https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/area-pumpkin-smashes-let-you-get-rid-of-jack-o-lanterns 2021-11-01T19:16:47+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/before-you-toss-that-jack-o-lantern-in-the-trash-consider-taking-a-sledge-hammer-to-it-at-a-pumpkin-smashing-event.jpg?id=63753998&width=1200 Before you toss that jack-o’-lantern in the trash, consider taking a sledge hammer to it at a pumpkin smashing event daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/2-cpd-officers-injured-after-squad-car-struck-on-west-side 2022-07-28T15:50:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-police-department.jpg?id=64091234&width=1200 Chicago Police Department daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/most-people-face-low-risk-of-contracting-monkeypox-official 2022-07-13T02:30:54+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/monkeypox.png?id=64099743&width=1200 Monkeypox virus monkeypox daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-blames-kia-hyunda-for-spike-in-auto-thefts 2023-08-24T22:44:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/kia-logo.jpg?id=64100548&width=1200 The Kia logo is displayed on a new car on the sales lot at San Leandro Kia on May 30, 2023 in San Leandro, California. A surge in Kia and Hyundai thefts began last year after viral videos appeared on social media sites showing how to exploit the lack of antitheft computer chips in the cars. Kia and Hyundai cars continue to be stolen more than three months after the auto manufacturers deployed software fixes to help curb the thefts. Kia logo daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/gym-class-might-not-be-graduation-requirement-in-waukegan 2022-07-13T14:03:25+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/waukegan-school-district-60.jpg?id=64099728&width=1200 Waukegan School District 60 daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/teen-girl-killed-after-van-hits-median-on-south-side-police 2022-12-19T16:48:30+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/south-side.jpg?id=65264379&width=1200 South Side daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/illinois-announced-new-time-standards-for-case-closure 2022-03-28T13:26:22+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/clock.jpg?id=63753973&width=1200 clock daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/biden-to-sign-infrastructure-bill-chicago-big-beneficiary 2021-11-15T15:08:08+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/global-business-logistics-import-export-background-and-container-cargo-freight-ship-transport-concept.jpg?id=63753975&width=1200 Global business logistics import export background and container cargo freight ship transport concept daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/man-charged-with-killing-2-people-in-gresham 2022-03-28T15:22:52+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/gresham.jpg?id=63753964&width=1200 Jamie Jones Gresham daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/kane-county-selected-40-nonprofits-to-receive-usd2-million 2022-03-28T13:25:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/nonprofits.jpg?id=63753982&width=1200 nonprofits daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-advocates-for-homeless-demand-long-term-solutions 2022-10-03T22:41:31+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/protest-at-city-hall.png?id=63753968&width=1200 Advocates for homeless swarm the inside of City Hall protest at City Hall daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/facebooks-top-exec-is-deciding-whether-to-reinstate-trump 2022-09-23T15:37:05+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/former-libdem-leader-nick-clegg-leaves-st-james-s-palace-after-king-charles-iii-was-proclaimed-king-during-the-accession-council.jpg?id=63932618&width=1200 Former LibDem leader Nick Clegg leaves St James's Palace after King Charles III was proclaimed King during the accession council on September 10, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. Former LibDem leader Nick Clegg leaves St James's Palace after King Charles III was proclaimed King during the accession council on September 10, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cta-bus-crashes-into-currency-exchange 2023-02-04T19:00:32+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cta-bus-into-building.jpg?id=64091204&width=1200 A CTA bus after crashing into a Chicago Currency Exchange. CTA bus into building daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/college-of-lake-county-opens-63k-square-foot-student-center 2023-01-31T18:13:38+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/pritzker.jpg?id=64091199&width=1200 Gov. J.B. Pritzker was among those who attended the ribbon cutting for the new, 63,000-square-foot student center at the College of Lake County. pritzker daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/pixar-mini-golf-is-coming-to-navy-pier-next-month 2022-06-01T13:53:19+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mini-golf.jpg?id=64101094&width=1200 mini golf daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/alderman-wants-city-council-to-consider-ranked-voting-elections 2023-02-04T22:30:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/voting.jpg?id=64091210&width=1200 voting daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/man-convicted-of-murdering-two-kids-in-1991-gets-new-trials 2023-03-08T16:20:54+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/gavel.jpg?id=64099159&width=1200 gavel daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cover-up-suspected-after-bar-patron-falls-off-atv-dies 2023-02-08T23:09:14+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/atv-wheels.jpg?id=64099153&width=1200 ATV wheels ATV wheels daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/illinois-hotel-industry-would-like-greater-cut-of-covid-aid 2021-08-12T23:56:03+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/hotel.png?id=64091203&width=1200 Hotel hotel daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/mcdonalds-squishmallow-happy-meals-to-debut-nationwide 2023-12-19T19:20:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mcdonalds-launches-squishmallows-happy-meal-in-the-u-s.jpg?id=63954540&width=1200 McDonald’s Launches Squishmallows Happy Meal in the U.S. