Lunchbreak: Spaghetti Puttanesca

A final decision will be made regarding whether it is appropriate for the staff member to return to the school.

WGN's Christine Flores reports on the story.

WGN's Dana Rebik previews the Chicago Mayoral Forum at Steinmetz High School in Belmont Cragin.

Bobby Crimo III is accused of killing seven and wounding 48 others during the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.

A person of interest is in custody following a Glenview police investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a girl who, moments earlier, had just gotten off a school bus.

January 2023 is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. There are an estimated 25 million adults and children subject to human trafficking around the world, including in Chicago. Last year, the Salvation Army’s STOP-IT Program in Chicago received 385 calls to its 24-hour hotline and managed more than 80 victim cases. The Salvation Army STOP-IT Program is a lead agency on the Cook County Human Trafficking Task Force, and helps survivors heal and start a new life after leaving a trafficking situation. Services provided include support such as housing resources, food, transportation, medical and legal services. Rachel Ostergaard, the director of the Salvation Army's STOP-IT program appeared on the WGN News at 4pm to talk about the problem. Call the STOP-IT Hotline: 877-606-3158 Or for more information: https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/stopit/

WGN's Micah Materre breaks down the story where five officers risked their lives to save a driver from drowning who later died at the hospital.

WGN's Micah Materre breaks down the story where five offivers risked their lives to save a driver from drowning who later died at the hospital.

A Theodore Roosevelt High School staff member is under investigation following a physical altercation involving a student.

A recently retired Chicago police officer is facing felony chargers related to over a decade’s worth of parking tickets he lied to get out of, according to court documents.

An investigation is underway after a 96-year-old woman was found dead inside a freezer at a home on the city's Northwest Side.

A press conference was held by local leaders and the Illinois Union of the Homeless to call for a stop on a removal notice that was given by the city to people living under the viaduct on Hirsch and Monticello in Humboldt Park.