMAN CARJACKED, CHASE ENDS IN CRASH ON DAN RYAN

CHICAGO - An IDOT Minuteman was carjacked and the ensuing police chase ended in a crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway. This is a breaking...

HOFFMAN ESTATES GYMNAST BORN WITH CLUB FOOT QUALIFIES FOR IHSA CHAMPIONSHIP

Sol Serratos love for gymnastics began at an early age. "I noticed she didn't really have the fear gene. That was part and parcel of...

BOX OFFICE GOES ‘SONIC' AGAIN BUT HEARS ‘CALL OF THE WILD'

LOS ANGELES - The hedgehog edged the sled dog by a nose at the box office. “Sonic: The Hedgehog” zoomed to the top of the box office...

LIZZO, ‘JUST MERCY' WIN TOP HONORS AT NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

PASADENA, Calif. - Lizzo was named entertainer of the year and “Just Mercy” won best motion picture, best actor and best supporting...

THIS TIME, COBY WHITE'S 33-POINT PERFORMANCE IS GOOD ENOUGH TO SNAP THE BULLS' LOSING STREAK

CHICAGO - On Saturday, being at his best wasn't enough to snap his team's season-long losing streak. So Coby White decided to bring...

SOUTH KOREA PUT ON HIGH ALERT, ITALY BATTLES VIRUS OUTBREAK

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's president said Sunday that he was putting his country on its highest alert for infectious diseases,...

9-YEAR-OLD ASKS PETE BUTTIGIEG TO HELP HIM TELL THE WORLD HE'S GAY

Pete Buttigieg shared an emotional moment with a young supporter in Denver on Saturday night. “Thank you for being so brave,” the boy,...

ICE AGE PREDICTIONS OF THE 1980S AND GLOBAL WARMING

Dear Tom, In the 1980s there was talk about a coming ice age. Now the talk is about global warming. What happened to cause the change? James...

WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY WET SNOW/COLDER TEMPS

AMERICAN IMMIGRANT STORIES OF PAST AND PRESENT ON DISPLAY AT AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM

CHICAGO - At the American Writers Museum Sunday, author and attorney Fiona McEntee sat down with many kids to read her book “Our American...

BAR STAFF, CUSTOMERS HOLD FUNDRAISER FOR WRIGLEYVILLE BOUNCER SHOT AFTER BREAKING UP FIGHT

CHICAGO - Workers and customers all pitched in at a Wrigleyville bar Sunday to help pay the medical expenses of a bouncer who was shot...

BLACKHAWKS AWAIT TRADE DEADLINE MOVES AFTER A LOSS TO THE STARS ON SUNDAY

DALLAS - Whatever was to happen on Sunday afternoon at the American Airlines Arena probably wasn't going to change the mind of Stan...

DEMOCRATS RUNNING FOR COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY DEBATE

Watch at 6 p.m. CT: Candidates running for Cook County State's Attorney face off in the first of two debates hosted by WGN The four...

AFTERNOON SHOOTING LEAVES 1 DEAD, 2 CRITICALLY WOUNDED IN EAST GARFIELD PARK

CHICAGO - One person is dead and two others in critical condition after they were shot Sunday in East Garfield Park, according to the...

IN A VERY DIFFICULT BIG EAST SEASON, DEPAUL ENJOYS A POSITIVE NIGHT ON SATURDAY

CHICAGO - It was about two months ago at this time that fans of Blue Demons' basketball were finally dreaming about a March of basketball...

PULLMAN'S REVITALIZATION CONTINUES 5 YEARS AFTER DESIGNATION

CHICAGO - Supporters if the revitalization of Chicago's historic Pullman neighborhood say they have the money for more restoration...