Beyond ABCs and 1, 2, 3, a multicultural cast and iconic puppets have entertained and educated generations of kids. Happy birthday, “Sesame Street.” You are 40 years old now, just a year younger than Mickey Mouse was the year you arrived on television -- and he was semi-retired by then, while you still report to work each day. This very morning you begin your 41st season, you and your cast of ... Full Story »
Northwestern University has issued an alert to warn students of a sex assault on its Evanston campus Monday. Full Story »
A CTA bus crashed into the side of a house at 115th Street and Vincennes Avenue on the South Side this morning, injuring three people, police said. Full Story »
A Cook County judge has ruled that the identity of an anonymous Internet commenter should be revealed to a suburban politician who claims the comments were disparaging toward her teenage son. Full Story »
The New Green Acres As we approach Thanksgiving, here's some food for thought. Do you know where your food comes from? We know eating locally produced food is better for the environment because there aren't as many transportation costs. But, locally grown food is also good for the family farm, Chicago's top Chefs, and anyone who eats their food! WGN's Micah Materre takes us down on the farm to ... Full Story »
He's been "livin' on the edge" with Aerosmith since 1969, but now fans are left "cryin'" over the news that lead singer Steven Tyler has left the band hanging on "the other side." Full Story »
Three soldiers from the Chicago area were caught in the gunfire that erupted in Fort Hood Texas last week. Full Story »
Police are looking for those responsible in a deadly drive-by shooting last night in the Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's west side. Full Story »
Scratch one name off the list of candidates for Cook County Board president. Full Story »
About One-million strollers made by Maclaren are being recalled after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hing mechanism. Full Story »
The man accused of killing 13 people and wounding 29 at Fort Hood in Texas is able to talk, a hospital spokesman said Monday, but it's unknown when investigators might take advantage of his improving health to press forward with their probe into the shooting spree. Full Story »
Cardinals destroy Bears 41-21 at home. The Bears limped into the halfway point of the season with a blowout loss at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals. The 41-21 loss brings their record down to 4-4, and good enough for third place in the division. Full Story »
Around 1,000 mourners gathered Monday morning at St. Vincent De Paul Church in Lincoln Park for the funeral of DePaul University senior Francisco "Frankie" Valencia. Full Story »
Most Cook County residents are going through sticker shock after opening their new property tax bills this month. Full Story »
Some teachers will soon be paid and evaluated based on individual student performance. Full Story »
His appeal to the Supreme Court says the case has moved too fast. If he had been tried in Maryland -- where most of the murders took place -- instead of Virginia, the outcome would have been different Seven years ago this month, the captured Beltway snipers -- John Allen Muhammad, then 41, and his accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, 17 -- were in federal custody, accused of 16 shootings and 10 murders ... Full Story »
A 16-year-old boy was found shot to death in a parked car Sunday night in the Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. Full Story »
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel thanked former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for making change possible in East Germany as she visited what was once a fortified border crossing on Monday — retracing her steps on the night 20 years ago the Berlin Wall fell. Full Story »
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ida blew ashore with rain and gusty but weakening winds before dawn Tuesday as weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents rode out the rare late-season storm. Full Story »
Chicago-area privates who found happiness in military are among 13 killed in Fort Hood rampage One Army private had just returned from Iraq after learning she was pregnant. The other was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. Full Story »
Citations, warnings for windshield obstructions up 91% since 2004 Ermir Spahiu was pulled over by police for his window-mounted GPS unit. For Tina Ross, it was her handicapped placard. And Mark Hubbard was nailed for an air freshener. All three Illinois drivers were stopped for what they thought were innocent items placed near their windshields. Full Story »
Maintains photo makes it look more pronounced than it is Sammy Sosa tells friends he is comfortable in his own skin. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America's health care system. Full Story »
Ermir Spahiu was pulled over by police for his window-mounted GPS unit. For Tina Ross, it was her handicapped placard. And Mark Hubbard was nailed for an air freshener. All three Illinois drivers were stopped for what they thought were innocent items placed near their windshields. Full Story »
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Pvt. Joseph Foster took a bullet in the leg during the Fort Hood shooting rampage. He pauses when he's asked about the mayhem, then credits a stout heritage with bringing him through the ordeal and leaving him eager for his scheduled January deployment to Afghanistan. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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