For 75 years, WGN News has documented Chicago history — one story at a time
From 1948, until the present day, it didn’t matter where the news was happening, WGN had Chicago covered.
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'Chicago’s Very Own' goes national: The rise and fall of the superstation
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'Our adventure into television': WGN-TV at the dawn of a new era
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Rare 1910s Footage: How Everyday Americans Lived and Worked | Restored Archival Film
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Why Chicago's Hidden Street has 3 Levels (The History of Wacker Drive)
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WGN at 75: Remembering the legacy of Jack Brickhouse
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The people of WGN: For 75 years, memorable personalities shaped the station
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WGN celebrates 75 years with special report
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Visit Chicago - The DON'Ts of Visiting Chicago
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The Entire History of Chicago In 17 Minutes
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WGN Sports brought Michael Jordan and the '90s Bulls to Chicago — and beyond
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WBKB Channel 7 - Chicago Report Midnight with Art Hellyer (Complete Broadcast, 8/15/1964) 📺
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Donahue Dominated Daytime: How WGN 'launched' a new genre of talk show
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1982 NEWS SPECIAL: The South Bronx | WASTELAND
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The streets of Chicago in the 1950s! Great old film of cars and trolleys.
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The Union Stockyards — A Chicago Stories Documentary
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Best of Morning News: Bridge Fail, Caboose Pistol, Dirty Weather Graphics
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CBS Evening News, April 24, 1980
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WGN Channel 9 - Len Johnson and the News (Complete Broadcast, 3/5/1965) 📺
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Chicago 1940s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added
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