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2024 - Music icon Smokey Robinson brings the sound of Motown back to Chicago

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Sat, 28 Feb 2026

Sat, 28 Feb 2026

Sat, 28 Feb 2026

Sat, 14 Feb 2026

Sat, 14 Feb 2026

Sat, 07 Feb 2026

Sat, 07 Feb 2026

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Fri, 06 Feb 2026

Sat, 17 Jan 2026

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Thu, 08 Jan 2026

Fri, 26 Dec 2025

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Fri, 26 Dec 2025

Fri, 26 Dec 2025

Sat, 20 Dec 2025

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Sat, 06 Dec 2025

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Thu, 27 Nov 2025

Thu, 27 Nov 2025

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Thu, 27 Nov 2025

Thu, 27 Nov 2025

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Tue, 25 Nov 2025

Sat, 15 Nov 2025

Sat, 15 Nov 2025

Tue, 11 Nov 2025

Fri, 03 Oct 2025

Sat, 27 Sep 2025

Sat, 27 Sep 2025

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Sat, 27 Sep 2025

Tue, 16 Sep 2025

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Sat, 13 Sep 2025

Mon, 01 Sep 2025

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Sat, 26 Jul 2025

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Dave Plier

Episodes

Music icon Smokey Robinson brings the sound of Motown back to Chicago

Improv icon Colin Mochrie from ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ LIVE at the Genesee Theatre

WGN-TV’s Mike Toomey, Ana Beleval and Jeff Hoover headline a Night of Comedy at The Tivoli Theater on Thursday March 12th!

Comedian George Lopez: Valentine’s Day laughs at The Genesee – Sitcom stories, late-night TV, and the joy of being on stage

Love, laughs, and plot twists: The rom-com deep dive

First Look: The biggest commercials of Super Bowl LX

WGN-TV’s Pat Tomasulo: Big Game preview, Laugh Your Face Off Event – Saturday April 25th

The night The Beatles changed America: The Ed Sullivan Show, February 1964

Late Night TV legend Jay Leno: The state of TV After Hours, Comedy Influences, The Tonight Show

Chicago Bears Super Bowl champion Kevin ‘Butthead’ Butler, radio legend Kevin Matthews and Jim Shorts on Sunday’s big game

From ‘Da Bears’ to Conan: Robert Smigel on Comedy, Chicago and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Reflecting on a Legacy: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Comedian Erica Rhodes at Zanies Rosemont this weekend!

Those We Lost 2025: Rob Reiner, James Lovell, Brian Wilson, Diane Keaton, George Wendt, Ryne Sandberg, Roberta Flack, Charlie Kirk, Sister Jean, more

Dr. Ian Smith on new book The Last 15: Say Goodbye to those Most Stubborn Pounds

Attorney Karen Conti: New Illinois laws for 2026

Andrea Darlas discusses WGN-TV’s New Year’s Eve Special: Coast to Coast Countdown 2026

Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo from ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’: The gift that keeps on giving!

Oh Fudge! It’s Peter Billingsley, Ralphie from holiday film classic ‘A Christmas Story’

Dick Van Dyke’s milestone 100th year: A century of legendary entertainment

Geoffrey Baer’s new TV special ‘Chicago Works,’ premiering Tuesday, Dec. 9

WGN-TV’s Larry Potash hosts ‘A Conversation with Bill Kurtis’ at the Museum of Broadcast Communications this Saturday, Dec. 6

Mark Malkoff’s Book ‘Love Johnny Carson’: The Genius Behind the Legend

Legendary Anchorman Bill Kurtis coming to Chicago’s Museum of Broadcast Communications on Saturday December 6th

Thanksgiving dinner tips with Weber Grill Ambassador Kevin Kolman

Dean Richards’ Entertainment Report: The Thanksgiving Box-office, 20th anniversary of ‘Bozo, Gar and Ray WGN TV Classics’

The history of Thanksgiving in America: Plymouth Rock, turkey, and Presidential pardons

WGN Radio Personalities: ‘What Are We Thankful For?’

Goose Island’s 2025 Bourbon County Stout variants release on Black Friday!

Broadcast Museum unveils Johnny Carson centennial exhibit, ‘Evolution of Late Night,’ Jeannie, Bozo and The Loop

WGN-TV’s Tom Skilling: Technology that powers Chicago’s Doppler radar, clean energy solutions for rising electrical demand

Saluting our Veterans: Gary Sinise, Mike Rowe, Garry Meier and the Chicago Marines Foundation

Chicago radio legend Kevin Matthews’ documentary ‘Broken Mary’ premieres Tuesday

Bill Kurtis’ Whirlwind: My Life Reporting the News

‘Chicago Stories’ new season: Tylenol murders, legendary blizzards, Marshall Field’s

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads: 40th anniversary of groundbreaking film ‘Stop Making Sense’

Dr. Ian Smith: Latest Ashe Cayne novel ‘Beyond Midnight’

Lisa Ann Walter of Award Winning Comedy ‘Abbott Elementary’, upcoming stand-up at Batavia’s Comedy Vault

From the archives: Dave Plier talks with Bobby Hart

Bill O’Reilly: New book ‘Confronting Evil’; Charlie Kirk’s death as the nation confronts political violence

TV Insider’s Matt Roush previews this Sunday’s Emmy Awards; The evolution of TV and streaming

Mike Rowe: Skilled trade shortage, challenges in the American workforce, Work Ethic Scholarships

WGN-TV’s Larry Potash on the new triple season premiere of ‘Backstory’ on Sunday, September 7th

Chicago radio great Kevin Matthews on upcoming documentary ‘Broken Mary’, Jim Shorts on Chicago Bears ‘Pig Skin Picks’

This is History: Chicago’s historic role in the American labor movement, Jerry Lewis and the MDA Telethon

Bob’s Record Collection: Don Barnes of 38 Special celebrates 50 years of music, coming to Chicago

The epic tailgating experience with Kevin Kolman of Weber Grill

At 90, Music icon Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass: Coming back to Chicago, playing the classics

WGN-TV’s Mike Lowe to be honored for his courage and determination at the H Foundation’s 23rd Annual Goombay Bash for Cancer Research

Nostalgia Digest Summer Edition with Steve Darnall

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