Jake's Takes

Five most anticipated movies of 2016

March 1, 2016 1:08pm CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - The Oscars are over, so now what?

Jake Hamilton visits set of 'Gotham'

February 26, 2016 9:21am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - Get ready, Batman fans - "Gotham" returns from its mid-season break on Monday.

FOX 32 Oscar predictions: What will win, who should win

February 26, 2016 9:05am CST

Ahead of Sunday's 88th Academy Awards, FOX 32’s Jake Hamilton, Bill Zwecker, and Richard Roeper shared their predictions for a ceremony that has everyone guessing!

Advocate teams with Bulls and AHA to host city's largest CPR training event

February 25, 2016 8:36am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News)- Of the hundreds of thousands of cardiac arrests that happen each year,  almost all of them strike when a person is at home.

American Idol's most successful ‘losers'

February 25, 2016 8:06am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - After 15 seasons of American Idol, there have been far more losers than winners.

Local man returns to Chicago in Broadway musical

February 24, 2016 8:41am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News)- Before he starred in the musical that changed Broadway, before he appeared in a best-picture Oscar winning film, before he returned to Chicago for a national tour, Anthony Rapp was a kid from Joliet. 

Inside Chicago's iconic Civic Opera House

February 22, 2016 8:30am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - It’s hard to imagine that when it comes to pure talent, this is just the beginning.

Local pooch sniffing out bed bugs of Chicago

February 19, 2016 8:31am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - Forget Turner and Hooch, meet William and Scout.

Jake Hamilton looks back on the best X-Files episodes ever

February 18, 2016 10:23am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - We are just days away from the highly anticipated season finale of "The X-Files."

Monster trucks take over Allstate Arena

February 15, 2016 8:09am CST

FOX 32’s Jake Hamilton takes us behind the wheel at the Monster Jam.

Local love-sick can shred their ex this Valentine's Day

February 12, 2016 8:38am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - Valentine’s day is the day when we appreciate the person who’s had the most loving impact on our lives, when you cherish that love and feel it flow through you.

2016 Chicago Auto Show kicks off Saturday at McCormick Place

February 11, 2016 9:01am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - The largest auto show in the nation starts Saturday at McCormick Place - The Chicago Auto Show!

After 65 years, song over for River North record store

February 10, 2016 8:38am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - Jazz is, by definition, unpredictable – just like the music industry.

Chicago celebrates Fat Tuesday

February 9, 2016 1:24pm CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - If you're giving up anything for Lent, Tuesday is your last day to enjoy it for 40 days.

Local astronomer tracks UFO sightings in Chicago area

February 8, 2016 8:26am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - Mark Hammergren knows that the truth is out there.

Illinois home to one-of-a kind glass house

February 5, 2016 10:29am CST

PLANO, Ill. (FOX 32 News) - Hidden deep within the woods of Plano, Ill.

Cuba Gooding Jr. offers insight after playing OJ Simpson

February 4, 2016 1:18pm CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - It's the series everyone is talking about :"The People vs.

Meet the voice of the CTA

February 3, 2016 8:25am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - He’s one of the most recognizable people in Chicago – though if you passed him on the street, you’d never know it.

German student hitchhiking across US with empty pockets

February 1, 2016 10:06am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - He’s not doing it for a reason.

Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit ready for 'Grease Live' on FOX

January 27, 2016 9:44am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - Julianne Hough and Aaron Tveit play Sandy and Danny in the new live version of ‘Grease’ which is coming to FOX on Sunday, January 31.