A very foggy start to a Friday in downtown Chicago this morning. Our view of Navy Pier from the @wgnradio.bsky.social studios was obscured for a time. Have a great weekend.

Welcome home, Pippin! 🤍🟢 Our beloved Pippin has returned. Many will remember he departed last summer with something tangled around his foot. We feared the worst. Pippin has returned to us with his right foot missing and a limp but otherwise appears well. 📸:Liam Francis Shanley

Disappearing Arctic sea ice breaks frightening record www.scientificamerican.com/article/arct...

Freshwater fish populations worldwide have crashed by about 81% since 1970 and river migrations of fish are rapidly collapsing www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The night sky will never be the same www.scientificamerican.com/article/ramp...

Wind gusts are 50-60mph in the Chicago area this morning. A high wind warning has been issued. Waukegan has a 7am wind gust of 64mph and O'Hare has a 49mph wind gust. Aurora 56mph.

Both scary and awesome — hail photo from Tuesday via WGN listener in Bolingbrook, IL

A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/c...

Drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a day has been tied to lower dementia risk news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Who's a good girl? Penny is Best in Show! people.com/westminster-...

Ring doorbells are being used to search for missing dogs www.theverge.com/tech/871916/...

WINTER STORM WARNING until midnight tonight for central and southern Cook County including Chicago for heavy lake effect snow inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=12... 1/30 9:49am CST

Chicago's experiencing the coldest weather in 7 years. An extreme cold warning is in effect until noon 1/23/26

Chicago Public Schools will be closed Friday January 23 because of dangerous cold

NEW: Hundreds of flights have been delayed at O'Hare Airport in Chicago because of a burst pipe in a control tower. The FAA says the average delay is 82 minutes. www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_othe...

Rick Garcia, leading Chicago gay rights activist, dies at 69: ‘He was relentless’ www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/14/r...

Light at the end of the tunnel? #chicagoweather

America is falling out of love with pizza www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

May your news be merry, your traffic light and your weather bright!

Chicago ranks 11th among best US cities for Christmas wallethub.com/edu/best-pla... 20th – Christmas Tree Farms per Capita 1st – Number of Affordable, High-Quality Restaurants 21st – Average Beverage Price 23rd – Food Banks per Capita 11th – Online Giving per Capita

Today is my 10th anniversary at @wgnradio.bsky.social. It’s a privilege to be on your radio every morning reporting Chicago news. Thank you for listening!

It’s snowing again in Chicago. Temps are dropping back below freezing.

Chicago's off to a snowy start to the winter season. Chicago's already experienced nearly the same amount as snow as all of last season. This is the quickest start to winter since 1978, when 24.1" of snow fall by December 7.

Snowy Sunday in Chicago. It’s really piling up.

Spotted in Chicago #christmasstory

Thank you for listening! @wgnradio.bsky.social

Winter storm warning for the Chicago area Saturday

Chicago is well-represented on the list -- 100 Greatest American Restaurants of the 21st Century robbreport.com/food-drink/d...

Chicago residents: Do you have sticker shock as you open your property tax bills? How bad is it?

New study: Listening to music may cut dementia risk in older people neurosciencenews.com/dementia-agi...

Good luck to Steve Bertrand as he retires. WGN won’t be the same. All the best Steve!

Snow totals range from 1.6" at O'Hare to 2.5" at Midway. There was a report of 12" at Momence early this morning and 10" in Crown Point. Here's a listener photo from Kenosha:

Heads up for lake effect snow in Chicago. Looks like the worst is tonight into tomorrow morning.

Fall colors are reaching their peak in Chicago

‘Chicago Rat Hole’ is not imprint of rat, study suggests wgnradio.com/news/chicago...

President Trump on Wednesday called for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be jailed as the two leaders push back on the Trump administration’s crime crackdown and immigration enforcement raids on the Windy City.

Condé Nast Traveler names Chicago the best big city in America for a 9th year in a row. "It's no wonder Chicago tops this list yet again. A world-class destination known for its impressive architecture, first-rate museums, brilliant chefs..." www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best...

Today could be the last 80° for a while in Chicago. Here's the 7-Day Forecast:

New poll shows Americans think the country is going in the wrong direction apnews.com/article/poll...

We interviewed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson today on WGN. Our chat covered crime, property taxes, the Bears moving to Arlington Heights and more. Listen to the interview here: wgnradio.com/bob-sirott/m...

Random nature scene from Chicago:

Pope Leo gives first formal interview after Papal election and discusses wage inequality, polarization and more cruxnow.com/vatican/2025...

NEW: The U.S. economy lost more jobs than had previously been reported between April 2024 and March 2025. Downward revision of 911,000 jobs.

US Supreme Court ruling appears to green light racial profiling in immigration stops abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

Here’s some new info about protein. Are you consuming enough? www.sciencealert.com/an-expert-re...

Two tickets to split record $1.8B Powerball jackpot wgntv.com/news/two-tic...

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Pie-Eyed Pizzeria on Food Network list of the best pizza slice in every state www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/...

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, world's leading experts say www.bbc.com/news/article...

Here's the 7-Day Forecast for Chicagoland: