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WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a Chicago City Council hearing into Amtrak's plan to move its maintenance yard to Bridgeport and Chinatown.

Halloween season kicks off holiday pop-up stores, but be careful. Your purchase could be more trick than treat. Jay Elliott with the Better Business Bureau's Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has the details.

A high school student has been honored by the mayor of Aurora for her significant academic achievement. Rosary College Prep Junior Alexandra Jurado was one of just 2,958 students nationwide to earn a perfect score on the ACT last Spring.

Some Green and Pink Line riders will have to change their commute while a construction project in the Loop closes the Lake Street Bridge. The CTA has been sending workers out at Green and Pink Line stations to alert riders about changes that start next Tuesday. Replacement of train tracks and other parts of the double-decker bridge will mean no Pink Line trains will run in the Loop.

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen Burke announces the legal team defending the county's assault weapons ban before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Changes are coming to a long struggling shopping center in downtown Chicago. Block 37 has been acquired by Orland Park-based Edwards Realty Company which specializes in revitalizing underperforming properties. The company paid $30 million for the retail and entertainment property which occupies the city block that's bordered by State Street, Washington, Dearborn and Randolph. Edward's wants to tur...

​Yelp's Top 100 Pasta Places of 2026 includes five Chicago venues: Italian Homemade Company (#20), Tuscan Hen Market (#37), Tortello (#54), Pasta Veneta (#61), and Pasta Bowl (#100). ​The only other Illinois venue to make the Top 100 national list is Vinny's Pizza and Pasta in Glenview (#87). Organizers say the list was compiled from real Yelp reviews and experiences. Yelp says searches on its web...

Pest control company Terminix lists Chicago as No. 6 most rat-infested city.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the scooter company Lime's objections to a proposed contract extension for its chief rival, Divvy.

Trader Joe's fans in the Southwest suburbs won't have to wait much longer for a new store. The Joliet City Council could vote Tuesday on a liquor license for the beloved grocery chain.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a federal judge's ruling in a fight between Kalshi and the state of Illinois.

Cook County is committing to spend $8m to help south suburbs still cleaning up two months after eight tornadoes touched down across the Chicago area. County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the funds while standing in front of a large pile of twisted tree roots and limbs on county property in Oak Forest.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a City Council vote advancing a proposed payment to settle lawsuits over the conduct of a former Chicago police officer.

Former U-S House Speaker Dennis Hastert died this weekend at age 84. He was the longest-serving Republican in that post and one of the highest-ranking politicians to go to prison. He pleaded guilty to banking violations designed to hide secret payments to an accuser.

Bears legend Otis Wilson, who wears a Super Bowl XX championship ring earned with the 1985 Chicago Bears team, was stopped by security from entered an elevator at Soldier Field.

The high school district serving Highland Park and Deerfield is promising disciplinary action and education following multiple incidents involving antisemitism, racism and anti-gay slurs over the past several weeks.

Aurora Mayor John Laesch is opposing a proposed text-based health care program that his office says would automatically enroll residential water customers and add at least $18 to their bills each billing cycle.

A 51-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting during a fight inside a home in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood on Sunday, according to Chicago police.

Chicago police say the off duty officer shot a man twice after he approached the cop's vehicle and struck him in the face in the City's Little Village neighborhood near 24th and Rockwell.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on an expansion of Chicago's mental health crisis response teams

A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Chicago Cubs who challenged a building owner across from Wrigley Field who was selling tickets to see games from his rooftop but without sharing revenue with the Cubs.

​The state of Indiana has passed a bill that would offer the Bears up to $1 Billion in incentives to relocate their stadium project, and the Bears recently said their "sole focus" for a new stadium involves two sites in Hammond. ​After spending time with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday, Governor J.B. Pritzker's office issued a statement saying the governor was {quote}: "glad to partici...