WGN 9 media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WGN 9 in the centre. We have seen it on 128 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WGN 9 biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WGN 9 in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WGN 9 left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WGN 9 in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WGN 9 reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WGN 9 are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WGN 9 has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WGN 9’s own report linked underneath.
Three NASA astronauts, Anil Menon, Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, cast their ballots from the International Space Station during the United States midterm elections. They completed a Federal Post Card Application, transmitted an encrypted electronic ballot via NASA’s satellite network, and delivered it to the appropriate county clerk.
WGN 9 reported it asHow NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins voted from outer space (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
WGN 9 reported it asVance breaks silence on midterms: 'The reason we lost is the war' (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
WGN 9 reported it asDemocrats win Senate majority (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
WGN 9 reported it asDemocrats win Senate majority (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
Democratic Governor JB Pritzker has secured a third term in Illinois, defeating Republican challenger Darren Bailey. The Associated Press called the race shortly after polls closed on election day.
WGN 9 reported it asJB Pritzker projected winner in race for Illinois Governor (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will cease financial aid to Israel by the end of the year. The decision has drawn criticism from Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan and revealed surprise among Israeli defense and finance officials.
WGN 9 reported it asTrump says US will cut off $4B in aid to Israel, blames bad 'talking point' (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats gain a majority in Congress, indicating he would reject legislation before eventually making deals. The comments were made in an interview with the New York Post.
WGN 9 reported it asTrump says he'll become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats take Congress (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding across the Southwest, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Arizona and Colorado. The San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, is forecast to reach historic levels, while Sedona, Arizona, residents are being urged to leave their homes.
WGN 9 reported it asFlash flooding triggers evacuations in Southwest and dire warning for Colorado spa town (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
US news outlets will announce midterm election winners before all votes are tallied, using data from the Associated Press or Decision Desk HQ. These providers use vote counts, statistical analysis, and modeling to project outcomes, though past race calls have been retracted.
WGN 9 reported it asThe 6 races that could decide Senate control (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
WGN 9 reported it asMidterm election: What to know before heading to the polls (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
WGN 9 reported it asMidterm election: What to know before heading to the polls (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
WGN 9 reported it asPatrick Stewart, of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86 (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
Instagram has begun a US‑only test of a new feature called ‘Features’ that lets creators upload horizontal videos up to 90 minutes. The trial, aimed at podcasters and other long‑form creators, connects longer videos to short‑form Reels and comes as the platform seeks to challenge YouTube’s revenue‑share model.
WGN 9 reported it asInstagram now testing videos up to 90 minutes long in major shift (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
A zookeeper at Beekse Bergen Safari Park in the Netherlands has died from injuries sustained in a leopard attack. The incident occurred while the employee was working in an enclosure with two male Persian leopards.
WGN 9 reported it asDutch zookeeper dies after leopard attacks her in the animal's enclosure (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in election fraud. The offer applies to past and upcoming midterm elections and was made via his social network, Truth Social.
WGN 9 reported it asTrump offering $1M for voter fraud tips (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
Matthew Unglesbee has been charged with mailing threatening communications and false information after allegedly sending four letters containing a white powdery substance to congressional offices in northern Illinois. The letters included notes such as "HA HA" and "enjoy your gift."
WGN 9 reported it asQuincy man charged with mailing white powder to members of Congress in Chicago (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her position as an assistant United States attorney. The judge ordered her reinstatement, stating the termination violated civil service rules and constitutional separation of powers.
WGN 9 reported it asJudge rules James Comey's daughter unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump confirmed he may move the White House press corps to a different location. He dismissed reports that he planned to remove the press room and restore a historic swimming pool, calling such an idea 'stupid'.
WGN 9 reported it asNicki Minaj tells Trump she’ll support him if he runs again (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
A government contractor, Ian Brinksman, has been arrested and charged with leaking classified national defense information. Prosecutors allege he exploited his access to sensitive government systems to examine and share classified reports with a romantic partner who published the material.
WGN 9 reported it asGovernment contractor arrested for allegedly leaking national defense information (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Tibet on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring dozens, and collapsing hundreds of homes. China has ordered an extensive rescue operation in the remote, mountainous area.
WGN 9 reported it asPowerful earthquake in China’s Tibet region collapses hundreds of homes and kills at least 16 people (opens WGN 9 in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Nexstar Media GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- Tribune MediaMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 128
- Reports listed
- 129
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
129 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. WGN 9 is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 129 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WGN 9’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 32 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
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