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ACT Now Illinois filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to discontinue two federal Full-Service Community Schools grants that support schools and families across Illinois.

Hosting Kwanzaa celebrations for more than 20 years, Malcolm X College continues to honor African heritage and culture during it's week-long celebration.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Chicago's plan to keep riders safe on CTA trains, buses and platforms during New Year's Eve.

Whiting, Indiana is getting ready to welcome 2026 with its traditional pierogi drop. This is the tenth year Knights of Columbus Council 1696 has been counting down with a pierogi but organizers switched from a crane to a 50-foot flag pole to lower an illuminated plywood and foam board pierogi into a cauldron.

It's a woman owned business that brings the arts to Chicago...and it's celebrating a major milestone this year. WBBM's Lisa Fielding has this week's Made In Chicago.

The holidays are a challenging time to prevent gun violence because of unsecured firearms during holiday parts.

A computer system created by Tyler Technologies failed to distribute property tax funds to local governments. Now, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas says she is using an emergency action to distribute 2.3-billion dollars in property tax funds via a bank-to-bank automated clearing house transaction to 500 Cook County governments to pay their bills. Pappas calls Tyler Technologies' errors "unacceptable".

The Salvation Army is making a last-minute appeal to Chicagoans as its annual Red Kettle fundraising campaign heads toward its traditional Christmas Eve close, still well short of its year-end goal.

As you set your New Year’s resolutions, make protecting yourself from scams your top priority. Kayla Palmore with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has more.

Time is running out to visit Chicago's Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza before it closes for the season.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's decision to allow a budget approved by aldermen to take effect.

Manuel Rojas said he owes a big thanks to Chicago Bears fans, after he received thousands of orders for his company's "Graterhead Hat" after the Bears' wild defeat of the Packers in overtime Saturday night.

The Illinois Secretary of State's Office received some questionable license plate requests this year.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the health of the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports from Broadview on the latest bid by four members of Congress to tour the ICE processing facility there.

The Chicago Department of Aviation is inviting travelers to share stories, photos and video of O'Hare memories over the past 70 years as part of the new "O'Hare Moments" campaign.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.