SOUTHERN ILLINOIS — If you thought Tom Skilling would stay retired for a rare solar eclipse, think again. As he says, this is “a life-altering event.” Temps warming in Chicagoland this week ...

WGN-Channel 9 has found its replacement for longtime chief meteorologist Tom Skilling, who is retiring at the end of the month. Demetrius Ivory will take over forecasts on the WGN Evening News at ...

A man is recovering on Thursday afternoon after they were shot while boarding a CTA bus on the South Side, fire officials said. A little girl is recovering on Thursday after she fell from the ...

Lisa Dent is joined by Ed Fenelon, former Meteorologist-in-Charge of NWS Chicago, Dr. Louis Uccellini, former director of the US National Weather Service, and Max Armstrong, former agri-business ...

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On one of his last remaining nights as the chief meteorologist at WGN-TV, Tom Skilling took part of his dinner break to make a surprise appearance at Waveland Bowl. It was a great metaphor for a ...

Thomas Ethelbert Skilling, III, known on-air as Tom Skilling, is a popular meteorologist in Chicago, Illinois. He is chief meteorologist for the weekday 5, 6, 9 and 10 p.m. newscasts on WGN-TV.