16+ hour, 9+ min ago  (426+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- The very first showings of the new sci-fi thriller "Project Hail Mary" are underway. It's already predicted to be the monster hit of the season. Lionel Boyce, who is in Chicago shooting his hit series "The Bear," is…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (270+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tuesday is primary election day in Illinois. And there are a number of big races on the ballot. For the first time since 2010, Illinois has a wide open Senate seat with the retirement of longtime Democrat Dick Durbin....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (165+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Monday is Pulaski Day. The holiday celebrates the Polish-American Revolutionary War Hero Casimir Pulaski. General Pulaski is recognized as the "Father of the American Cavalry." ... Chicago area marks Casmir Pulaski Day Monday to honor Revolutionary War hero CHICAGO…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (406+ words) Margaret Croke, a state representative from Chicago, was part of Pritzker's first campaign for governor SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. JB Pritzker is backing one of his longtime Statehouse allies, Rep. Margaret Croke, to be Illinois' next comptroller. Croke has represented an Illinois…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (529+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man on a mission did not let the extreme cold Friday prevent him from reaching his goal. Joabe Barbosa, 25, wants to become the first person to run every single street in Chicago. That's about 4,000 miles. It has…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (118+ words) At least one person was killed in a fire Friday on West George Street near Logan Square on the Northwest Side, Chicago Fire Department officials said. At least 1 killed in fire on Northwest Side, Chicago fire officials say CHICAGO (WLS)…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (915+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- For the first time in at least a decade, there were no fatal interstate highway shootings in Illinois last year, Illinois State Police announced. The number of these shootings dropped significantly for the fourth year in a row in…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (108+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- A small earthquake was recorded in downstate Illinois on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey confirmed. The 3.8 magnitude quake was reported at about 1:27 a.m. near Ohlman, Illinois, USGS said. The shake was felt in Springfield and in St. Louis,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (418+ words) CHICAGO -- A federal judge on Thursday registered worry over this week's fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as she asked for more time in deciding whether to dismiss a lawsuit over federal agents' use-of-force tactics…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (437+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- The cost of gun violence goes beyond the pain families face: They are often left paying the price for hospital bills and funerals. Now, there's a push to hold gun manufacturers accountable. Gun violence prevention advocates and others…...