Patrick Elwood

Evergreen Park

Midday News Co-Anchor at WGN-TV (Chicago, IL)

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Articles

Evergreen Park teen designs recycled firelog for the homeless

1 week ago | wgntv.com | Patrick Elwood |Gabriel Castillo

EVERYGREEN PARK, Ill. — While hot temperatures have only just returned to Chicagoland, the frigid winter weather will soon be back and an Evergreen Park teen is ready thanks to one of his unique designs. On a warm day in June, Bill Duffner and his grandfather are thinking about the cold. Duffner recently designed a recycled firelog for the homeless and with his grandpa’s help, he has been able to take it to a whole new level.
Chicago’s Auburn Gresham new floral shop about to bloom

1 month ago | wgntv.com | Patrick Elwood

Posted: May 28, 2025 / 05:00 PM CDT Updated: May 28, 2025 / 05:01 PM CDT Tatiana Williams says she started buying flowers during the pandemic to brighten up her surroundings. She wanted to extend the beauty of flowers to the community. In 2024, Williams saw the perfect foundation to grow a flower shop in a vacant building at 1415 West 79th Street.
Chicago’s Auburn Gresham new floral shop about to bloom

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Patrick Elwood

Patrick ElwoodWed, May 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM UTC1 min readCHICAGO — A woman’s flower shop dreams are ready to blossom in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Tatiana Williams says she started buying flowers during the pandemic to brighten up her surroundings. She wanted to extend the beauty of flowers to the community.
From blight to beautiful: Gary releases plan to revitalize downtown

1 month ago | wgntv.com | Patrick Elwood

GARY, Ind. (WGN) — Once a bustling Midwest steel town, officials in Gary, Ind., are promising to make a comeback and redevelop the city to reverse the trend of population decline, abandoned buildings and blight that is too much a part of its 2025 landscape. Leaders in the Northwest Indiana city of fewer than 70,000 teamed up with the University of Notre Dame to create a master plan of a vibrant, attractive and walkable downtown district.
Pope Leo’s Chicago roots: His grandfather’s intriguing immigration tale

1 month ago | wgntv.com | Patrick Elwood

Posted: May 22, 2025 / 06:44 PM CDT Updated: May 22, 2025 / 06:44 PM CDT CHICAGO — Pope Leo’s connection to Chicago is by now well known to the masses but long before he was born and raised in Dolton, his ancestors left the old world of Italy to begin a new life in America. Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana t. Spyropoulos started at adeep dive into the genealogy as soon after Pope Keo was chosen.
Pope Leo’s Chicago roots: His grandfather’s intriguing immigration tale

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Patrick Elwood

CHICAGO — Pope Leo’s connection to Chicago is by now well known to the masses but long before he was born and raised in Dolton, his ancestors left the old world of Italy to begin a new life in America. Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana t. Spyropoulos started at adeep dive into the genealogy as soon after Pope Keo was chosen.
'Mustache May:' Sox outfielder Austin Slater partners with old teammate to support veterans experiencing PTSD

1 month ago | wgntv.com | Patrick Elwood |Eli Ong

CHICAGO (WGN) — The mustache look is a popular one these days, and that’s especially so for one member of the Chicago White Sox. Outfielder Austin Slater said his mustache was born out of superstition, but he and the follicle foray happening on his upper lip are serving a special purpose for the month of May. You know, besides looking good inside a batter’s box. “One of our teammates in Triple-A, he started to hit really well,” Slater said Wednesday. “We were scuffling at the time. He got super hot.
Farming anxieties rise among Illinoisans as trade war affects crop exports

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Patrick Elwood

CHICAGO (WGN) — It’s springtime in northeast Illinois, and Lake County farmer Andy Yarc is on the clock. That means planting season is upon Illinoisans, and for Yarc, it is like Christmas in May, as farming is in his blood. “We do have a short window usually in the spring when I start planting,” Yarc said.
Farming anxieties rise among Illinoisans as trade war affects crop exports

1 month ago | wgntv.com | Patrick Elwood

CHICAGO (WGN) — It’s springtime in northeast Illinois, and Lake County farmer Andy Yarc is on the clock. That means planting season is upon Illinoisans, and for Yarc, it is like Christmas in May, as farming is in his blood. “We do have a short window usually in the spring when I start planting,” Yarc said.
Meet Chicagoland’s ‘Chicken Lady’: Raising chickens for eggs and education

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Patrick Elwood

WILDWOOD, Ill. (WGN) — As the age-old question asks, “What came first, the chicken or the egg?”To Kerri Gburek, affectionately known as the ‘Chicken Lady,’ it’s a moot point. To her, they are one and the same. “They do have a hierarchy,” Gburek said. “We all know what a pecking order is.” US egg prices fall for the first time in months but remain near record highs Kerri Gburek, the ‘Chicken Lady’Gburek raises chickens at her Wildwood home in Lake County and on her farm, which is not far away.