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/gunman-tries-to-rob-driver-unloading-pallets-of-liquor 2021-07-29T15:57:19+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/rifle-and-handcuffs.jpg?id=64091183&width=1200 rifle and handcuffs daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/margaritaville-at-sea-cruise-to-allow-installment-payments 2023-02-08T19:56:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/margaritaville-at-sea.jpg?id=63945367&width=1200 Margaritaville At Sea Margaritaville At Sea daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/update-suspect-killed-after-shootout-with-chicago-policeon-northwest-side 2023-02-08T20:45:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-police-department.jpg?id=64099160&width=1200 Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown addresses reporters at department headquarters on Wednesday, February, 8. Chicago Police Department https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-police-department.jpg?id=64099164&width=1200 Chicago Police Department daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/durbin-wants-stiffer-penalties-for-gun-straw-purchases 2021-08-12T23:00:44+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/durbin.png?id=64091207&width=1200 U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin Durbin daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/fight-breaks-out-on-metra-northwest-line-two-arrested 2023-02-08T20:51:13+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/metra.jpg?id=64099154&width=1200 Metra daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/haymarket-center-ohare-outreach-assists-homeless-people 2023-12-19T19:26:37+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/homeless-person-sleeps-in-a-window-at-terminal-2-at-o-hare.jpg?id=64100029&width=1200 homeless person sleeps in a window at Terminal 2 at O'Hare daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-pest-control-company-offers-pesticide-free-repellent 2022-12-13T16:38:08+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/pests.jpg?id=64099133&width=1200 One local company is offering Chicagoans a way to tackle their pest problem without resorting to pesticides. Pests daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/humanitarian-groups-lose-contact-with-gaza-as-war-continues 2023-10-29T07:23:17+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/a-missile-strikes-behind-a-minaret-in-gaza-on-october-28-2023-seen-from-sderot-israel-in-the-wake-of-the-oct-7-attacks-by-ha.jpg?id=63954553&width=1200 A missile strikes behind a minaret in Gaza on October 28, 2023 seen from Sderot, Israel. In the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that left 1,400 dead and 200 kidnapped, Israel launched a sustained bombardment of the Gaza Strip and threatened a ground invasion to vanquish the militant group that governs the Palestinian territory. But the fate of the hostages, Israelis and foreign nationals who are being held by Hamas in Gaza, as well as international pressure over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, have complicated Israel's military response to the attacks. A timeline for a proposed ground invasion remains unclear. A missile strikes behind a minaret in Gaza on October 28, 2023 seen from Sderot, Israel. In the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that left 1,400 dead and 200 kidnapped, Israel launched a sustained bombardment of the Gaza Strip and threatened a ground invasion to vanquish the militant group that governs the Palestinian territory. But the fate of the hostages, Israelis and foreign nationals who are being held by Hamas in Gaza, as well as international pressure over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, have complicated Israel's military response to the attacks. A timeline for a proposed ground invasion remains unclear. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-firefighters-wife-children-critically-hurt-in-nw-side-house-fire-cfd-says 2023-03-08T19:10:03+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65290621&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-fire-department.jpg?id=64099139&width=1200 Chicago Fire Department daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/driver-ejected-critically-hurt-on-dusable-lake-shore-drive 2024-01-18T21:18:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/wrecked-car-on-dusable-lake-shore-drive.jpg?id=64091135&width=1200 wrecked car on DuSable Lake Shore Drive daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/volunteers-help-provide-covid-vaccines-in-kane-county 2022-02-19T23:14:42+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/covid-vaccine.jpg?id=64101815&width=1200 covid vaccine daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/motorist-who-fled-cops-in-suburbs-ordered-held 