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Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to provide the latest news in entertainment. Wendy and Dean discuss the death of Ace Frehley and George Wendt’s ...

From the gold-standard ensemble sitcom Cheers to the groundbreaking cop show Hill Street Blues, the 1980s brought some of the greatest TV ever made.

George Wendt was a child of Beverly, that tightly-knit, leafy neighborhood on the South Side where he was celebrated Sunday.

For 11 seasons, he played the most lovable beer drinker in America, but Beverly’s own George Wendt was so much more than Norm from the TV show "Cheers" and he’s been immortalized in his hometown on a ...

George Wendt grew up on Chicago's Bell Street. Members of his extended family still own and live in what used to be his house today. And on Sunday afternoon, a celebration brought out what, at times, ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — At 92nd and Bell on Chicago’s South Side, we found the intersection where everyone knows his name, and the honorary George Wendt Way made its debut. Sunday served as the day when ...

The late comedy legend George Wendt will soon be commemorated in Chicago with an honorary street name. Wendt died in May at the age of 76. Born Oct. 17, 1948, Wendt grew up in the South Side's Beverly ...

Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott to provide the latest news in entertainment. Bob and Dean share details about George Wendt’s street dedication, Dolly Parton’s health ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. Jori Parys joined the CBS 2 News Chicago sports team in October of ...