https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/the-activist-who-led-effort-to-keep-wrigley-lights-free-dies 2022-11-22T23:11:56+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lights-at-wrigley.jpg?id=64091713&width=1200 The lights at Wrigley Field back in 1988 lights at Wrigley daily https://www.audacy.com/us99/blogs/drew-walker/chicago-non-profit-teams-with-marianos-for-free-meal-sundays 2020-11-02T22:31:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64613708&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64613709&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-woman-taylor-casey-declared-missing-in-bahamas 2024-06-25T13:35:41+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/taylor-casey.jpg?id=64092776&width=1200 Taylor Casey daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cpd-supt-brown-creates-50-member-task-force-to-target-gun-traffickers 2021-07-19T21:56:12+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/supt-brown-creates-50-member-task-force-to-target-gun-traffickers.jpg?id=64091680&width=1200 Supt. Brown creates 50-member task force to target gun traffickers https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cpd-supt-brown-says-money-from-new-task-force-will-be-used-to-get-info-on-gun-traffickers.jpg?id=64091680&width=1200 CPD Supt. Brown says money from new task force will be used to get info on gun traffickers daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/driver-17-faces-charges-in-fatal-hickory-hills-crash 2021-07-19T23:30:51+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65290452&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/charges-filed-against-17-year-old-who-tried-to-go-airborne-over-hill-in-hickory-hills-killing-4-teens-in-suv.png?id=64091678&width=1200 Charges filed against 17-year-old who tried to ‘go airborne’ over hill in Hickory Hills, killing 4 teens in SUV daily https://www.audacy.com/us99/blogs/erin-creedon/kane-brown-returns-to-the-voice-as-advisor-for-team-blake 2020-11-02T21:34:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/kane-brown-blake-shelton-the-voice-advisor-team-blake-the-battles-season-19.jpg?id=64613666&width=1200 Kane Brown, Blake Shelton, The Voice, Advisor, Team Blake, The Battles, Season 19 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64613677&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/made-in-chicago-the-beat-goes-on-with-mucca-pazza 2024-06-25T12:36:27+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/a-mucca-pazza-marching-drum.jpg?id=64092730&width=1200 A Mucca Pazza marching drum. A Mucca Pazza marching drum. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/training-for-43rd-chicago-marathon-kicks-off-next-week 2021-06-03T18:22:51+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/a-general-view-of-competitors-runing-past-the-chicago-theater-during-the-2019-bank-of-america-chicago-marathon-on-october-13-20.jpg?id=64092259&width=1200 A general view of competitors runing past the Chicago Theater during the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 13, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. A general view of competitors runing past the Chicago Theater during the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 13, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/sheriff-cameras-will-help-lower-covid-transmission-in-jail 2022-01-10T23:26:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/kane-county-sheriff-says-new-camera-system-would-reduce-contact-between-officers-and-inmates-lessening-covid-19-transmissions.jpg?id=64092248&width=1200 Barbed-wire fence surrounding jail complex. Kane County Sheriff says new camera system would reduce contact between officers and inmates, lessening COVID-19 transmissions daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-police-release-footage-from-june-englewood-shootout 2022-06-28T21:18:52+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/screenshot-of-copa-video.jpg?id=64091656&width=1200 Screenshot from the body cam footage released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability Screenshot of COPA video daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/advocates-raise-awareness-of-dry-january-amid-pandemic 2022-01-10T23:26:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65290677&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/treatment-centers-raise-awareness-for-dry-january-as-pandemic-related-stress-alcohol-pose-continuing-challenges.jpg?id=63950039&width=1200 Treatment centers raise awareness for 'Dry January' as pandemic-related stress, alcohol pose continuing challenges daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-schools-to-close-nov-12-for-vaccination-day 2021-11-05T22:51:25+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/classroom.png?id=64100647&width=1200 Classroom classroom daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/2-boys-2-adults-injured-in-west-englewood-shooting 2022-05-12T00:22:52+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/police-tape.jpg?id=64091655&width=1200 police tape daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cpd-marine-unit-finds-body-in-water-near-north-side-beach-where-woman-was-reported-missing 2023-06-22T16:50:11+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/foster-beach.jpg?id=64100641&width=1200 Foster Beach https://www.audacy.com/media-library/foster-beach.jpg?id=64100656&width=1200 Foster Beach daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/abortions-fell-in-us-after-roe-reversal-but-not-in-illinois 2022-10-31T19:34:09+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/high-court-building.jpg?id=64100629&width=1200 House Democrats participate in a sit in with the Center for Popular Democracy Action (CPDA) in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on July 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. The CPDA held the demonstration with the lawmakers to protest the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision. High Court building daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/union-city-colleges-of-chicago-reach-tentative-agreement 2022-10-31T20:11:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/ccctu.jpg?id=64100627&width=1200 The City Colleges of Chicago and Cook County Teachers Union announced Monday that, after over one year of bargaining, a tentative agreement has been reached. CCCTU daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/lightfoot-announces-leader-of-new-civilian-oversight-board 2022-01-11T15:00:40+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/police-department.jpg?id=64092232&width=1200 Police Department daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-nonprofit-helps-cps-voters-get-to-the-polls 2024-10-25T00:23:44+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/coralys-gandia.jpg?id=63690387&width=1200 Coralys Gandia voted for the first time. Coralys Gandia daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/as-powerball-hits-usd1-billion-chicagoans-hope-to-get-lucky 2022-10-31T22:56:07+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/the-fielders.jpg?id=64100622&width=1200 The Fiedlers are in from Germany to visit their grandchildren, who are identical triplets. The odds for conceiving identical triplets? Believed to be 1-in-200 million. With the odds of winning Monday's $1 billion jackpot at nearly 1-in-300 million, they tell Chicagoans that someone is bound to get lucky. The Fielders daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/boy-4-wounded-in-shooting-chicago-police 2021-11-06T00:45:32+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/police-tape.png?id=64100642&width=1200 Crime scene police tape daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/lightfoot-signals-park-board-president-is-considering-exit 2021-11-05T22:48:03+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/avis-lavelle.png?id=64100636&width=1200 Avis LaVelle, Chicago Park District board president Avis LaVelle daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-teachers-union-head-dismisses-contract-criticism 2024-06-17T14:10:09+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-teachers-union-president-stacy-davis-gates-speaks-at-a-rally-in-support-of-the-labor-union-strike-at-the-uaw-local-551-h.jpg?id=64092207&width=1200 Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates speaks at a rally in support of the labor union strike at the UAW Local 551 hall Oct. 7, 2023, in Chicago. Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates speaks at a rally in support of the labor union strike at the UAW Local 551 hall Oct. 7, 2023, in Chicago. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/teen-killed-in-joliet-motorcycle-crash-police-say 2024-10-25T17:12:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/close-up-of-the-front-of-a-destroyed-motorcycle.jpg?id=63690381&width=1200 Close-up of the front of a destroyed motorcycle Close-up of the front of a destroyed motorcycle daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/after-abrupt-closures-chicago-foxtrot-stores-reopening 2024-06-17T17:15:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/people-walk-past-a-foxtrot-grocery-store-located-at-1576-n-milwaukee-ave-the-grocery-chain-abruptly-closed-all-of-its-stores-i.jpg?id=64092212&width=1200 People walk past a Foxtrot grocery store located at 1576 N. Milwaukee Ave. The grocery chain abruptly closed all of its stores in April 2024, but now it appears that some of its locations will reopen. People walk past a Foxtrot grocery store located at 1576 N. Milwaukee Ave. The grocery chain abruptly closed all of its stores in April 2024, but now it appears that some of its locations will reopen. https://www.audacy.com/media-library/people-walk-past-a-foxtrot-grocery-store-located-at-1576-n-milwaukee-ave-the-grocery-chain-abruptly-closed-all-of-its-stores-i.jpg?id=64092204&width=1200 People walk past a Foxtrot grocery store located at 1576 N. Milwaukee Ave. The grocery chain abruptly closed all of its stores in April 2024, but now it appears that some of its locations will reopen. People walk past a Foxtrot grocery store located at 1576 N. Milwaukee Ave. The grocery chain abruptly closed all of its stores in April 2024, but now it appears that some of its locations will reopen. