Eli Ong
Digital Sports Writer at WGN-TV (Chicago, IL)
MI native | Chicago transplant | Digital Journalist covering Chicago sports @WGNNews | PFWA Member | @GVSU @MedillSchool Alum | Opinions = my own |
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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.
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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.
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3 days ago |
wgntv.com | Josh Frydman |Eli Ong
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (WGN) — As the longest tenured Chicago Bear, Cole Kmet is used to the chaos that has come with being a part of the organization since the 2020 NFL season, but that isn’t stopping the former Notre Dame tight end from setting some lofty goals for himself and rookie Colston Loveland. Kmet has endured four head coaches, six offensive coordinators and a combined 29-55 record heading into what will be his sixth year in the league.
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4 days ago |
wgntv.com | Bronagh Tumulty |Eli Ong
CHICAGO (WGN) — The Pilsen community was fired up after an alleged ICE raid in the South Side neighborhood Monday morning. WGN TV News was told several people donning FBI vests illegally entered a business and a residence, taking two Mexican nationals into custody. “We are, right now, investigating the reason why those neighbors have been detained without a warrant,” Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th Ward) said.
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4 days ago |
newsnationnow.com | Eli Ong |Bronagh Tumulty
CHICAGO ( WGN) - A Chicago community was fired up Monday after an alleged Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on the city's South Side. NewsNation affiliate WGN was told several people donning FBI vests illegally entered a business and a residence, taking two Mexican nationals into custody. "We are, right now, investigating the reason why those neighbors have been detained without a warrant," Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez said.
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