Longtime friends Laura Baginski and Susie Lee created the Earlybirds Club. It offers Chicago dance parties for women, from 6 to 10 p.m. instead of the middle of the night! Earlybirds Club Event June 15th, 6p.m. - 10p.m. The Color Club 4146 N. Elston Find out more here: early-birds.club Instagram: @earlybirdschicago Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter ..read more

Check out Dean's review on the new movie "Challengers." Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too ..read more

WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards previews what’s going on in Chicagoland this weekend. Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too ..read more

For today's 'Friday Favorites,' the B-Team revisit Marcus' trip yesterday to Cedar Point and check out what viewers had to say. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter ..read more

Lucas attends Harriet Gifford Elementary in Elgin and is here to do the Friday Forecast! Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter ..read more

Mr. Fix It Lou Manfredini joins WGN Morning News with some tips on sump pumps and back-ups as April showers persist. Lou is raising money for Misericordia. Support his fundraiser here: Lou’s fundraiser for Misericordia. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter ..read more

CHICAGO — There's a good chance you're not paying enough attention when you check into a hotel room. Sure, everyone looks for bed bugs. But sanitation scientists say people don't think twice about their tv remotes or those glasses sitting on the desk.   We use the remote without giving it a second thought.  And we use the glasses to rinse our mouth when brushing our teeth. But think again, that's where lots of germs live. Here's why - often times, the same rag used to clean your toilet and sink is used to wipe down those glasses and that remote. So, give that remote a swipe or t ..read more

WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down for a one-on-one with Jason Alexander. The former "Seinfeld" star is in previews now at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater for the world premiere of the comedy, "Judgement Day," which is scheduled to run until May 26 ..read more

Co-authors Diane Foley and Colum McCann share Diane's story as the mother of murdered journalist Jim Foley, who was kidnapped and beheading by ISIS. Her son's horrific murder launched Diane's mission of advocating for hostages and the wrongfully detained through the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation. jamesfoleyfoundation.org Instagram: @jamesfoleyfoundation Instagram: @colummccann.author Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter ..read more

Paul and Pat relocate on the fly and take viewer calls LIVE from the newsroom in today's Courtesy Desk. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter ..read more