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  • Chicagoan charged in Mumbai attacks pleads not guilty

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 11:04 pm ET  

    As a suspect from Chicago who is accused of aiding last year's Mumbai terror attacks pleaded not guilty today, FBI Director Robert Mueller was in the city for a briefing on the case. Full Story »

  • Chicago holiday fun and great deals for families

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 11:04 pm ET  

    Chicago really sparkles this holiday season. And enjoying it all with your family doesn't take much money. Full Story »

  • $140,000 worth of jewelry from locker at health club

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 10:34 pm ET  

    $140,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from a locker at the upscale East Bank Club in the city's River North neighborhood. Full Story »

  • City bracing for a cold night

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 9:34 pm ET  

    Chicago officials want residents to keep an eye on one another to ensure safety during winter storm. City leaders are gearing up for the season's first deep freeze and reminding residents about services that may help. Full Story »

  • Police nab 2 in million dollar drug bust

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 8:19 pm ET  

    Hundreds of pounds of pot, totaling nearly $2 million, were recovered in a big drug bust Wednesday, according to Chicago police. Full Story »

  • The Hotel Burnham could be facing foreclosure

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 8:04 pm ET  

    The Hotel Burnham could be facing foreclosure. Crain's Chicago Business reports that the loop-hotel has defaulted on their 36-million dollar loan. The owners have reportedly stopped paying the loan back in july, in hopes of having their loan re-structured. They say that is the only way they could keep the hotel. The Burnham hotel opened in the late 19-90's. Full Story »

  • Addams Family musical opens in Chicago

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 8:04 pm ET  

    Wednesday night was opening night for the musical "The Addams Family" at the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre in Chicago. Full Story »

  • Gov. Quinn signs campaign finance reform bill

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 3:04 pm ET  

    Choosing the symbolic date of the one-year anniversary of ex- Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest on federal corruption charges, Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into law the state's first-ever limits on campaign contributions. Full Story »

  • Teen charged as adult in mall parking lot death

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 2:50 pm ET  

    Francisco Moran and Edgardo De La Torre were friends at their Glenview middle school, but they grew apart and joined different gangs, and now Moran is accused of killing De La Torre with a car, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Full Story »

  • T-Mobile Sidekick users sue Microsoft

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 2:49 pm ET  

    Chicago-area residents have filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft after losing data on their sidekick phones. Full Story »

  • Bradley's short-lived stay with Cubs could end shortly

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 1:50 pm ET  

    The fake presents were still wrapped and carefully placed under the Christmas tree in the lobby of the Indy Marriott this morning, and snow was blowing sideways outside the window. Full Story »

  • Snow plow driver credited with fire rescue in Fox Lake

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 1:34 pm ET  

    A snow-plow driver clearing roads in Fox Lake Tuesday night saw smoke coming from a detached garage, called 911 and alerted residents of the home to the fire, a fire official from the far north suburban village said this morning. Full Story »

  • Evenflo recalls toddler exersaucer

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 10:20 am ET  

    Toddlers can choke on toy part The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of about 66,000 Evenflo ExerSaucer 1-2-3 Tea for Me Activity Learning Centers because a cake toy on the saucer has a candle flame that can detach, posing a choking hazard. Full Story »

  • Ice skating at Wrigley Field

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 10:19 am ET  

    You can make the most out of the baseball off-season, with a winter trip to Wrigley Field. "The Rink at Wrigley Field" debuts next Tuesday, December 15. Full Story »

  • Airport security manual leaked on internet

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 9:49 am ET  

    A government manual for airport security screeners, mistakenly found its way to the internet; and it offers tips on how to sidestep security. Full Story »

  • Missing Lincoln Park girl, 14, found safe

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 9:34 am ET  

    A 14-year-old girl previously reported missing from her Lincoln Park home was found safe this morning, Chicago police said. Full Story »

  • Wallets wane while waistlines widen during recession

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 8:34 am ET  

    New study find obesity rates have increased The economic downturn is busting wallets and bursting waistlines as consumers shift their eating habits to help their budgets. Full Story »

  • Windchills as low as -10 degrees tonight

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 7:04 am ET  

    Despite dire forecasts, this morning's rush hour came off relatively smoothly with few problems amid light snow and rain. Expressway traffic moved briskly. Full Story »

  • Gatorade confirms dropping Tiger Woods drink

    WGN TV Chicago – Wed Dec 9, 7:04 am ET  

    PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) — Gatorade is discontinuing its Tiger Woods drink but says it made the decision before the golfer's car accident led to a media firestorm surrounding his personal life. Full Story »

  • Tiger Woods' mother-in-law released from hospital

    WGN TV Chicago – Tue Dec 8, 11:19 pm ET  

    Black Cadillac Escalade similar to Tiger Woods' SUV was at Health Central Hospital Orange County Fire-Rescue released a recording this afternoon of a frantic 911 call seeking help for Tiger Woods' mother-in-law. Full Story »

  • Letterman jokes about Tiger Woods

    WGN TV Chicago – Tue Dec 8, 11:19 pm ET  

    NEW YORK (AP) — David Letterman, after a week off, dived right into material about Tiger Woods on the "Late Show," joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for advice. Full Story »

  • Massive waves in Hawaii

    WGN TV Chicago – Tue Dec 8, 4:34 pm ET  

    Chicago deals with snow while hawaii deals with monsterous waves While we're dealing with snow, in Hawaii they're battling monstrous waves! Full Story »

  • Wintery weather wallops Chicagoland

    WGN TV Chicago – Tue Dec 8, 4:19 pm ET  

    The City of Chicago and Cook County should see some breaks in the steady snow Tuesday night. Full Story »

  • Blagojevich holds book signing

    WGN TV Chicago – Tue Dec 8, 2:49 pm ET  

    A crowd of about 50 college people waited inside a University of Chicago bookstore this afternoon as former Gov. Rod Blagojevich appeared for his first book signing. Full Story »

  • Teen in serious condition after being shot in head

    WGN TV Chicago – Tue Dec 8, 1:49 pm ET  

    Yesterday morning a 14-year-old boy was shot in the head and seriously injured in the Logan Square neighborhood between Armitage and Kimball at around 9:10am, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Quention Curtis. Full Story »

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