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/school-district-214-hopes-students-can-ease-teacher-shortage 2022-09-08T16:13:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/apple-on-top-of-pile-of-books.jpg?id=64100609&width=1200 Apple on top of pile of books daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/june-heat-wave-hits-chicago-area 2024-06-17T18:24:16+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/kids-and-adults-cool-off-beside-an-open-fire-hydrant.jpg?id=64092208&width=1200 Kids and adults cool off beside an open fire hydrant in the New City neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. Kids and adults cool off beside an open fire hydrant daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/piping-plover-imani-has-a-new-male-rival-at-montrose-harbor 2024-05-21T23:00:40+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-s-celebrity-piping-plover-imani-has-some-company-on-montrose-harbor-a-new-male-piping-plover-has-arrived-on-the-beach.jpg?id=64092817&width=1200 Chicago's celebrity piping plover Imani has some company on Montrose Harbor: A new, male piping plover has arrived on the beach, and the two have appeared to face off with some territorial behavior. Chicago's celebrity piping plover Imani has some company on Montrose Harbor: A new, male piping plover has arrived on the beach, and the two have appeared to face off with some territorial behavior. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-park-district-opens-outdoor-pools-for-2024-season 2024-06-17T18:51:01+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/close-up-of-pool-metal-stairs.jpg?id=64092210&width=1200 Close up of pool metal stairs. Close up of pool metal stairs. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/dundee-man-faces-30-years-in-prison-for-mall-kidnapping-robbery 2021-03-21T17:08:25+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/dundee-man-faces-up-to-30-years-in-prison-for-kidnapping-robbery-at-suburban-spring-hill-mall.jpg?id=64100591&width=1200 Dundee man faces up to 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery at suburban Spring Hill Mall daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/resurfacing-work-begins-on-i-55 2022-03-10T17:35:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/road.jpg?id=64092832&width=1200 road daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/illinois-one-step-closer-to-digital-drivers-licenses 2024-05-22T03:05:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/illinois-state-capitol.jpg?id=64092819&width=1200 Illinois State Capitol daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/illinois-earmarks-usd11m-to-curb-carjackings-vehicle-thefts 2024-06-27T15:43:10+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/illinois-secretary-of-state-alexi-giannoulias-announces-that-his-office-will-direct-11-million-to-several-state-law-enforcement.jpg?id=64092187&width=1200 Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces that his office will direct $11 million to several state law enforcement agencies in an effort to curb carjackings and vehicle thefts. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces that his office will direct $11 million to several state law enforcement agencies in an effort to curb carjackings and vehicle thefts. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/choose-to-change-succeeding-in-chicago-uc-study-says 2024-10-14T19:31:35+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/semi-automatic-hand-gun-and-red-light.jpg?id=63690349&width=1200 Semi automatic hand gun and red light Semi automatic hand gun and red light https://www.audacy.com/media-library/semi-automatic-hand-gun-and-red-light.jpg?id=63690350&width=1200 Stop Violence Semi automatic hand gun and red light daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/restaurant-workers-should-get-vaccine-priority-group-says 2021-03-11T23:16:50+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/open-sign.jpg?id=64100595&width=1200 Open sign open sign daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/2-boys-killed-in-separate-haunted-hayride-accidents 2024-10-15T15:03:17+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64007120&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/hayride.jpg?id=63690313&width=1200 hayride daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/iphone-update-prevents-rare-bug-brings-back-deleted-photos 2024-05-22T12:30:10+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64006897&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/iphone-15-handsets-are-on-display-as-they-go-on-sale-at-the-apple-store-on-september-22-2023-in-london-england.jpg?id=63575179&width=1200 iPhone 15 handsets are on display as they go on sale at the Apple Store on September 22, 2023 in London, England. iPhone 15 handsets are on display as they go on sale at the Apple Store on September 22, 2023 in London, England. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/mayor-says-action-to-be-taken-against-site-of-fatal-shooting 2021-03-16T12:58:13+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/at-least-15-people-were-shot-at-least-two-fatally-after-gunfire-broke-out-at-a-park-manor-business-where-a-party-was-being-hel.jpg?id=64100601&width=1200 At least 15 people were shot, at least two fatally, after gunfire broke out at a Park Manor business where a party was being held early Sunday, according to the Chicago Fire Department. At least 15 people were shot, at least two fatally, after gunfire broke out at a Park Manor business where a party was being held early Sunday, according to the Chicago Fire Department. