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The city of Chicago is asking anyone with information about alleged illegal behavior by federal immigration agents to report that behavior and provide any evidence to Chicago police.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a new forecast for Chicago's budget for 2026.

WBBM's Carolina Garibay stops by Book Cellar in Lincoln Square to chat with the owner Suzy Takacs about the increase in demand the store has been seeing for "The Odyssey" ahead of Christopher Nolan's highly-anticipated film adaptation.

The city of Evanston has ordered its public beaches closed as smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered an air pollution alert. A trickle of swimmers and joggers came out to Lighthouse Beach in the haze before the city announced the closures.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the latest budget plan proposed by Chicago Public School leaders

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on reaction to the Chicago Public Schools' proposed budget for the 2026-2027 school year.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Chicago City Council action approving projects around the future Chicago Fire stadium.

Being scammed is painful, but recovery scams are double trouble. Jay Elliott with the Better Business Bureau's Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has the details.

A local Mexican and award-winning chef is partnering with the Museum of Contemporary Art to create a specialty dish in honor of one of the Museum's newest exhibits.

Mary Morello, the mother of guitarist Tom Morello from the band Rage Against the Machine, has died at the age of 102. The civil rights activist and former public school teacher lived in Libertyville.

Schaumburg is honoring a restaurant worker for saving a co-worker’s life with CPR - and it’s not the first time he’s done it. Trustees gave Bill Taylor the village’s Outstanding Citizen Award at their meeting Wednesday night.

The Aurora City Council on Tuesday approved new ethics rules capping donations.

​The Umiya Mataji Sanstha Chicago Midwest has done all the right the right things in hopes of building a temple, community center and homes in Elgin, according to their attorney John Mauck, of Chicago law firm Mauck & Baker. ​"They spent several years obtaining the land---it's 34 acres---and going through the traditional regulations, and they reduced the scope of their project to make the neighbors happy," Mauck said. "They had public hearings, and they finally got full approval by the City Council after everybody had a chance to weigh in," he added. However, a 1967 court order by the Cook County Circuit Court restricts the use of the land in Elgin for industrial purposes, and allows any of 300 people living near the purchased land to prohibit the Hindu group building there. Umiya Mataji Sanstha Chicago Midwest is suing to have that order removed. Mauck says his clients want the same freedoms that all Americans do. They want to live together in harmony with their neighbors, and they want to live together to preserve their own religion and their own community," he concluded.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the confirmation hearing for Mayor Brandon Johnson's nominee to be the new director of the Chicago Department of Public Health.

The Loop's historic weather bell is being restored as part of a redevelopment project of the Rector Building.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a vote to block Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson from making three appointments to the Chicago Housing Authority board.

​Eileen O’Neill Burke administered the oath of office on Monday to a 2-year-old golden retriever named Ruthie. ​The dog will be based at the Domestic Violence Courthouse at 555 W. Harrison St. to support victims and witnesses of crime as they meet with prosecutors. Ruthie completed specialized training at Healing Hearts Service Dogs in Tinley Park to provide comfort and relieve stress for people who have experienced trauma. Burke says Ruthie will help "victims feel supported [and] empowered".

On August 15, Roscoe Village will transform into a romance reader's paradise, with a curated vendor walk featuring local businesses.

Two men face armed robbery charges for allegedly breaking into a hotel room in Morton Grove over the weekend. 27-year-old Manuel Antonio Pimentel-Rodriguez, of Chicago, and 30-year-old Jorvin Gil Duran, of Evanston, are also charged with home invasion at the Red Roof Inn on Waukegan Road.

Five members of one family were killed and two others were seriously wounded in a targeted shooting across multiple locations in East St. Louis on Sunday, Illinois State Police said.

The man accused of shooting an Indiana State Police trooper following a pursuit in LaPorte County died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the county coroner.

Chicago police are searching for the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist critically injured in the Old Irving Park neighborhood. The crash happened around midnight July 8 at Addison Street and Pulaski Road.

​Angelo Martino's job at DigitalMint in River North was to negotiate on behalf of companies whose computers were hacked and held, with demands to make multimillion-dollar ransom payments. ​However, the U.S. Department of Justice says Martino actually helped the hackers he was hired to negotiate against. The victim clients included hospitality, retail, medical and financial services businesses. Overall, Martino and his associates extorted more than $75-million. Martino has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison, with how much he'll pay in restitution to be determined.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the latest multi-million dollar payment proposed to settle claims of police misconduct.

Citing the need for students to learn without relying on AI, the University of Chicago Law School is banning electronics in the classroom. First year law students will not be allowed to use laptops, phones and other electronic devices in class starting this fall.

This week, 52-year-old Eric Neuman was sentenced to 18 years in prison for Aggravated Arson. The DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin says Neuman sent texts to his soon-to-be ex-wife, threatening that he would cause an explosion in their home. Later that month, Neuman placed gasoline containers and propane tanks in their house and garage, and started a fire that caused an explosion that severely damaged their house and the homes of nearby neighbors. No injuries were reported. Berlin called the crime "an abhorrent case of domestic violence".

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on new information around the city of Chicago's attempt to buy back the city's parking meters.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a report from a Chicago-Cook County task force looking into violence against women.

Ravi Kapadia, who most recently lived in New Jersey, pleaded guilty last year in U.S. District Court in Chicago to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States and bring in jewelry from other nations by using false documents. ​Last month, a judge in Chicago sentenced Kapadia to ten months in federal prison, and to pay restitution to the United States. Kapadia was found guilty of evading more than $1.8 million in U.S. Customs duties.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on new pressure to boost funding for public education in Illinois.

Fake AI flowers are back, and they’re blooming into a costly scam. Jordan Wright with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has the details.

More than 100 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are taking part in an adventure-filled club this summer.

Several days of heavy rain have filled parts of Chicago’s Deep Tunnel system for the first time ever. Now the city is turning to more local projects to stop flooding that devastated parts of the west side in 2023.

Divers found three children ages 6, 7 and 10 in the overturned, sunken 25-foot boat, more than 30 feet deep. All children were wearing properly fitted life jackets, according to preliminary investigation. ​The Lake Geneva Fire Department said the seven other people on the boat on July 3rd were rescued, and all ten people were from Batavia, Wheaton and Fontana, Wisconsin. The National Weather Service reported that peak wind gusts during the storm that overturned the boat were between 90 and 100 miles per hour.

Last week’s heat wave was deadly for four people in the Chicago area. The Cook County Medical Examiner has ruled heat stress played a role in the deaths of three people in Chicago and one man in Evanston.

This week's Made in Chicago highlights Mend Atelier in the West Loop, ​which specializes in repairing and restoring designer bags and shoes.

It was 25 years ago today that 10-year old Tionda Bradley and her three-year old sister Diamond disappeared after leaving their South Side apartment to go to a store and then a playground. Officials and family still don't know what happened to them.

The city of Aurora's Public Works Department is still working around the clock following historic rainfall and storm damage over the weekend.

A judge this week sentenced Dru Jarvis to 45 years for first-degree murder, 31 years for attempted first-degree murder, and 20 years for armed violence. ​Prosecutors say in 2020 in Elgin, a car Jarvis was riding in cut off another vehicle. When the driver honked at the car, Jarvis shot at the vehicle---wounding the driver and killing the passenger. Just a week later, Jarvis shot someone else. His arrest in the second shooting helped investigators connect him to the road rage murder.