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​In May 2025, a Dodge Durango reported stolen in Chicago was being tracked via GPS, and was in the parking lot of the Best Buy in Crystal Lake. ​Police say they located the unoccupied vehicle, and when Wayne Mikulski of Ogle County saw the police near the Durango, he ran away, but quickly was apprehended. Crystal Lake Police say Mikulski was carrying methamphetamine, and there were several credit...

​Funding for the third screen came partially from a 2025 community development grant from the City of Chicago for the conversion of two commercial storefronts into the 98-seat theater with state-of-the-art technology. ​The new screen is housed under the Music Box Theatre’s same roof, just south of the theater’s current entrance at 3733 N. Southport Avenue. The Music Box, which opened in 1929, has...

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a Chicago City Council hearing into a proposed re-sale of the city's parking meter contract.

The Bears are scheduled to play the Packers on Christmas Day - but there’s another holiday viewing opportunity for fans. The Hallmark Channel is shooting a made-for-TV movie called Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story.

​Several CTA fans joined the agency to celebrate the Pink Line's 20th birthday. Celebrations included performances and rides along the CTA's Heritage Fleet railcars.

A Republican strategist who is now running as an independent candidate for Illinois governor will be on the November ballot. Back on June 2, objections to nominating petitions for Collin Corbett were filed by Republican activist Kristina McCloy and Republican lieutenant governor nominee Aaron Del Mar who is Darren Bailey's running mate in the November general election. In Illinois, 25,000 signatur...

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's new executive order creating a dedicated Office of Gun Violence Reduction.

​The nonprofit called Austin Coming Together announced this week that it purchased the J.J. Walser House at 42 North Central Avenue. ​BLOCK CLUB reports the house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1903 became a city landmark in 1984, but has sat in deteriorating condition since the house's owner died in 2019. Last year, the Walser House was named to both Chicago’s “most endangered proper...

The forecast this summer: sunshine with a chance of scams. Jay Elliott 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 hearing into a proposal that would ban video gambling terminals in Chicago, even though they were approved in the current year's budget.

Daniel Biss has less than four months left as the mayor of Evanston. The democrat who’s running for Congress announced he plans to resign October 18th to clear the way for a special election in the spring.

The Obama Foundation said tickets for September 2026 through January 2027 will be released next month.

F1 Arcade, the world's first officially licensed Formula One social gaming experience, is opening its first Midwest location in River North on Aug. 14. The venue, located at 1 West Grand Ave., will feature 61 racing simulators, a rooftop bar with Chicago craft beers and skyline views, and a menu of globally inspired shareable dishes. The simulators let guests race iconic F1 tracks, including the L...

Buddy Guy will celebrate his 90th birthday with a concert on Oct. 1 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The lineup includes Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Jon Batiste, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, along with blues-rock heavyweights Gary Clark Jr. and Robert Cray. Guy said he wants the night to honor the friends and mentors who shaped his career, as well as the next generation of musicians coming...

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a new lawsuit against Airbnb from the City of Chicago.

A month after their dog disappeared in north suburban Glenview, a couple is getting help from dozens of volunteers. The petite pup hasn’t been seen since his sitter reported him missing but his owners continue to follow up on leads and spread the word.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments about curbing violence in the city following last Friday's mass shooting on the city's South side.

​In 1975, Clinton, Iowa sheriff's deputies responded to a report and found a dead teenager in the Mississippi River, but she could not be identified. ​After an autopsy, the death was ruled a homicide. The Clinton Sheriff's Office now says Cheryl Lynn Edwards of Waukegan was positively identified through forensic genealogy. ​Iowa officials says the new technology means the homicide investigation ca...

There's still a few more weeks to bid on art for your home and yard in support of public art South of Chicago. The Village of Flossmoor touts over a dozen public sculptures, installed and maintained through private donations.

The two-story brick building in downtown Joliet opened as the world’s first Dairy Queen in June of 1940. It also happens to be on Historic Route 66, and as part of the Centennial Celebration, the Joliet Area Historical Museum is giving the building a historically accurate facelift.

​Mayor Brandon Johnson and other local officials cut the ribbon on the Logan Square Redesign and Milwaukee Avenue Reconstruction project.

A home explosion in northwestern Illinois injured one person and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate Monday morning after authorities detected elevated gas levels throughout a manufactured home community.