2024-01-19T03:45:28+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/salazar-booking-photo.jpg?id=64091136&width=1200 Salazar booking photo daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/man-accused-of-strangling-teen-girl-ordered-held 2023-12-19T22:59:54+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/joshua-williams-booking-photo.png?id=64100024&width=1200 Joshua Williams booking photo daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/massive-richmond-fire-destroyed-two-businesses 2022-02-21T17:58:33+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fire.jpg?id=64101747&width=1200 fire daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/one-woman-dead-after-fire-started-in-her-dixmoor-home 2022-02-20T23:57:55+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fire.jpg?id=64101794&width=1200 fire daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-police-looking-for-suspect-of-a-hit-and-run 2022-02-19T23:02:35+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/hit-and-run.jpg?id=64101816&width=1200 hit and run daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/body-found-near-rocks-at-promontory-point 2022-02-19T23:10:18+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/crime.jpg?id=64101813&width=1200 crime daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/white-sox-move-near-loop-would-be-transformational-expert 2024-01-19T14:37:32+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/new-white-sox-park-old-park-in-1992.jpg?id=64091125&width=1200 An outside view of Comiskey Park is seen during a Chicago White Sox regular season game in September 1992 in Chicago, Illinois. New White Sox park, old park in 1992 daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cold-some-snow-to-return-on-friday-in-chicago 2024-01-19T03:45:29+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cold-weather-illustration.jpg?id=64091131&width=1200 cold weather illustration daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/crystal-lake-teachers-able-to-teach-remotely 2022-02-20T23:57:52+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/remote-teaching.jpg?id=64101796&width=1200 remote teaching daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/adults-with-disabilities-are-exceling-at-coffee-shop 2023-10-03T21:45:10+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/people-at-opening-of-cafe.jpg?id=64100015&width=1200 The official opening of Gerry’s Café earlier this year. people at opening of cafe daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/obscenity-ordinance-repealed-in-indiana-city-due-to-lawsuit 2023-08-25T17:03:46+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/legal-complaint.jpg?id=64100004&width=1200 legal complaint daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-film-festival-featuring-departing-seniors 2023-10-03T19:31:03+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/jose-nateras.jpg?id=64100020&width=1200 Jose Nateras Jose Nateras daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/msis-blue-paradox-immerses-visitors-in-oceanic-pollution 2023-08-25T18:21:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/dick-durbin.jpg?id=64099996&width=1200 Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) stopped by the Museum of Science and Industry’s “Blue Paradox” exhibit on Wednesday. Dick Durbin daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/dupage-county-will-have-a-new-board-chair-but-who 2022-10-07T23:31:49+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/dupage-candidates.png?id=64092745&width=1200 DuPage County chair candidates Deb Conroy, a Democrat, left; Greg Hart, Republican DuPage candidates daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/bettie-the-beagle-sniffs-out-contraband-produce-at-ohare 2023-08-25T21:50:42+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bettie-the-dog-and-contraband-produce.jpg?id=64100002&width=1200 Bettie sits near her intercepted shipment of agricultural products from Jordan. Bettie the dog and contraband produce daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/jerry-reinsdorf-downstate-talking-financing-for-new-sox-ballpark 2024-02-21T00:20:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-white-sox-chairman-jerry-reinsdorf.jpg?id=64091077&width=1200 Chicago White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf walks through the Illinois Capitol, where he met with lawmakers over the proposal to build a new White Sox stadium in the South Loop. Chicago White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-white-sox-chairman-jerry-reinsdorf.jpg?id=64091074&width=1200 Chicago White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf pictured in 2019. Tuesday, Reinsdorf is expected to be in Springfield to discuss possible public funding for a new ballpark in the South Loop. Chicago White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/man-wanted-in-robbery-at-chase-bank-in-chicago-fbi-says 2023-05-16T17:02:30+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fbi-chicago.jpg?id=63722762&width=1200 FBI Chicago daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/indiana-lawmakers-debate-policy-change-in-higher-education 2024-02-21T00:21:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/purdue.jpg?id=64091084&width=1200 Purdue daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-supermarket-burglarized-closed-indefinitely 2023-05-23T20:32:09+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cart-in-parking-lot.jpg?id=64097667&width=1200 An empty grocery store cart cart in parking lot daily