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Confrontation over taxes full 44 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:45:32 +0000 ZtRbiu1bjfnFgI6sMFezH1T1LLWw2FfH news Chicago All Local news Confrontation over taxes 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%3A%2F%2Frss.a

The festival opens on November 21st and features more than 3-million lights across the zoo grounds. The mainstays include the interactive light displays, the Ferris wheel, food, and drinks---including hot chocolate. New this year is "Zooltide", a reimagined light show narrated in both English and in Spanish. ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo runs through January 4th.

A non-profit run by retired court personnel helps programs that keep non-violent offenders in Cook County from returning to crime.

Two bald eagles needed to be untangled in Tinley Park over the weekend. A call to the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors Hotline on Saturday reported two eagles laying on the ground after crashing into a house in the South suburban village.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Mayor Brandon Johnson's latest criticism of ICE and Border Patrol operations in Chicago.

Metra chats with WBBM about how the agency prepares for heavy snow fall. This includes dispatching salt crews early on and ensuring that signals and switches are all working properly.

Neighbors in Chicago's northwest side joined a 'Whistlemania' event to assemble kits meant to alert residents for when immigration officers are nearby.

Chicago is under a winter storm watch, as the city expects the first major snowfall of the season. Meteorologist with the National Weather Service Chicago Kevin Doom said Sunday night he expects additional lake effect snow to move down the lake and steer toward the Chicago Metro.

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs will hold a reunification ceremony at the Johnson-Phelps VFW Post in Oak Lawn on November 10th, the day before Veterans' Day. Frerichs will return a Purple Heart medal to the family of a late World War II veteran. Monday's event will be the 17th time that state treasurer Frerichs has returned a Purple Heart medal, which will be a national record.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to buy and renovate Chicago's Greyhound bus terminal.

The first day of mandatory flight reductions during air traffic controller shortages due to the government shutdown meant cancellations and hundreds of delays at O'Hare and Midway.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a new exploratory committee from Chicago alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez.

Nonprofit Corporate Pero Latinos is hosting a Street Vendor Food Crawl Saturday morning to support Chicago's Latino-owned businesses that are struggling amid ICE presence in the city.

Chicago chef opens new River North restaurant: brings new culinary vision to downtown

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments about an ICE detention at a daycare on Chicago's North side.

Eric Sanders is the department's general manager of airport operations. The CHICAGO TRIBUNE reports an indictment says snow removal companies owned by Sanders' father and his girlfriend's son were subcontracted for work for years at O'Hare Airport and Sanders secretly received more than 260-thousand-dollars from the companies and avoided paying taxes.

Judge orders TRO for Broadview ICE facility full 51 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 01:17:28 +0000 ZvToDu26NN0CbXBMhnhCdO8xjZpqR8dO news Chicago All Local news Judge orders TRO for Broadview ICE facility 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=

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on new condemnation of ICE activity on Chicago's North side.

It was the Chinese-American acrobat's first performance since breaking her wrist in a fall at the WNBA Commissioner's Cup final between the Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx on July 1.

Moody Bible Institute is claiming religious discrimination in a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education. The conservative Christian group Alliance Defending Freedom filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over Chicago Public Schools' student teaching program.

Veterans Day honors those who serve, but fraudsters see it as an opportunity to scam. Jay Elliott with the Better Business Bureau's Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM has all the details.

The number of passengers at Midway Airport has dropped sharply over the past year.

Paulo Villabona told the SUN-TIMES that "It's been a longtime dream" of his to own a restaurant. When the popular Gale Street Inn closed in June due to staffing issues, Villabona bought the restaurant in Jefferson Park. The sale included the recipe for Gale Street's beloved baby back ribs. Villabona says he plans to reopen the restaurant with those ribs on the menu at 49-14 North Milwaukee Avenue in December.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports Chicago's inspector general is asking new questions about the mayor's office's handling of gifts accepted on behalf of the city.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports Mayor Johnson refuted suggestions his administration has not been transparent about how it developed its budget plan for next year.

A new study from Loyola University Chicago finds that muskrats – the humble, semi-aquatic rodents long overshadowed by beavers – may play a crucial role in restoring the health of the Great Lakes wetlands.

The Department of Homeland Security is pushing back against a lawsuit accusing federal agents of subjecting detainees to inhumane conditions inside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Broadview.

The Chicago Fire's return to the MLS Cup playoffs ended in disappointment, and controversy, Saturday night as the team and its head coach denounced a homophobic chant heard during their 3–0 loss to the Philadelphia Union.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports Governor J.B. Pritzker is still looking over a measure that would make Illinois a "right-to-die" state.

A family from north suburban Glenview has donated their tree to Chicago to use as the city's official Christmas tree. Crews cut down the 66-foot Norway Spruce Monday morning in front of a home on Pine Street.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports members of the Chicago City Council have called a special meeting to take a closer look at a report on how to cut the city's budget.

Dozens of people were lined up out the door at Manny's Deli Monday morning, as the Chicago staple offered the first 300 customers free meals, as many Chicagoans face losing SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports Governor Pritzker is explaining his use of a curse word directed at President Trump during an appearance before a teachers union.

Aurora Animal Care and Control is honoring Illinois veterans with a new “Pets for Vets” program that waives adoption fees on one cat or dog every two years for those who've served.

Cameo is suing the maker of ChapGPT. Cameo allows users to book celebrities to record short messages. Open AI is launching a similar feature that allows users to pay for AI to autogenerate messages from celebrities, and they're also calling it Cameo. The original Cameo, based in Chicago, says it's clear copyright infringement.

A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday night while inside a Burger King restaurant in Chicago's Archer Heights neighborhood.

Two women were killed and two men injured after a crash near Rate Field on Sunday night, according to Chicago police.

An Alsip man faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after police say he struck a Chicago police officer with his car while fleeing from a scene in the Chatham neighborhood.

An iconic Chicago deli is stepping in to help Chicagoans losing SNAP benefits.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a new bill receiving final approval in Springfield that would give some terminally ill people the ability to receive drugs to help them end their lives.

After months of talk about service cuts and mass layoffs, lawmakers in Springfield passed a funding plan for the CTA and other public transit early Friday morning. The House and Senate approved the $1.5B spending plan on mainly party-line votes with Democratic supermajorities prevailing.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a North side homeowner who says ICE agents violated his rights during a raid on his property, and Chicago police refused to take a report on what happened.