Lourdes Duarte
Anchor and Investigative Reporter at WGN-TV (Chicago, IL)
Anchor/Investigative Reporter. Four time EMMY Award Winner. Newsie. Food Lover. Daredevil. Traveler. Evening Anchor on WGN News and Investigative Reporter
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1 week ago |
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Lourdes Duarte |Katharin Czink
For Tuesday, June 17, WGN’s Ben Bradley and Lourdes Duarte have the latest on new medical information, including:Kraft Heinz says it will remove all chemical dyes from its products by the end of 2027. That includes colorful products such as Kool-Aid, Jell-O, and Crystal Light. The food company says it will use natural colors for the products instead, adding that 90 percent of its products already don’t contain food, drug, and cosmetic colors.
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2 weeks ago |
wgntv.com | Lourdes Duarte |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO (WGN) – Velva Cox has lived in her South Side home for 50 years. At one time, her block on South Honore Avenue was filled with mature trees. “I thought that was so pretty,” Cox said. “That’s why I wanted this house.”The block has seen a lot of changes over the years and many of those trees are now gone. However, the large, mature ash in front of the 79-year-old’s home still remains. “I like the tree because of the shade,” Cox said. That shade has a downside, too.
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3 weeks ago |
wgntv.com | Lourdes Duarte
(WGN) — Food benefits are on the chopping block as part of a bill dubbed by President Trump as “One Big Beautiful Bill.”It passed the House and is now in the hands of the Senate. Critics argue it doesn’t address a problem with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP that could save millions of dollars. In Illinois, about 15% of the population relies on food benefits.
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3 weeks ago |
wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Lourdes Duarte |Andrew Schroedter
CHICAGO (WGN) — A Chicago law meant to help police track gun offenders is rarely used and even more rarely enforced, according to a new analysis by the city’s inspector general. “CPD has no way of ascertaining the full universe of individuals with gun offenses who are required to register,” Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg concluded. The investigation further found communication, staffing, and a flawed notification system make the gun offender registry woefully incomplete.
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3 weeks ago |
wgntv.com | Lourdes Duarte |Ben Bradley
For Monday, June 2, WGN’s Ben Bradley and Lourdes Daurte have the latest on new medical information, including:Exercise may help prevent colon cancer from returning, according to results from a late-phase trial published Sunday, June 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study looked at people who followed an exercise program after undergoing surgery and chemotherapy for Stage 3, or high-risk Stage 2 colon cancer.
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