It’s a crisis that’s dominated the headlines almost daily. More than 13,500 asylum seekers have poured into Chicago since last August, with many left sleeping on the floors of police stations across the city. This all despite tens of millions of dollars being forked over to manage the ongoing humanitarian crisis, which begets the question — where are all of these funds being spent? WGN's Bronagh Tumulty reports on the story.
It’s a crisis that’s dominated the headlines almost daily. More than 13,500 asylum seekers have poured into Chicago since last August, with many left sleeping on the floors of police stations across the city.
This all despite tens of millions of dollars being forked over to manage the ongoing humanitarian crisis, which begets the question — where are all of these funds being spent? WGN's Bronagh Tumulty reports on the story.
Last year, Alton Peterson and Shai Garcia set out on a two-person, two-wheeled mission — to explore Chicago on a bike, while working to expand accessibility and visibility.
Patients of Lurie Children's hospital and their siblings got the chance to see how big construction trucks operate on Saturday in an event sponsored by the construction company Clayco.
With fall festivities in full swing, WGN's Christine Flores stops by Oktoberfest for Weekend Break as it returns for the year.
A 15-year-old is in critical condition after a teenage boy crashed a stolen Kia into a John Deere tractor parked on the side of the road in Joliet Saturday morning.
Authorities are investigating after three passengers attempted to carjack their ride-share driver in Beach Park overnight.
Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out at a high-rise apartment on the city's South Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Police are investigating after an elderly man died after a shooting in the city's Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Saturday morning.
An overnight fire at an apartment building in Edgewater left three people injured on Saturday.
Police are investigating after an elderly man died after a shooting in the city's Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Saturday morning.
WGN's Courtney Spinelli travels to Naperville to report on the latest details in the United Auto Workers strike.
More info: Nearly 200 workers between the Stellantis facility in Naperville and General Motor’s facility in Bolingbrook walked off the job Friday morning — union workers saying they are fighting for the “American Dream.”
The president of the United Auto Workers said Friday the union will expand its strike against major automakers by walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis plants in 20 states, including here in Illinois.
A little girl from Lake Forest who is battling a degenerative disorder is headed to Hawaii with her family thanks to a generous surprise on Friday.
