Andrea Medina

CHICAGO — An Illinois family is suing the state's Department of Child and Family Services, claiming that the agency ‘unjustly' took their 7-month-old son from them, resulting in a separation that lasted three months.

In the 1960s, Mariachi Potosino performed on the WGN-TV music series International Cafe, with Amador Alba as the last surviving member of the group, and his nephew co-curated an exhibit at the Nati…

The celebration of Italian American heritage featured floats, marching bands, singers, and dancers descending State Street. The parade's theme this year was “Bridging gaps, celebrating our heritage, and protecting our culture.”

A caracal is an internationally protected endangered species.

Posted: Updated: VILLA PARK, Ill. (WGN) — The Villa Park Police Department (VPPD) stepped up after a thief spoiled a 9-year-old boy's birthday.

by: Andrea Medina Alonzo Small Posted: Updated: HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. ( WGN ) – An exotic cat native to parts of Asia and

PepsiCo officials announced early Monday the immediate closure of its Back of the Yards neighborhood facility, putting nearly 80 employees out of work immediately and without pay and benefits just …

Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, a 22-year-old man, is facing a detention hearing on Tuesday after allegedly shooting a Jewish man and firing at officers and paramedics, with the community calling for hate …

Animal rights activists are concerned about a pigeon-trapping operation underway at a couple of locations in the Chicago area.

Chicago police are searching for a suspect who targeted four businesses in Little Italy and the South Loop Friday evening.