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u2 announce new tour, includes stop at united...

U2 will be back in Chicago next spring. The band announced a modern tour today including a...

kevin hart apologizes to wife, kids for mistakes ...

original YORK — Kevin Hart has publicly apologized to his pregnant wife and his kids for what he...

ben affleck and jennifer garner call off divorce,...

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are back from the brink of divorce,sources reveal PEOPLE. The...

lifetime release two trailers for new doc ...

The Lifetime network released two trailers Wednesday for their novel docuseries “Surviving R...

penny marshall dies at age 75

Penny Marshall,who starred in “Laverne & Shirley” before fitting one of the top-grossing female...

spice girls reunion tour set for us and uk: report

The Spice Girls are reportedly getting alert for a modern world tour that is set to come to the...

hugh hefner, legendary founder of playboy ...

LOS ANGELES — Hugh Hefner,the iconic personality behind Playboy magazine, passed away on Wednesday...

wgn s dean richards breaks down the best things to...

CHICAGO — This upcoming weekend is jam-packed with activities,including one of the biggest events...

wgn speaks to evanston s laura harrier, spider man...

Laura Harrier,a graduate of Evanston Township tall School, stars as Liz Allen, and the thing of...

emily blunt, lin manuel miranda perform 22...

Talkshow host James Corden is known for getting guests to sing along in the privacy of a car. But...

new kids, salt n pepa, debbie gibson and more...

Attention children of the ’80s and ’90s,your glory days are approximately to reignite again live...

lollapalooza 4 day passes on sale

CHICAGO — Four-day general admission Lollapalooza tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. today. The...

watch what happens when sammy davis jr. reads the...

While Sunday’s Oscar flub was a doozy,apparently, it HAS happened before. Back in 1964, or Sammy...

grammys 2017: the winners list

The 59th Annual Grammy Awards were held Sunday. Album of the year: “25, Adele. Record of the year:...

hamilton may be coming to the big screen

The massive musical hit “Hamilton” may be coming to the colossal screen. But not as an...

lollapalooza announces daily line up, single day...

CHICAGO — Lollapalooza has announced its daily line-up for this year’s music festival. 2018...

pitchfork music festival releases 2018 lineup

CHICAGO — The line-up for the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival has been announced. The three-day...

actress rose marie, sally rogers on the dick van...

Broadway and television actress Rose Marie,best known for her role as Sally Rogers on “The Dick...

linkin park singer chester bennington dies at 41

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County coroner says Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington,who sold...

lollapalooza 2017 schedule revealed

CHICAGO — Lollapalooza released the official schedule for this summers music festival. Each night...

partridge family star david cassidy says he s...

unique YORK — David Cassidy,the 66-year-weak singer and actor, says he is battling dementia. The...

jamie lynn spears daughter maddie regains...

KENTWOOD,La. — The daughter of actress and singer Jamie Lynn Spears is awake and recovering after...

hamilton: the exhibition opens this week in...

CHICAGO — Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” exhibition opens this weekend in Chicago....

surprise! dwayne the rock johnson gives his mom...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson just won Christmas. And he’s also in the running for the title of...

trailer for jordan peele s new horror flick us ...

Jordan Peele wants to give you a bit of a scare this holiday season. The “glean Out” director...

blink 182 cancels riot fest performance

CHICAGO – Riot Fest announced Thursday that headling act Blink-182 has canceled their performance....

lollapalooza 4 day passes go on sale

CHICAGO — The first wave of tickets for Lollapalooza 2018 are on sale. Four-day general admission...

smashing pumpkins bringing reunion tour to chicago...

CHICAGO — The Smashing Pumpkins are coming to Chicago this summer for a reunion tour. The band...

fall out boy to play wrigley field

CHICAGO — tumble Out Boy has announced they are coming to Chicago. The band,along with Machine Gun...

lady gaga set for las vegas residency

Lady Gaga will join the list of superstars with regularly scheduled shows in Las Vegas in 2018,when...

blake shelton, dierks bentley, florida georgia...

CHICAGO — The lineup for one of next summer’s mammoth country music festivals has been released....

house of cards employees allege sexual...

Kevin Spacey made the set of Netflixs “House of Cards” into a “toxic” work environment...

american idol winner taylor hicks on new food...

Back in May of 2006,Taylor Hicks edged out Katherine McPhee to win the fifth season of “American...

ravinia festival announces 2017 lineup

HIGHLAND PARK,Ill. –Ravinia has announced its lineup for the summer 2017 season nowadays. The...

rosie o donnell debuts new steve bannon inspired...

Way to audition,Rosie O’Donnell. After expressing interest in portraying chief White House...

zach galifianakis still traumatized after visit to...

It seems that actor Zach Galifianakis will always remember his visit to WGN Morning News. WGN’s...

ellen degeneres recounts assault by her stepfather...

Ellen DeGeneres revisits abuse she experienced as a teenager in an upcoming episode of David...

investor pulls out of woodstock 50, leaving fest...

NEW YORK — Woodstock 50 is proving to be as chaotic as the original festival held in 1969. A...

chicago movie theater to show avengers: endgame ...

CHICAGO — “Avengers: Endgame” is expected to break box office records when it opens this...

cook county state s attorney kim foxx wants...

CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx held a press conference Tuesday after explosive...

queen, with adam lambert, to launch tour,...

LOS ANGELES — Queen and Adam Lambert are launching a six-week North American tour following the...

rolling stones add second soldier field show

CHICAGO — The Rolling Stones have added a moment Chicago date to their upcoming summer tour. In...

filmmaker kevin smith suffers massive heart...