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/animal-tranquilizer-tied-to-recent-chicago-drug-overdoses 2024-05-22T19:13:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/drug-needle.jpg?id=64092821&width=1200 drug needle drug needle https://www.audacy.com/media-library/drug-needle.jpg?id=64092827&width=1200 Fentanyl needle drug needle daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/rockton-chemical-plant-fire-continues-to-burn 2021-06-15T13:04:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65290676&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/a-massive-chemical-plant-fire-that-sent-black-plumes-of-smoke-into-the-air-near-the-illinois-wisconsin-border-is-expected-to-con.jpg?id=63752736&width=1200 A massive chemical plant fire that sent black plumes of smoke into the air near the Illinois-Wisconsin border is expected to continue burning for several days as firefighters retreat and residents were ordered to evacuate daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cook-county-officials-break-ground-for-new-veterans-housing-in-chicago-heights 2023-04-27T14:23:50+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/vets.jpg?id=64092171&width=1200 A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a new veterans housing facility in Chicago Heights. vets https://www.audacy.com/media-library/vets.jpg?id=64092170&width=1200 vets daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/more-than-usd18-million-worth-of-meth-hidden-in-squash-seized 2024-05-23T13:33:26+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cbp-officers-discovered-1419-packages-of-methamphetamine-concealed-within-the-shipment-of-squash.jpg?id=63951787&width=1200 CBP officers discovered 1,419 packages of methamphetamine concealed within the shipment of squash. CBP officers discovered 1,419 packages of methamphetamine concealed within the shipment of squash. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/pritzker-calls-out-abbott-for-migrant-transports-amid-freeze 2024-01-16T21:30:54+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/gov-j-b-pritzker-speaks-in-des-moines-iowa-on-jan-15-2024.jpg?id=64100748&width=1200 Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 15, 2024. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/woman-finds-parents-shot-dead-inside-their-will-county-home 2024-01-16T18:47:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/crime-scene-inside-house.jpg?id=64100783&width=1200 crime scene inside house daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/elgin-school-district-offering-tuition-for-employees 2022-04-20T17:58:17+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/elgin-area-school-district-u-46.jpg?id=63752732&width=1200 Elgin Area School District U-46 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/elgin-area-school-district-u-46.jpg?id=63752731&width=1200 Elgin Area School District U-46 daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/man-swallows-drill-bit-during-dental-procedure 2022-04-20T17:49:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/drill-bit.jpg?id=63752733&width=1200 drill bit daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/health-experts-weigh-in-as-new-measles-cases-confirmed 2024-03-10T00:43:36+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/measles.jpg?id=64092932&width=1200 measles daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/father-feels-for-families-of-13-who-died-in-afghan-attack 2021-08-27T18:10:13+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/in-this-handout-image-provided-by-the-ministry-of-defence-the-british-armed-forces-work-with-the-u-s-military-to-evacuate-elig.jpg?id=64092352&width=1200 In this handout image provided by the Ministry of Defence, the British armed forces work with the U.S. military to evacuate eligible civilians and their families out of the country on August 21, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. British armed forces have been evacuation UK citizens and eligible personnel out of the Afghan capital after the Taliban took control of the country last week In this handout image provided by the Ministry of Defence, the British armed forces work with the U.S. military to evacuate eligible civilians and their families out of the country on August 21, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. British armed forces have been evacuation UK citizens and eligible personnel out of the Afghan capital after the Taliban took control of the country last week daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/how-is-the-stock-market-doing-this-year-so-far 2024-01-17T14:55:46+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/stock-market.jpg?id=64100754&width=1200 stock market daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/deceased-candidate-in-morgan-county-to-remain-on-ballot 2024-03-10T18:56:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/election.jpg?id=64092921&width=1200 election https://www.audacy.com/media-library/election.jpg?id=64092929&width=1200 election daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/boeing-cant-find-records-related-to-alaska-airlines-blowout 2024-03-10T20:00:56+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/an-opening-is-seen-in-the-fuselage-of-alaska-airlines-flight-1282-boeing-737-9-max-on-january-7-2024-in-portland-oregon-a-doo.jpg?id=63952948&width=1200 An opening is seen in the fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. A door-sized section near the rear of the plane blew off 10 minutes after Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 took off from Portland, Oregon on Jan. 5 on its way to Ontario, California. An opening is seen in the fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. A door-sized section near the rear of the plane blew off 10 minutes after Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 took off from Portland, Oregon on January 5 on its way to Ontario, California. daily