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  • 1 day ago | wgntv.com | Dana Rebik |Eli Ong

    Posted: Jun 5, 2025 / 09:55 PM CDT Updated: Jun 5, 2025 / 09:56 PM CDT HARVEY, Ill. (WGN) — Surrounded by a group of constituents that included her mother, Harvey Ald. Colby Chapman (2nd Ward) arrived at City Hall Thursday for a meeting that never happened. Instead, she was met by police. “Come to the station and we can resolve this issue,” a Harvey Police Department officer can be heard telling Chapman at City Hall.

  • 2 days ago | newsnationnow.com | Gabriel Castillo |Eli Ong |Dana Rebik

    DEKALB COUNTY (WGN) — A college student in Illinois is facing felony charges after authorities said they uncovered thousands of images of suspected child sex abuse material on electronic devices taken from his dorm room last month.

  • 3 days ago | wgntv.com | Dana Rebik |Ethan Illers

    MORTON GROVE, Ill. (WGN) – The largest Jewish cultural event in the area is set for this weekend, right on the heels of two violent anti-Semitic attacks. On Sunday, a forest preserve in Morton Grove will be hosting a Jewish festival, featuring three music stages, 50 artists’ booths and numerous food options.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Dana Rebik

    CHICAGO (WGN) — Kathy Austin and her guide dog, Rowen, navigate the streets of Chicago together, but it can often be a harrowing experience due to the lack of accessible pedestrian signals in the city. “It’s too difficult to cross down here with all the noise going on around us. You can hear, and it’s difficult to hear the traffic,” Austin said. “It’s terrifying.

  • 1 week ago | wgntv.com | Dana Rebik |Eli Ong

    Posted: May 28, 2025 / 06:56 PM CDT Updated: May 28, 2025 / 06:57 PM CDT CHICAGO (WGN) — Kathy Austin and her guide dog, Rowen, navigate the streets of Chicago together, but it can often be a harrowing experience due to the lack of accessible pedestrian signals in the city. “It’s too difficult to cross down here with all the noise going on around us. You can hear, and it’s difficult to hear the traffic,” Austin said.

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Dana Rebik
Dana Rebik @DanaRebikWGN
14 May 25

Big changes coming for high school athletes as the Right to Play Act changes IHSA by-laws that will allow students 2 waivers per season to play in club or travel events. We hear from a soccer player on @WGNNews at 5:30 https://t.co/WSHh7aGEdM

Dana Rebik
Dana Rebik @DanaRebikWGN
9 May 25

I learned in my coverage yesterday the Pope loves Wordle. I love making crafts at my local library 🤓 🤣 What’s your nerdy pastime? https://t.co/UAQps5wYsQ

Dana Rebik
Dana Rebik @DanaRebikWGN
8 May 25

Hear it for yourself!! New Pope is a White Sox fan. https://t.co/MJ9I16KgLF