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WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Chicago City Council's oversight of a potential deal to sell rights to the city's parking meters for more than 50 years.

A Chicago chef can now add "James Beard Award Winner" to his resume. WBBM's Lisa Fielding was there and has the story.

Ahead of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center this week, the Obamas got a first look of their first official portrait.

​Chicago-area native Jennelle Williams is one of 13 young musicians across the country to win the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition.

A busy stretch of Uptown was the scene of two shootings Monday night. One left a 63-year-old man dead and the other involved police. Chicago police say the victim got into an argument with a man he knew who shot him multiple times near Lawrence and Clark at around 8:30pm.

Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a one thousand dollar cash reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever vandalized a mural of fallen Chicago Police Officers on the city's Southwest Side on June 15, 2026. The mural, located in the 6800 block of South Pulaski in the West Lawn neighborhood, is a tribute to Chicago Police officers killed in the line of duty. It includes depictions fallen CPD officers Luis Huesca, Andrés Vásquez Lasso, and Enrique Martinez. The vandal or vandals spray painted over part of the mural -- partially covering two of the officer's faces. Cook County Crime St...

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on collections from Chicago's tax on social media platforms.

The Rapper Ye, formerly know as Kanye West is returning to Chicago to perform concerts on September 3rd and 4th. Ye generated several controversies when he started making antisemitic and bigoted remarks in 2022. Last January, Ye took out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal to apologize for the comments. However, his concerts in France, Italy and Poland this year have been cancelled, citing concerns over Ye’s alleged antisemitism.

The National Weather Service has confirmed 13 tornadoes in the Chicago area, plus four others in northwest Indiana Thursday night. Preliminary information finds the most powerful of the bunch were EF-3s that hit Streator, Illinois and Hebron, Indiana.

A Plainfield man has been charged with yelling a racial slur at a child over the weekend. The DuPage County State's Attorney's Office says it happened in Naperville Saturday, after a girl reportedly damaged a fort being built by a nine-year-old boy.

​​Pokémon has announced that the North America International Championships will be moving from New Orleans to Chicago next year.

The music industry in Chicago has changed drastically over the years. In today's Made In Chicago, WBBM's Lisa Fielding introduces us to a local entertainer who's seen it all--as he celebrates 60 years in the industry.

Additional street closures and parking restrictions took effect Monday on Chicago's South Side as preparations continue for the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center later this week.

An Evanston man who worked at an assisted-living facility has been charged with multiple felonies after authorities alleged he sexually abused a resident with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Chicago police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a stabbing aboard a CTA Blue Line train in the Loop earlier this month.

Chicago police say three people were standing outside a home when a white SUV drove up and a man inside the vehicle opened fire.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on efforts to clean up storm debris in Chicago.

An apparent tornado ripped through a section of Merrillville, Indiana Thursday night.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the newest Pride celebration set to launch on Chicago's North side this month.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz updates the effort to legalize video gambling in the city of Chicago.

The Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act took effect on June 1st and is now law.

Thursday night’s severe weather did not stay long but left lasting damage in west suburban Bartlett. The suspected tornado spread vegetation, metal sheeting and other debris across the parking lot of the Brewster Creek Centre Mall at Route 59 and Stearns Road.

​The public plaza will be at 2550 N. Milwaukee Avenue near the Logan Square monument. BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO reports most of the people living on and near the plaza construction site have left. ​Some of the remaining homeless people are getting help from 35th Ward staff who will bring their belongings to a nearby church. Some people living at the Logan Square encampment say they are choosing not to move into city-run shelters because of safety reasons.

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

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.