A son’s mission to transform his mom’s health turned into Peace Runners 773, a running and walking group around Garfield Park ...

On July 2, 1881, United States president James A. Garfield waited at Washington, D.C.’s Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station to board a train that would take him to New England to begin his summer ...

Last Saturday marked 38 years since WGN’s tv signals were hijacked in the “Max Headroom” incident. On November 22nd, 1987 someone, dressed as “Max Headroom,” hacked into the signal at WGN and PBS.

Goose Island’s annual Bourbon County Stout lineup will be released on Black Friday! WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Todd Ahsmann, President of Goose Island, Mike Siegel, Goose Island Senior Innovation ...

Engraving of the United States National Museum (now called the Arts and Industries Building) by Cluss & Schulze, Architects, depicting the interior of the building decorated for President James A.

CHICAGO (WGN) — When their tax bills arrive, Cook County homeowners may be in for a big surprise, according to an analysis by the office of Treasurer Maria Pappas. After a monthslong delay, the second ...

Andrew Garfield is trying to remember what he had for lunch—which is important only because he’s trying to figure out what to have for dinner. And that matters only because the 42-year-old actor is ...

WGN Radio’s afternoon news anchor Steve Bertrand joins Bob Sirott and Andy Masur to talk about some of the highlights of his career and his forty years at WGN Radio. He also jokes about what he’ll do ...

IBA also recognized Dave Eanet, whose two stints on WGN Radio encompass more than 30 years, with the 2025 Chicago/W. Russell Withers Jr. Broadcast Pioneer Award. Eanet is the voice of Northwestern ...

In the first episode of the Netflix miniseries "Death by Lightning," a man from Pennsylvania changes history by submitting a single vote for James Garfield at the 1880 Republican National Convention.

Death by Lightning, a new four-part miniseries on Netflix, is a period piece that plays like a 19th-century version of The West Wing. It's full of political intrigue and unexpected betrayals — ...

Mike Makowsky had spent months working on obtaining permission from the government to see the real thing, so perhaps it’s not all that surprising that the new Netflix limited series he’s created, ...