Indonesia lost 107,000 square kilometers (41,300 square miles) of its original tropical rainforest between 2002 and 2024 — an area about ... returned to Chinese control in 1997. Hong Kong bans ...

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When you attend a Bears game this season, make sure you and your kids try ‘Molly’s Mac and Cheese’ that will be offered at Soldier Field. The new food item is named after the daughter of long-time ...

On today’s Courtesy Desk, Robin wants to personally thank WGN Stagehand Reece for changing her tire in the station’s parking lot — so she makes him his favorite dish. Love the WGN Morning News? We ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The lingering threat of federal ICE raids continues to strike fear in several Chicago neighborhoods, amid word of at least two arrests outside an area courthouse. Wednesday night, The ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (WGN) — After only three years on the job, the president of Northwestern University is stepping down, saying its time for new leadership. The rocky tenure of Michael Schill, tasked to ...

WGN and Avocados from Peru are looking for Chicago’s cutest and best avocado-eating baby! The top four finalists will be invited to the station to compete in a “High Chair Round” in a fun, on-air ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship likely cut cables in the Red Sea that disrupted internet access in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, experts said Tuesday, showing the lines’ vulnerability ...

In this segment for Backstory, Larry Potash digs into his own family tree and ancestral DNA. What did he learn? Backstory with Larry Potash airs Sunday nights at 11 p.m. on WGN-TV and on smart TVs on ...

Football season is here! The Chicago Bears kick off their season Monday night at Soldier Field. They’re taking on the Vikings in Monday Night Football. We’re getting ready for the season with Big Boss ...

CHICAGO — A birthday gift for Pope Leo has a place of honor in the Chicago high school he once visited. Art from Italy arrived at Chicago’s Providence Catholic High School a few weeks ago. But before ...