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3 days ago | 
wgntv.com | Winnie Dortch |Anna Roberts
CHICAGO — Chicago’s Catholic community is joining those around the world mourning the loss of Pope Francis. People gathered at Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral Monday morning. The first Mass was held at 7 a.m.Holy Name will hold a memorial Mass on Wednesday. Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, will preside over the mass at 10 a.m. The Nass is open to the public. No tickets are required. The mass will also be live stream on the cathedral’s YouTube site.
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3 days ago | 
wgntv.com | Sean Lewis |Winnie Dortch |Anna Roberts
CHICAGO — Chicago’s Catholic community is joining those around the world mourning the loss of Pope Francis. People gathered at Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral Monday morning to pray and remember. Black bunting hung above the entrance to mark the somber day. Holy Name will hold a memorial Mass on Wednesday. Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, will preside over the mass at 10 a.m. The Nass is open to the public. No tickets are required.
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1 month ago | 
wgntv.com | Sean Lewis |Anna Roberts
CHICAGO — Police are investigating after two restaurants were broken into early Tuesday morning in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. According to police, officers responded to a call in the 1500 block of West Chicago around 3 a.m. and found the front door of a Fry the Coop smashed. Money was missing from the register. The owner, Joe Fontana, said there was significant damage with broken windows and glass and a broken entry. “They broke two windows, crawled in and grabbed the cash drawer,” he said.
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1 month ago | 
wgntv.com | Bronagh Tumulty |Anna Roberts
Christina Formella, 30, was taken into custody Sunday. She is a special education teacher and soccer coach at Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove. An investigation began on Saturday after a boy, who was 15-years-old at the time, went to the police station with his mother to report alleged sexual contact committed by Formella. She was his soccer coach and tutor at the time, according to police.
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2 months ago | 
wgntv.com | Anna Roberts |Ethan Illers
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — The identity of a man killed in a house fire in Naperville this week has been released. The Will County coroner identified the man as 75-year-old Krishna Emmadi. When crews arrived, they found heavy fire on the first and second floors and were told someone was trapped on the second floor. Despite the efforts of firefighters, who had to battle significant smoke and extreme cold outside, crews were unable to rescue the trapped man.
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2 months ago | 
wgntv.com | Anna Roberts |Julian Crews
CHICAGO (WGN) — In a combined State of the State and budget address in Springfield Wednesday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced that the state is expected to finish with a 5% revenue growth and a budget surplus. Pritzker, widely rumored as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, also took the time to sharply criticize President Donald Trump.
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2 months ago | 
wgntv.com | Anna Roberts |Gabriel Castillo
SKOKIE, Ill. — A water main broke early Friday morning in Skokie and caused widespread flooding and ice issues. Officials said the main broke around 5:15 a.m. East Prairie and Emerson prompting road closures and a boil order for Skokie and parts of Evanston. Several school were forced to move to e-learning. SkyCam9 over the area Friday morning and WGN reporters were on the scene. Below is photos from their reporting Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved.
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2 months ago | 
tristatehomepage.com | Courtney Spinelli |Anna Roberts |Erik Runge |Julian Crews
CHICAGO (WGN) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a fixture in Illinois politics for more than 50 years, left the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Wednesday a convicted felon and now faces prison time after a jury found him guilty of federal corruption. The jury in the trial of Madigan, 82, and longtime political confidant Michael McClain arrived at a partial verdict Wednesday after 16 weeks of testimony and 60 hours of deliberations.
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2 months ago | 
wgntv.com | Michael Bartiromo |Anna Roberts
(NEXSTAR) – Yelp has once again released its annual rankings of the “Top 100 Places to Eat” in America, perhaps hoping to spare us from eating another mediocre meal over our kitchen sinks. The rankings, which were determined by Yelp with input from its community of online reviewers, highlight a curated selection of eateries from coast to coast — in 23 states and D.C.! — including everything from fine-dining establishments to food trucks.
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2 months ago | 
mywabashvalley.com | Courtney Spinelli |Anna Roberts |Erik Runge |Julian Crews
CHICAGO (WGN) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a fixture in Illinois politics for more than 50 years, left the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Wednesday a convicted felon and now faces prison time after a jury found him guilty of federal corruption. The jury in the trial of Madigan, 82, and longtime political confidant Michael McClain arrived at a partial verdict Wednesday after 16 weeks of testimony and 60 hours of deliberations.
