A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit the city of Chicago filed against a northwestern Indiana store that alleged it sold hundreds of guns in straw purchases that ended up in the hands of felons or at crime scenes in the city. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/judge-dismisses-city-of-chicagos-lawsuit-against-indiana-gun-store-over-straw-gun-sales/

Rena Baker, 39, was last seen driving a maroon 2004 Hyundai Sonata with an Illinois license plate Z709627 on Wednesday, May 31.

A brazen theft caught on camera in Ravenswood has puzzled some plant lovers.

A teen's mom said he is the victim of a racially motivated attack in Wicker Park.

“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda hopes to increase diversity on Broadway and in theaters across the country with a new initiative announced Thursday. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/entertainment-news/lin-manuel-miranda-launches-r-i-s-e-network-to-improve-diversity-on-broadway/

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Thursday amending the U.S. Constitution to harden federal gun laws amid a surge of mass killings across the nation, his latest step onto the national stage amid the unfolding 2024 White House campaign. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/national/californias-newsom-pushes-constitutional-amendment-to-tighten-gun-access-amid-2024-campaign/

President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday reiterated their commitment to help Ukraine repel Russia's ongoing invasion, while agreeing to step up cooperation on clean energy and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/national/biden-and-sunak-to-focus-on-ukraine-and-economic-security-in-british-pms-first-white-house-visit/

Russian forces Thursday shelled a southern Ukrainian city inundated by flooding in a catastrophic dam collapse, Ukrainian officials said, forcing a suspension of some rescue efforts hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to the area to assess the damage. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/russia-ukraine-crisis/zelenskyy-visits-area-flooded-by-destroyed-dam-as-five-reported-dead-in-russian-occupied-town/

UIC Professor Junia Howell studied the gaps in appraisal values for a decade. She found there is more than 2x difference in Majority White Neighborhoods compared to Majority Minority Neighborhoods around the Chicago area. Read more below: https://www.juniahowell.com/housing-appraisals

The father of the three Kenwood Academy star athletes was killed in a shooting Monday on the city's South Side. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/father-of-3-kenwood-academy-star-athletes-killed-in-south-side-shooting/

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Jack Daniel’s in its trademark fight against a poop-themed dog toy that parodies the company’s whiskey bottles. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/supreme-court-sides-with-jack-daniels-in-trademark-fight-against-poop-themed-dog-toy/

From tip screens at self-serve airport kiosks to 30% suggested amounts at coffee shops, tipping in 2023 has a majority of Americans fed up, a new survey found. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/national/tipping-backlash-these-americans-are-giving-the-least-in-2023-study-finds/

A top Cuban official Thursday issued a flat denial of a Wall Street Journal story that alleged Cuba and China had reached an agreement to install an eavesdropping facility on the island. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/cuba-denies-journal-story-about-chinese-spy-base/