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WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a rebuke of Mayor Brandon Johnson by Chicago's City Council.

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch weighs in on the Bears' expanded search for a new stadium with WBBM's Mai Martinez and Cisco Cotto.

House Speaker: It would be tone deaf to provide billionaires with public money to build a stadium full 364 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:41:36 +0000 imeIURVUpZ1gMMaxzsQ4KX2LnP3Fxblb news Chicago All Local news House Speaker: It would be tone deaf to provide billionaires with public money to build a stadium 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 False

House Speaker: It would be tone deaf to provide billionaires with public money to build a stadium full 55 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:36:37 +0000 kiI3gLH1D5fJ5vrGO3ATVEGm5A3DBMdb news Chicago All Local news House Speaker: It would be tone deaf to provide billionaires with public money to build a stadium 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 False

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Mayor Johnson's reaction to an alternate budget from a group of aldermen that's now poised for final passage at City Hall.

While humans hang up twinkling lights to liven up dark winter evenings, other creatures evolved even more creative ways to illuminate the night by producing light with their own bodies or absorbing light from the sun and re-emitting it.

It's the largest touring company in North America...and it's making its home at the Cadillac Palace Theater through February. WBBM's Lisa Fielding takes us behind the scenes of the Phantom of the Opera.

Indiana lawmaker: Bring on the Bears full 54 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:36:05 +0000 3BEh248yBrxCs8H6g5qm6b1dAELen5nQ news Chicago All Local news Indiana lawmaker: Bring on the Bears 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3

As another Chicago winter officially begins, cold-weather scams can be especially chilling. Jay Elliott with the Better Business Bureau's Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has tips.

A holiday tradition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign dating back 65 years will continue through midnight Wednesday. Student volunteers have sung Christmas carols more than seven thousand times this week for callers.

The Malliway Brothers sell books, charms and potions in their shop in Rogers Park. Those interested in learning to cast spells can sign up for some of their many classes.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on controversy surrounding a proposed data center in Naperville.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on preliminary passage of an alternate to Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed Chicago budget for 2026.

Frozen water bottles damage cars in Northwest Indiana full 54 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:58:22 +0000 S0EqfhoxXf0jFeXHhiWchzq3d3RdoSYP news Chicago All Local news Frozen water bottles damage cars in Northwest Indiana 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a new budget proposal presented as an alternate to Mayor Brandon Johnson's controversial corporate "head tax."

This week's Difference Maker is Star August Ali, one of the state's few Black Certified Professional Midwives, who is working to address racial disparities in maternal health.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on negotiations aimed at ending a stalemate over the city of Chicago's budget for 2026.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that La Guadalupana Foods LLC of Chicago, Illinois, is recalling 2,669 pounds of frozen tamales due to misbranding and an unreported allergen.

Gridiron Report: Stampeding Bears Leave Browns in the Cold full 148 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:00:57 +0000 UQGcs2nXr43oP20UvtcDnQ1t8cdyFpUk news Chicago All Local news Gridiron Report: Stampeding Bears Leave Browns in the Cold 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting

Two men and a teenage boy have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old in south suburban South Holland, authorities announced Sunday.

Three men, including the Wisconsin man who authorities say supplied the rifle used by Kyle Rittenhouse in the fatal 2020 Kenosha shootings, were arrested following an armed robbery in McHenry County and a police pursuit that ended in Wisconsin, authorities said.

A man armed with a knife was shot by a police officer Sunday in Gary after authorities say he refused commands to drop the weapon and advanced toward an officer.

FOP President: Officer Rivera wrongful death suit full of false accusations full 61 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:23:35 +0000 sLN55yXT5YCq1zqhrNHjQU8XPnaOO93n news Chicago All Local news FOP President: Officer Rivera wrongful death suit full of false accusations 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 False https://player.am

The new Chicago Snowballs will hold tryouts next month, in search of extraordinary baseball players.

President Donald Trump appears closer to directing his administration to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III federally controlled substance. That was first reported by the Washington Post, which cites multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

A packaging company donates $360k in PPE to the city of Aurora for use in its temporary overnight warming center. WBBM's Bernie Tafoya reports...

Former President Barack Obama just visited his hometown barber Zariff and posted it to social media. It quickly went viral, Glenn Marshall reports

Despite the cold weather, Catholics from across the Chicago area trekked to a shrine in Des Plaines for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The annual celebration of the Virgin Mary usually draws hundreds of thousands of mostly Latinos but the crowds appeared smaller after months of immigration enforcement actions in the city and suburbs.

With holiday shopping discounts you may have scored some swashbuckling savings, but Porch Pirates may try to steal your treasure. Jordan Wright with the Better Business Bureau's Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has tips for staying safe.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the signing of a bill giving terminally ill people the ability to seek medical assistance in ending their lives.

Revisions to the controversial SAFE-T Act? full 57 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:10:38 +0000 J6zo9lyqSfwWk24I1zYfRlwpMsy3OcN3 news Chicago All Local news Revisions to the controversial SAFE-T Act? 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=h

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the Indiana Senate's vote rejecting new Congressional maps in the state.

Vernon Hills PD seeking automated drone full 54 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:09:06 +0000 Pl7A9bmGAB7saLVPL6z3Yuou670OzHp7 news Chicago All Local news Vernon Hills PD seeking automated drone 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=http

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a new proposal designed to change Chicago's curfew ordinances

Community leaders joined Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi at a press conference downtown to address the Cook County Board of Review giving tax breaks to big downtown properties, shifting what he says is about $700 in property taxes onto each homeowner in Chicago.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a new alternative to a controversial part of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget plan for 2026.

Cook County tax sales found unconstitutional full 61 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:14:30 +0000 BuYRLtyCrjUiJBvI6cPoAYmBwv73DoFY news Chicago All Local news Cook County tax sales found unconstitutional 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link

A man is dead after a police shooting Tuesday night on Chicago's far north side during a scuffle that sent an officer to the hospital.

Starting January 1, visitors who want to park at the venue during concerts will have to purchase a parking pass. This is the first time sine the theater opened in 1990 that it's adding parking fees.

In 2025, 54-percent of residents relocating were moving out of Illinois while 46-percent were moving in. That's according to the annual Migration Patterns Study released this week by Atlas Van Lines. The study says the last time Illinois wasn't losing residents overall to other states or countries was the year 2008. The study says the top states that people are moving into are Arkansas and Idaho.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports a new demand for a CTA safety plan from the Trump Administration is sparking reaction in the city.

The Department of Family and Support Services held its annual Holiday Line Dance Party, bringing a live band, lunch, and, of course, dancing to the Chicago Cultural Center.