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07/23/2025

How can you beat the heat wave in Chicagoland? The City of Chicago and Cook County are offering cooling centers and other options to stay cool during the dangerous heat this week.

A dangerous heat wave has descended on Chicagoland this week, with extreme heat and humidity to persist through Thursday. Temperatures will get well into the 90s, but heat index values will soar to…

07/23/2025

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a phone scam involving fake warrants. More: https://tinyurl.com/v6v2jetw

07/23/2025

Police in Wisconsin are asking for help in finding a missing 22-year-old grad student who disappeared Sunday.

07/23/2025

Two planes almost crashed into each other Monday in Mexico City, an incident that comes after multiple aviation accidents in recent months have rattled travelers.

07/23/2025

The families of four Idaho college students fatally stabbed by Bryan Kohberger will get their chance to face him in court as he’s set to be sentenced for the brutal killings on Wednesday.

Kohberger took a plea deal, agreeing to serve four life sentences for the murders of four Idaho students.

07/23/2025

A dangerous heat wave has arrived in Chicagoland on Wednesday, with heat index values soaring to 105-110 degrees in extremely humid conditions. How long with the heat and humidity last? Morgan Kolkmeyer has the morning forecast. WATCH BELOW:

Chicago is about to feel its hottest stretch of 2025 so far. Intense heat and humidity will push the heat index to a sweltering 105 to 110 degrees, making it dangerously hot for prolonged outdoor a…

07/23/2025

BREAKING: Chicago police have launched a search after a toddler was allegedly kidnapped from an apartment during an home invasion on the city's South Side.

Chicago police have launched a search for a 2-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped from an apartment on the city’s South Side by 3 armed offenders, including a woman known to the family.

07/23/2025

UPDATE: Search for missing teen in Lake Michigan near Zion now recovery effort, officials say.

Full story: https://tinyurl.com/4mdurbdy

07/23/2025

The Dirksen Federal Building and its surrounding streets are back open Wednesday morning after a knife-wielding man entered the lobby Tuesday and demanded to speak to the FBI, forcing a building evacuation and a lengthy standoff with police.

READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/authorities-responding-to-incident-in-lobby-of-dirksen-federal-building/

07/23/2025

Venus Williams wanted to send a message — to herself and to others — about coming back from a long layoff, about competing in a sport at age 45, about never giving up.

07/23/2025

UPDATE: ISP says driver of semi-truck killed, SB I-294 ramp to inbound I-290 expected to remain closed for a while.

READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/traffic/traffic-alert-semi-truck-rollover-closes-sb-tri-state-tollway-ramp-to-inbound-eisenhower-expressway/

A semi-truck rollover early Wednesday morning has closed the southbound Tri-State Tollway (I-294) ramp to the inbound Eisenhower Expressway (I-290). There's also construction in the area, so commuters might want to seek an alternate route.

READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/traffic/traffic-alert-semi-truck-rollover-closes-sb-tri-state-tollway-ramp-to-inbound-eisenhower-expressway/

07/23/2025

A foot chase ended in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday evening in East Chicago, Ind., according to police.

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — A foot chase ended in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday evening in East Chicago, Ind., according to police. The East Chicago Police Department says the incident occurred whe…