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Most people know McCormick Place as a massive convention center, but dozens of Chicagoans know it as the place where they launched their careers in urban agriculture.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a preliminary vote by Chicago aldermen in favor of a purchase agreement for the city's parking meters.

Early voting started Thursday in many suburbs but has been paused in DuPage County. DuPage Clerk Jean Kaczmarek’s office says a technical issue led them to halt early voting after the first hour. Chicago voters will have to wait until October 1st to early vote and those in suburban Cook cannot until October 7th.

October may be spooky season, but cybercrime is no trick-or-treat. Kayla Palmore with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has the details.

Work from a late avant-garde artist is returning to Chicago.

​Chicago-based McDonald's says it will spend $8.5-billion over the next decade to modernize the menus and restaurants at its 46,000 locations around the world. ​The corporation says it wants to attract people who use GLP-1 weight loss drugs, who want smaller, more protein-packed meals. McDonald's also says upgrades to its restaurants will include incorporating more AI systems for inventory and dri...

50 people from 30 different countries were sworn in at a citizenship ceremony at Wrigley Field Wednesday morning. Fabio Caiazzo says becoming a US citizen means he can go through the same customs line at the airport as his family and he’s excited to bring his culture to the American mix. The event marked the end of a long journey for some like Mohamed Ahmed, who had to wait nine months after the T...

It'll be a rock and roll weekend in Chicago this weekend and a familiar voice will be honored as one of the newest members of the Illinois Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Congresswoman Delia Ramirez is calling for the dismantling of DHS with a new piece of legislation announced Wednesday.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on dueling data center limits now being considered in Chicago City Council.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the Chicago Teachers Union's endorsement of Mayor Brandon Johnson's re-election bid.

He helped guide the University of Illinois through the pandemic and two years without a state budget. President Tim Killeen is looking back at his 11 years leading the U of I System before leaving the post in June of next year. He proudly points to the record enrollment of 102,000 students across Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield as an example of how the university has grown in many ways.

​As fall sports begin, health experts are sharing tips for student athletes who are considering taking various sports supplements.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's discussion of his recent weight loss, including his doctors' decision to prescribe GLP-1 medications.

In a galaxy far, far away from Chicago, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is opening. A decade after he gave up on building it in Chicago because of a lawsuit, filmmaker George Lucas is opening his museum in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Celebrities joined Lucas and his wife, native Chicagoan Mellody Hobson, for an opening party over the weekend.

A proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern could increase delays at more than 50 railroad crossings in northeastern Illinois, disrupt passenger rail service and worsen air quality, regional planners warn.

About 200 people were evacuated from O’Connell’s RV Park on Sunday after heavy rainfall sent floodwaters across the campground, trapping vehicles and making roads impassable.

Ten correctional deputies and a man in custody were taken to hospitals Sunday after a mattress fire inside a cell at Cook County Jail, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office.

Two men targeted women walking alone in three armed robberies in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, according to a Chicago police community alert.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz talks to Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza about her campaign for Chicago mayor.

WBBM's Geoff Buchholz reports on fans' reactions to rain delaying the start of Day Three of Riot Fest in Chicago's Douglass Park.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a new plan from Republican candidate for Governor Darren Bailey to keep the Bears from leaving for northwest Indiana.