Steve Cochran

The U.S.'s first unmanned re-entry spacecraft landed at an airfield today, seven months after it was launched. The X-37B's exact purpose remained shrouded in secrecy when it touched-down at at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast 130 miles north west of Los Angeles. It was launched by an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 22, with a maximum mission duration of 270 days and is suspected of being an advanced spy plane. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO REPORT Inspection...Read Full Story

Join JDRF and the WGN Radio team for the 33rd annual Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes on Sunday, October 2nd. Help celebrate Ron’s incredible legacy at one of five locations around Chicagoland or one location in Central Illinois. JDRF is the worldwide leader in funding research to cure type 1 diabetes, providing nearly $107 million last year and more than $1.5 billion since its inception. The goal for this year’s walk is $5 million. Let’s all work together to help achieve it...Read Full Story

LOS  ANGELES — The U.S. military's secretive X-37B unmanned spaceplane slipped out of orbit and landed itself in early morning darkness Friday at a California airbase after a successful maiden flight that lasted more than seven months, the Air Force said. The stubby-winged, robotic craft fired its engine to begin re-entry into Earth's atmosphere and autonomously landed at 1:16 a.m. PST at coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base, 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles Range safety officers were on hand...Read Full Story

The U.S. Air Force's secretive X-37B space plane is poised to launch on its second mission Friday (March 4), though what exactly it will be doing once it leaves the ground remains a mystery. The  robotic X-37B mini-shuttle  is slated to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday atop an Atlas 5 rocket, weather permitting. Its launch window opens at 3:39 p.m. EST (2039 GMT), according to the launch provider United Launch Alliance, which is overseeing the flight. This will mark the second...Read Full Story

Wgn Radio , Ron Santo, former third baseman of the Chicago Cubs became a broadcaster for the team of Major League Baseball, died yesterday at age 70. Santo death was confirmed at the site of WGN, where he worked as a radio*n*lyst on Cubs games. Santo died in Arizona from complications of bladder cancer, he said. “He loved the Cubs,” Pat Hughes, Santo broadcast partner, told the Chicago Tribune. “The Cubs have lost their biggest fan.” Santo had a lifelong battle with diabetes, which...Read Full Story