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​Arts Alliance Illinois is calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to increase the city's cultural grant budget by $15 Million. ​A recent analysis found that Chicago is the only one of America's five largest cities to cut funding for its local arts agency during its most recent budget cycle. Last year, Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events awarded $10.8 Million in grants to artists...

Chicago's tastiest awards are turning 25.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Mayor Brandon Johnson's speech to the City Club of Chicago.

The new stadium for the Chicago Fire will have heated seats and close-up views of the players for fans willing to pay for the upgrades. The team is sharing details about the luxury features the team is building in McDonald’s Park. There will be three levels of premium options in the 22,000-seat-stadium under construction in The 78, in the South Loop.

October is a big month for holiday hiring, with companies looking for temporary and part-time workers. But employment scams are common and not every job offer is a gift. Jordan Wright with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has the details.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a planned move for the Chicago-based investment group Morningstar.

Airport security employees will no longer be allowed to sit while checking boarding passes and IDs at the airport.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Chicago aldermen approving the sale of the city's parking meter contract.

44 people have applied to become Chicago’s next police superintendent. The head of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability says the candidates include several people who currently or formerly worked for the department, plus law enforcement leaders in major cities. The panel’s next step is to get to know the applicants, in terms of how they made decisions and work with communi...

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on consumer advocates' push against a proposed rate increase from Peoples Gas.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on new work designed to improve safety for drivers and people walking near a busy North side street.

The Chicago Department of Transportation says the annual fall "boat runs" will begin at 9:30 a.m. on September 30. That means bridges along the main and south branches of the Chicago River will be lifted to allow sailboats and other recreational boats to move from Lake Michigan to their winter storage facilities. Bridges will be lifted in succession from DuSable Lake Shore Drive to the 18th Street...

This week's Difference Maker highlights a local non-profit dedicated to championing women and non-binary artists.

​On Monday, Lake County's sheriff's deputies for hours could not find a boy reported missing in unincorporated Zion. Then Deputy Kevin Lowe and his K9 Loki joined the search in the wooded area. ​Using the scent from the child's shoe, Loki led Lowe to a large area of thick brush and started barking. Deputies entered the brush and located the 12-year-old boy. "You can't replicate a K9's nose," Lowe...

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a sale announcement that could affect a possible sale of Chicago's parking meter contract.

The WasteShed is moving out of its Evanston location. Staff at the creative reuse center say the move to Broadway and Foster will mean more space and a shorter walk to public transit. Those who run the thrift store for art supplies have been searching for a new location since October of 2025 after their partner, the Evanston Rebuilding Exchange, closed abruptly.

​For many years, Vamarr Hunter purchased cookies from the Give Me Some Sugah bakery on 71st Street in South Shore. ​In 2022, Hunter discovered that the store owner, Lenore Lindsey, was his birth mother who gave him up for adoption. It was a shock to Lindsey as well. When Lindsey later underwent breast cancer treatment, Hunter helped run the bakery, and now does it full-time. The true story now is...

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.