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Sarah Palin tore into Paul Ryan on CNN Sunday morning for saying he's not quite ready to get behind Donald Trump. She declared to Jake Tapper that "Paul Ryan is soon to be Cantored" (referring to Hous...

The Chicago Police Department will be deploying 2,000 additional body cameras in seven police districts by the summer. Chicago Police currently use about 30 body cameras in one district on the Northwe...

Boston-based startup app GetHuman has unveiled a new service that lets you to pay $5 to $25 to hire a “problem solver” who will call a company’s customer service line on your behalf ...

Mitt Romney says he's going to skip the Republican convention in Cleveland. He joins a list including both President's Bush, John McCain, Mark Kirk and Bruce Rauner. Congressman Bob Dold from the 10th...

Moderate North Shore Republican, Congressman Bob Dold, told John Howell this morning that Donald Trump will not get his vote. https://www.wlsam.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/353/2016/05/5-06-16-Bob-Dol...

On this day in WLS history, May 6, 1937, WLS reporter, Herb Morrison covers the Hindenburg disaster. Much thanks to @RadioRewinder: May 6, 1937 Talk about a classic aircheck. @wlsam890 #Chicago report...

A day to dress up as a superhero? I’ll take it. – Jen DeSalvo   In the case that I haven’t made you want to go and throw your money at the nearest movie theatre, here’s th...

Weeks of bitter campaigning came to a head in Indiana on Tuesday. The day started with Donald Trump repeating a claim that Ted Cruz’s father was died to John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswal...

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says he's interested in possibly running for Chicago Mayor in 2019. Dart briefly thought about running for Mayor in 2011 when Emanuel was first elected. Tom Dart joined Jo...

Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz’s pick for vice president stumbles off platform in Lafayette, Indiana: President Obama stumbles on the stairs on Air Force One: Gary Bauer has some trouble flipping panca...