Trains captured Geoffrey Baer’s heart early on. Growing up in Highland Park, “we were one house away from what was back then the Chicago & North Western, now the Union Pacific North Line,” Baer ...

Drivers are crucial for a hardware device to work effectively on a Windows computer. When you connect a new hardware device to your Windows PC for the first time, Windows automatically installs its ...

The late Rev. Jesse Jackson may have been born in South Carolina, but he lived most of his life as a Chicagoan. Jackson appeared on WTTW and “Chicago Tonight” dozens of times. WTTW News took a look ...

Join us as we launch our Firsthand: Democracy initiative. Join us as we launch our Firsthand: Democracy initiative. We explore the state of civic participation and hear how some Chicagoans are working ...

For seven seasons, the people behind WTTW’s “Firsthand” documentary series have gathered to figure out what subject to focus their efforts. In previous years, co-executive producers Dan Protess and ...

There are more licensed female drivers in the U.S. than male drivers. But men nonetheless drive far more than women each year. A disproportionate share of fatal traffic accidents involves male drivers ...

FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A man wanted for kidnapping is in custody after leading Frederick County deputies on a multi-county pursuit early Thursday morning, according to the Frederick County ...

East Salinas business owners met with city leaders on Wednesday to discuss what comes next as the Salinas United Business Association (SUBA) is set to be dissolved. East Salinas business owners met ...

For generations of Chicagoans, Marshall Field’s was synonymous with the city itself. It was a place to meet, socialize, or find something meaningful. It was a place where families went to eat in the ...

WTTW in Chicago has undergone a workforce reduction in recent months, according to two employees. The employees work in production at WTTW and requested anonymity because they were not authorized to ...

WTTW News digital reporter Patty Wetli is delivering a new way to get your nature fix. There's a reason the city's motto is "urbs in horto" or "city in a garden." Because for a city, urban nature here ...

On this week’s Fully Equipped podcast, I chatted with Johnny Wunder and Ian Fraser about the mini driver. Who’s it for? Why’s it useful? When is it a bad idea? And maybe most importantly, Can it ...