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Another happy ending for one of the more than 1,500 beagles rescued from a Wisconsin research and breeding facility.

CTA Says Bus Ridership Reaching Near Pre-COVID Levels full 45 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:37:00 +0000 N6v9sGfEBukxCoAlkpy01BuunnnBjJKw news Chicago All Local news CTA Says Bus Ridership Reaching Near Pre-COVID Levels A dive into the top headlines in Chicago, delivering the news you need in 10 minutes or less multiple times a day from WBBM Newsradio. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?fe

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz updates the search for whoever set up a wooden cross in Chicago's Grant Park Tuesday afternoon and set it on fire.

WBBM's Carolina Garibay stops by Cleo's Bar and Grill in West Town to see how they're preparing for the 2026 World Cup.

WBBM's Carolina Garibay chats with Recess in the West Loop as it prepares to welcome crowds of Chicago soccer fans for the 2026 World Cup.

WBBM's Carolina Garibay visits one of Chicago's newest soccer bars as it gears up to kick off World Cup opening day.

More bad weather is headed to Chicago while the city is still recovering from Wednesday night's storm. The Office of Emergency Management and Communications says it received 323 calls to 3-1-1 about traffic signals out and 4,857 calls about downed trees or branches by 10am Thursday.

​Winston Batino was charged with wire fraud for sending money in 2025 through an electronic transfer from the church to an account he controlled, according to prosecutors. ​ Batino also was charged with under-reporting his income on his tax return in 2022. Prosecutors say Batino took a total of $2 million from dozens of church members, telling them they were investing in a rehab facility that actually never existed.

That invite may look fun, but fraudsters could be lurking to make your money and information the life of the party. Kayla Palmore with the Better Business Bureau's Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM has the details.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Chicago Ald. Andre Vasquez' planned appearance Friday as part of a 90's hip-hop tribute at Andersonville's Midsommarfest

There will be no charges filed in the shooting death of a Glenbrook South High School student this spring. Relatives and friends have been waiting for an announcement since the March 28 death of 16-year-old Lilly Bova at her family's apartment near Glenview.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Capitol Hill testimony from Chicago Public Schools superintendent and CEO Dr. Macquline King.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is celebrating a multimillion-dollar donation that will help advance fertility and hormone preservation research. The $3 million gift to the hospital's Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute comes from the Mary and Ralph Gesualdo Family Foundation. $2 million will be used to directly support key research initiatives, and the remaining $1 million will establish the Gesualdo Family Research Scholar which will be an endowed position supporting the recruitment of a PhD scientist who is dedicated to advancing research in the field of fertility and hormone preservation and restoration.

​Each count against 50-year-old Ryan Ross and 47-year-old Vanessa Rhodes is punishable by up to 20 years in federal prison. ​The indictment from the U.S. Attorney's Office claims Ross---while a Director at the CHA---illegally steered nearly $5M in construction and renovation work to business owned by Rhodes, and that in return, she sent more than $400,000 in kickbacks to Ross.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on City Council testimony from the author of a new study on Chicago police response times before and after the cancellation of a contract with ShotSpotter.

A new exhibit opening at the Chicago Architecture Center this week invites visitors to experience the landscapes that sustain life across the Chicago area.

This week's Difference Maker highlights an organization that aims to build community through trash cleanups through the city.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a moment of silence for a CDOT worker killed in a bike crash in Bridgeport.

Around 1:10 am on Saturday, officers pulled up behind a vehicle stopped in a lane of traffic in the area of North Avenue and Route 83. When the officers approached the vehicle, they found 36-year-old D Ante Hence of Joliet passed out in the driver's seat with a loaded gun on the passenger seat and open alcohol and cannabis in the center console. The DuPage County State's Attorney's office says Hence was denied pretrial release and is charged with several crimes including Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, and two counts of Misdemeanor DUI. His next court date is June 29th.

Hammond Mayor: "The Bears are coming" full 49 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:07:22 +0000 uNwc2QaL0u1DJsXMKeLCkYIfaIwaK4cQ news Chicago All Local news Hammond Mayor: "The Bears are coming" A dive into the top headlines in Chicago, delivering the news you need in 10 minutes or less multiple times a day from WBBM Newsradio. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3

​20-year-old Quentin S. Williams Jr. has been charged with one count of first-degree murder. ​Melrose Park Police say on June 4th, Travion R. Taylor of Chicago was in the parking garage with an Amazon co-worker who was arguing with Williams when Williams pulled out a semiautomatic rifle and fired several shots. Police say Taylor was shot in his back and later died at a hospital. A judge on Monday ordered Williams held in jail pending his trial.