GLENDALE,Calif. — Director Kevin Smith is reassuring fans after suffering a massive heart attack....

coldplay performs tom petty s free fallin in...

PORTLAND,Or. — Coldplay paid tribute to legendary rocker Tom Petty by performing one of his...

oscar lopez rivera says lin manuel miranda will...

CHICAGO — Puerto Rican nationalist and activist Oscar Lopez Rivera says he will see Lin-Manuel...

lollapalooza 2017 lineup revealed; single day...

CHICAGO — Lollapalooza has released the official lineup for this summer’s music festival....

metallica performing at soldier field this summer

CHICAGO — Metallica just announced a North American tour,and they’re making a stop in Chicago...

judy garland repeatedly molested by munchkins on ...

Judy Garland’s ex-husband claims she was repeatedly molested by actors who played munchkins in the...

stranger things set to return this summer

It’s a superb thing you will probably already be off for the Fourth of July. That’s because...

miley cyrus, liam hemsworth marry in small...

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are officially married. The couple tied the knot over the weekend in...

chadwick boseman to deliver commencement address...

Howard University announced Wednesday that Chadwick Boseman will be the commencement speaker at...

wgci cancels take over jam due to specific safety...

CHICAGO — Chicago radio WGCI announced it has canceled a concert event that was scheduled for...

spice girls reunion not happening, victoria...

Bad news,Spice Girls fans — according to Posh Spice, there will be no reunion tour. Rumors of a...

tom petty dead at 66, manager confirms

LOS ANGELES – Rocker Tom Petty died Monday after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital,Petty’s...

how gary from chicago became the biggest star at...

LOS ANGELES — One of the biggest stars from Sunday night’s Academy Awards wasn’t a...

moonlight wins best picture oscar after la la...

LOS ANGELES — Director Barry Jenkins said he was “speechless” after his film “Moonlight”...

video: mariah carey sheds light on her grudge...

CHICAGO,Ill. – For two decades, it seems Mariah Carey has held a bit of a grudge against the...

reba mcentire to play illinois state fair

The Illinois State objective will close out with country music legend Reba McEntire. The...

strangers things set to return this summer

It’s a good thing you will probably already be off for the Fourth of July. That’s because...

meghan markle reportedly arrives in chicago

CHICAGO — Future princess Meghan Markle is reportedly in Chicago this week. Sources tell the...

halle berry plays the grand prize game — and...

Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry is back in Chicago promoting her new film “Kidnap” — a...

singer luis miguel out on bond after surrendering...

LOS ANGELES — Officials say Mexican singer Luis Miguel has been released from custody after he...

chance the rapper to be grand marshal of chicago s...

CHICAGO Chance the Rapper will head this year’s Bud Billiken parade as grand marshal. Organizers...

lady gaga is the first female to headline at...

HOUSTON — Fresh off a tall-wire,crowd-pleasing halftime performance at the Super Bowl, Lady Gaga...

the 100 greatest songs of the century - so far,...

After surveying their editors,music critics, artists, and producers and industry experts — Rolling...

flo rida, ludacris added to illinois state fair...

SPRINGFIELD,Ill. — Ludacris and Flo Rida are coming to the Illinois State Fair. The fair made the...

fans of black panther to hold wakandacon in...

CHICAGO — The cries of “Wakanda forever” won’t be dying down anytime soon. Black Panther...

larry king denies sexual harassment allegations;...

Larry King is the latest media figure now facing allegations of sexual harassment. The ex-wife of...

star chef john besh steps down amid sexual...

current ORLEANS — current Orleans celebrity chef John Besh stepped down from management of the...

the rock s new movie filming in chicago this...

CHICAGO – Drivers and fans of The Rock – will both want to be aware street closures in downtown...

full list of oscar winners from the 89th academy...

LOS ANGELES — The 89th Academy Awards were held Sunday. Here is a complete list of nominees....

star is born back in theaters starting today

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper fans you’re in luck: Warner Bros. is bringing a special encore...

sean spicer and his podium take the emmy stage,...

SeanSeptember 18,2017 Anyone could gain predicted that Stephen Colbert’s opening Emmy monologue...

bonnie tyler to perform total eclipse during...

Royal Caribbean is hosting a total eclipse cruise this Monday,August 21. Guest aboard the ship will...

release date set for wonder woman sequel

Wonder Woman is coming back to the great screen – just in time for Christmas. Of 2019,that is....

bill paxton cause of death revealed

LOS ANGELES — Bill Paxton’s death certificate states the actor died final month from a stroke...

life of slain singer selena to be subject of new...

Netflix announced Tuesday it will debut a new series based on the life of slain Tejano singer...

val camilletti, namesake of val s halla records in...

OAK PARK,Ill. — A legendary figure in Chicago’s music community has died. Val Camilletti, the...

new docu series focuses on race at suburban high...

A docu-series set to air on the STARZ network explores the state of race,culture and education at...

chance the rapper gets in some political jabs...

IsSeptember 18,2017 Stephen Colbert has started the 2017 Emmy Awards with a musical number. The...

r. kelly denies to cult accusations; woman...

CHICAGO — R. Kelly is “unequivocally” denying the allegations in BuzzFeed that claim he’s...

john legend, chrissy teigen take family trip to...

CHICAGO — John Legend is in Chicago this weekend for both a concert at Ravina and to sit on a...

singer al jarreau retires from touring due to...

LOS ANGELES — Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau has been forced into retirement from touring...

dean s top 10 movies of 2016

As we prepare to look ahead to 2017, WGN’s Dean Richards is looking back at the best movies 2016...

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