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The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois approve the funding for the project which is expected to cost around $232 million. The facility will be part of UIC's Illinois Innovation Network hub, and will include wet labs, offices, and research spaces for the College of Pharmacy, the school's Cancer Center and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ department of chemistry. The project is...

Six Lincoln-Way East High School students accused of racially harassing Homewood-Flossmoor students at a football game have withdrawn from the school rather than continue through the expulsion process.

A 33-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications employee earlier this year.

​The U. of C.'s new full-time, nine-month program is designed for students who already possess a strong technical foundation. ​The program combines advanced AI study with hands-on application. Students will complete four Artificial Intelligence core courses, and then will complete five electives in the areas of: AI in practice, frontier AI and performance AI. U. of C. Professor Arnab Bose says fro...

While Congress is debating changing eligibility rules for college athletes, there’s a bill in Springfield that aims to make it easier for high school players to transfer schools and keep playing. State Representative Janet Yang Rohr says young athletes should have more freedom to change their educational environment without hurting their athletic careers. IHSA has defended its process, which inclu...

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz updates the battle over the future of two "safety net" hospitals in the Chicago area.

A new survey by JD Power says both of Chicago's airports are below average when it comes to overall customer satisfaction. The ranking puts O'Hare in a tie for last place along with Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey among the country's 20 mega airports. O'Hare scored only 585 points out of a thousand point scale. Midway fared a little better scoring 645 points and coming in at 17 out of 24 of t...

​Tyler Plantz was fired on Sunday from his position as head football coach at Providence Catholic High School. ​Plantz---who said he refused to resign---was told by the school president there were complaints about Plantz by a few disgruntled colleagues and players' parents. Now, more than 2,000 Providence Catholic alumni have signed an online petition to have Coach Plantz reinstated. Plantz led th...

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the preliminary approval of the "Protecting Renters Ordinance" in a Chicago City Council committee.

Residents will be able to get a look at final designs for new stations included in the Red Line Extension project.

Google is sharing new images of what the inside of its headquarters in the Thompson Center will look like. The 17-story, wide-open atrium meant to evoke open government will remain, but with an updated look. Google says there will be shops, places to eat, space for seasonal events and access to the CTA inside the 1.2m square-foot-space originally designed by Helmut Jahn.

Officials in Kane County are encouraging folks to embrace nature this fall with the return of an annual scavenger hunt.

As another summer comes to a close, be sure you don't open the door to a common fall scam. Jay Elliott with the Better Business Bureau's Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has the details.

World Business Chicago has announced two winners of its design contest that asked leaders to imagine what a future Chicago could look like.

​Since 1998, visitors to the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry have entered the building from the ground level on the west side. ​This month, the museum announced it will build an above-ground Welcome Hall in front of the currently closed North side Portico that will connect to the museum building via a glass structure. Dr. Chevy Humphrey, President and CEO of the Griffin Museum of Science an...

Governor Pritzker and Chicago leaders reflect on Operation Midway Blitz, one year later. "The most visible ICE violence in the street has ended, but we know their intentions remain," said the governor.

With Labor Day in the rear window, gas prices normally start dropping at this time of year but a local refinery getting knocked offline means drivers won't get relief now. The power outage at Exxon Mobil’s Joliet refinery Sunday lasted about four hours, but it will take a while for it to return to normal output levels, according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for Gas Buddy.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on President Trump's endorsement of the Republican candidate in the Illinois governor's race

This week’s Made in Chicago is a Lincoln Square import business that’s busy dressing customers for Oktoberfest. International Fashions by Ingrid is a small shop full of dirndls and lederhosen - some still wrapped in the plastic they were shipped in from Germany.

Chicago police are warning CTA riders about a groping incident on the Blue Line. The department released pictures of the man they believe is responsible for sexually abusing a passenger in Wicker Park on Saturday, September 5th at about 6 p.m.

A one-of-a-kind organization is changing the lives of women in need. In today's Difference Maker, WBBM'S Lisa Fielding introduces us to a Chicago woman who's spreading hope and love one purse at a time.

Caleb Williams and the Bears made an opening day statement in Carolina. Stuck in a 31-31 game in the third quarter, the aggressive visitors storm past the Panthers in the highest scoring NFL opener ever, 59-37. Josh Liss has the details on the Gridiron Report.