​Illinois ranks 20th among states in overall child well-being, according to the 20-26 KIDS COUNT Data Book. ​The ranking reflects performance across 16 indicators in these four domains: Economic Well-Being; Education; Health; and Family & Community. Illinois' highest placement in the report is in education where it ranks as the 7th-best state in the U.S..

What could have been a duckling disaster in Northwest Indiana ended with a Mama duck and her brood back together again. A concerned resident alerted the Portage Fire Department to ducklings struggling in a pond near his townhome.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on new criticism of Chicago's chief federal prosecutor, from former members of that office.

Arlington Heights police are investigating an attack on an 18-year-old woman Sunday night. The department says the victim told them she was walking home near Lake Arlington at about 11:15pm when a biker rode up to her near Windsor Drive and Jonquil Circle and asked her name.

16-year-olds in Indiana can soon celebrate their birthdays by getting their driver's licenses. Gov. Mike Braun signed a law eliminating the additional 90 days they had to wait before getting their license, saying it gives families more flexibility.

Some of the world's top young golfers will head to Aurora next week for the inaugural Chicago Junior All-Star Championship at Phillips Park Golf Course.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the potential mayoral candidacy of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.

A 13-year-old boy has been charged in a Bronzeville shooting that wounded four other boys over the weekend, one of two shootings that happened within hours and blocks of each other on the city's South Side.

A ransomware attack has forced Evanston Township High School to close for two days, canceling summer school classes, sports camps and all other on-campus activities as officials work to restore computer systems and investigate the breach.

Seven people, including four young teens, were wounded in two separate shootings that happened less than two hours and a few blocks apart in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood over the weekend.

Drivers in Hyde Park will encounter road closures and parking restrictions beginning Monday as the city prepares for the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center later this month.

15th Annual Take a Kid Fishing Derby full 61 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:43:56 +0000 fdum96c5X8CE50EUQj5F3pb0UHj2bAwX news Chicago All Local news 15th Annual Take a Kid Fishing Derby A dive into the top headlines in Chicago, delivering the news you need in 10 minutes or less multiple times a day from WBBM Newsradio. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%

Pokémon GO Fest 2026 comes to Chicago's Grant Park this weekend full 41 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:24:48 +0000 3J8KqMkkFetJGUDQTqf2CbeAjRkMhDZg news Chicago All Local news Pokémon GO Fest 2026 comes to Chicago's Grant Park this weekend A dive into the top headlines in Chicago, delivering the news you need in 10 minutes or less multiple times a day from WBBM Newsradio. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcas

A new art exhibit at the Chicago Botanic Garden that was inspired by the pandemic aims to get people out to enjoy fleeting beauty. Shimmering Summer features dozens of inflated balls, made out of a reflective, iridescent material that shines among the plants.

The world's largest permanent digital public art platform is debuting its summer series on the Merchandise Mart.

The cook county sheriff's office says it happened at 12:50 a.m. on May 28, 2026 near the 7500 block of South Ashland in Chicago. The sheriff's office and Norfolk Southern Railroad Police were conducting a joint enforcement operation targeting cargo theft when drones showed three suspects breaking into cargo containers. Officers arrested 32-year-old Emmanuel Warner of Dolton and 31-year-old Jonathan Conway of Chicago, but the third suspect got away. Officers also recovered 12 portable AC units valued at $2,400.

Governor JB Pritzker has ordered the state to pause processing of tax exemptions for data centers in Illinois until the state legislature passes protections for consumers, first.

La Porte County deputy begins rehab in Chicago full 35 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:01:10 +0000 W8o4vuYKKTGrx9LN3CLFO6m4PS2Gk4Pg news Chicago All Local news La Porte County deputy begins rehab in Chicago A dive into the top headlines in Chicago, delivering the news you need in 10 minutes or less multiple times a day from WBBM Newsradio. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link

​The team of scientists at Northwestern University have discovered evidence of a powerful wind blowing from the Milky Way's central massive black hole called Sagittarius A. ​Northwestern's Mark Gorski, who co-led the study, says new observations allowed their scientists to see the wind's imprint for the first time. He says astrophysicists everywhere have been trying to find evidence of this black hole theory for 50 years.

​Darren Hughes of Redwood City was sentenced this week to more than 26 years in prison for drug trafficking. ​The Department of Justice says in 2023, Hughes repeatedly used a dark web marketplace called the "Nemesis Market" to sell methamphetamine and fentanyl pills to undercover law enforcement agents in Chicago in exchange for cryptocurrency. Law enforcement shut down the "Nemesis Market" in 2024.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the passage of new regulations covering e-bikes and scooters across Illinois.