This Christmas, WGN Radio will once again air the Dusty Rhodes Christmas Specials commercial-free beginning Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 2pm through Friday, Dec. 26 at 4am. The commercial-free ...

Last Saturday marked 38 years since WGN’s tv signals were hijacked in the “Max Headroom” incident. On November 22nd, 1987 someone, dressed as “Max Headroom,” hacked into the signal at WGN and PBS.

FREEPORT, Ill. — Former Chicago radio personality Joe “JoBo” Colborn from the famed show “Eddie & JoBo” has died at the age of 70. In an update, the Stephenson County Coroner tells WGN, “there was no ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — When their tax bills arrive, Cook County homeowners may be in for a big surprise, according to an analysis by the office of Treasurer Maria Pappas. After a monthslong delay, the second ...

Demetri Martin is a standup comedian, writer, and director. He’s doing two shows at the Vic Theatre on November 22. He has appeared on American Dad, We Bare Bears, the Rocker, Taking Woodstock and ...

CHICAGO — Saturday’s PAWS Pet of the Week is Fresco, an 11-month-old male Husky with lots of energy. Fresco loves to spend time with other dogs and loves every person he meets. Think Fresco is the ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Mercedes Wells and her husband Leon sat inside a Chicago law firm on Tuesday, contemplating action against a local hospital just days after giving birth. It was around midnight ...

CHICAGO — An early-morning outage kept X users from catching up on their feeds on Tuesday. According to Downdetector, a website that tracks the status of websites based on user-submitted reports, ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago holiday season kicked off Friday downtown with the annual tree lighting ceremony. The festivities started at 5 p.m. at Millennium Park with performances by DJ Mike P and Mara ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a Metra train on the South Side in the city’s Chicago Lawn neighborhood, according to the train transportation company. A Metra Spokesperson ...

I've evaluated outdoor and fitness equipment for over five years. Finding a good deal on Nike shoes, clothes and equipment isn’t all that hard nowadays, but the Black Friday event takes the savings a ...

Catchy jingles. Pithy slogans. They help tell stories and sell products. But advertising wasn’t always colorful or memorable. The modern form of advertising came into existence in large part due to ...