,video,news,wgntv news,wgntv chicago,_IjiHPo83aA,, Politics,Society, channel_UCDrLGkZTcNCshOLiKi5NtEw, video__IjiHPo83aA,Thousands of demonstrators across the country took to the streets for “No Kings Day,” a nationwide series of protests against the Trump administration, Saturday.
,video,news,wgntv news,wgntv chicago,eRx9oHwuZZI,, Politics,Society, channel_UCDrLGkZTcNCshOLiKi5NtEw, video_eRx9oHwuZZI,A chase involving Border Patrol agents ended in a crash Tuesday afternoon in the East Side neighborhood on Chicago’s Southeast Side, sparking a tense standoff between residents and law enforcement.
,video,news,wgntv news,wgntv chicago,yWYJP3gyXE4,, Society, channel_UCDrLGkZTcNCshOLiKi5NtEw, video_yWYJP3gyXE4,CHICAGO — A high ranking member of a street gang is charged with putting a hit out on a senior law enforcement official involved in Operation Midway Blitz.
Police arrested 37-year-old Juan Espinoza Martinez Monday.
According to the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago, Martinez sent a Snapchat message stating, "2K on information when you get him" and "10K if you take him down."
The Chicago Tribune reports the alleged target was border patrol chief, Gregory Bovino.
A court date has not been set.
,video,news,BnUQ3Gzc4EM,, Entertainment,Film, channel_UCDrLGkZTcNCshOLiKi5NtEw, video_BnUQ3Gzc4EM,The Chicago Film Archive is on a mission to preserve. Archiving film footage shot in Chicago and all over the Midwest, preserving not just celluloid memories, but saving history. From protests to politics to home movies, Larry Potash profiles this unique organization in this segment for Backstory. Backstory with Larry Potash airs Sunday nights at 11 on WGN-TV and on smart TVs on the free WGN+ app. For more, download the Backstory podcast wherever you get your podcasts, go to WGNtv.com/backstory, or follow Larry Potash on your favorite social media.
,1,A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket misfired by Palestinian militants. WGN's Jenna Barnes reports on the latest.
More info: https://wgntv.com/israel-hamas-conflict/israeli-airstrike-on-hospital-kills-hundreds-ministry-says/
,video,news,wgntv news,wgntv chicago,-Vrn4gCXQ8Q,, Military,Politics,Society,Television_program, channel_UCDrLGkZTcNCshOLiKi5NtEw, video_-Vrn4gCXQ8Q,The blockade from Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on about 250 of the Pentagon's general and flag officers has left the Marine Corps without a confirmed leader for the first time in 164 years.
READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/senator-tubervilles-hold-leaves-marines-leaderless-for-first-time-in-164-years/
,video,news,wgntv news,wgntv chicago,ode5VD2a7Eg,, Military,Politics,Society, channel_UCDrLGkZTcNCshOLiKi5NtEw, video_ode5VD2a7Eg,A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet over North Charleston on Sunday afternoon and the search for his missing aircraft was focused on two lakes north of North Charleston, military officials said.
READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/search-on-for-missing-marine-corps-fighter-jet-after-pilot-safely-ejects-over-south-carolina/
,video,news,wgntv news,wgntv chicago,urdYVXRyZD4,, Politics,Society, channel_UCDrLGkZTcNCshOLiKi5NtEw, video_urdYVXRyZD4,A 72-year-old man fatally shot in the city's Logan Square neighborhood was among those killed in gun violence in Chicago over the weekend.
,video,news,wgntv news,wgntv chicago,zLR8KXeq2Io,, Society, channel_UCDrLGkZTcNCshOLiKi5NtEw, video_zLR8KXeq2Io,A strong explosion hit a building in Paris’ Left Bank on Wednesday, leaving 24 injured and igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over city monuments and prompted the evacuation of surrounding buildings, police said. The cause of the blast was not immediately known.
READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/at-least-16-hurt-after-explosion-rips-through-paris-building/
