https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/boat-nearly-crashes-into-home-from-fox-river-1-dead 2023-10-01T15:30:39+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/river-surface.jpg?id=63746710&width=1200 A boat crash off the Fox River in McHenry yesterday killed one person and sent another to the hospital Saturday night. river surface daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/two-found-shot-dead-inside-downers-grove-home-police 2024-01-10T23:56:59+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/police-vehicles-crime-tape-outside-home.jpg?id=64097369&width=1200 police vehicles, crime tape outside home daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/shooting-in-chinatown-leaves-2-people-dead-chicago-police 2024-11-13T13:52:37+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/police-lights.jpg?id=63724557&width=1200 police lights daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/singing-helps-wheaton-man-keep-parkinsons-symptoms-at-bay 2024-05-23T11:15:47+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/dave-mikulskis-plays-his-guitar.jpg?id=64097356&width=1200 Dave Mikulskis plays his guitar. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/39-year-illinois-state-rep-mary-flowers-defeated-in-primary 2024-03-21T14:41:52+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mary-flowers.jpg?id=63749342&width=1200 Illinois State Rep. Mary Flowers Mary Flowers daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/employee-fatally-shoots-2-men-inside-sw-side-restaurant-cpd 2024-10-08T13:43:36+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65307093&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/police-lights-and-crime-tape.jpg?id=63750853&width=1200 police lights and crime tape daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/northwestern-students-hold-gaza-ceasefire-protest-on-campus 2024-04-25T16:35:37+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/northwestern-tent-demonstration.jpg?id=64094745&width=1200 As part of their ceasefire protest, students lined up and locked arms protecting their tent encampment on Northwestern's Deering Meadow. Northwestern tent demonstration daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/how-old-is-too-old-to-be-president-seniors-weigh-in 2024-03-09T02:58:59+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/biden-at-white-house.jpg?id=64094606&width=1200 U.S. President Joe Biden departs from the South Lawn of the White House on March 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden at White House daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/catholics-make-annual-pilgrimage-to-des-plaines-for-mary 2022-12-12T15:38:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/des-plaines-shrine-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe.jpg?id=63724320&width=1200 Catholics making their annual pilgrimage to Des Plaines' Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sunday. The pilgrimage marks the anniversary of when it is believed that Mary appeared before Saint Juan Diego of Mexico City nearly 500 years ago. Des Plaines' Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/a-sigh-of-relief-as-most-chicago-public-swimming-pools-open 2023-06-23T23:13:36+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/pool-and-fence.jpg?id=63751332&width=1200 The pool facilities at Portage Park pool and fence daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/man-recently-released-from-prison-accused-of-domestic-attack 2024-03-15T11:21:44+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/crime-tape-outside-apartment.jpg?id=63754227&width=1200 Chicago Police block off the apartment on Ravenswood near Peterson, site of a domestic attack that killed an 11-year-old boy and wounded a woman. crime tape outside apartment daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/teen-stabbed-in-center-of-the-loop-cpd 2024-03-15T12:57:59+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/knives-at-crime-scene.jpg?id=63754204&width=1200 Chicago Police place evidence markers at the scene of a stabbing in the Loop. knives at crime scene daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/water-main-leak-repaired-but-dixmoor-residents-still-have-low-water-pressure-after-waking-up-to-very-little-water 2021-10-17T22:42:52+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/water-main-leak-repaired-but-dixmoor-residents-still-have-low-water-pressure-after-waking-up-to-no-water.jpg?id=64094951&width=1200 Water main leak repaired but Dixmoor residents still have low water pressure after waking up to no water https://www.audacy.com/media-library/water-main-leak-repaired-but-dixmoor-residents-still-have-low-water-pressure-after-waking-up-to-no-water.jpg?id=64094963&width=1200 Water main leak repaired but Dixmoor residents still have low water pressure after waking up to no water daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/charges-expected-in-edgewater-domestic-attack 2024-03-15T12:57:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/vigil.jpg?id=63754215&width=1200 Classmates and friends gather Thursday outside the Edgewater apartment building where Jayden Perkins was murdered. vigil daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/tickets-to-see-caitlin-clark-play-chicago-already-sky-high 2024-04-17T11:31:58+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/draftee-caitlin-clark-poses-for-a-photo-with-cathy-engelbert-during-the-2024-wnba-draft-on-april-14-2024-at-the-brooklyn-acade.jpg?id=64094897&width=1200 Draftee Caitlin Clark poses for a photo with Cathy Engelbert during the 2024 WNBA Draft on April 14, 2024, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York. Draftee Caitlin Clark poses for a photo with Cathy Engelbert during the 2024 WNBA Draft on April 14, 2024, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/west-side-residents-upset-over-migrant-housing-plans 2026-04-09T13:45:36+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/migrants.jpg?id=63707836&width=1200 A group of men stand outside Union Station after arriving on a bus with other migrants sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Aug. 31, 2022, in Chicago. migrants https://www.audacy.com/media-library/migrants.jpg?id=63707835&width=1200 A group of men stand outside Union Station after arriving on a bus with other migrants sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Aug. 31, 2022, in Chicago. migrants daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/advocates-want-outside-oversight-for-cook-county-jail 2021-03-29T17:01:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cook-county-jail.jpg?id=63754092&width=1200 Cook County Jail daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/snow-blower-shop-prepares-for-boom-after-2023-bust 2024-01-09T00:31:16+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/snow-blower.jpg?id=64093848&width=1200 snow blower daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/pritzker-comment-raises-questions-about-support-for-biden 2024-07-11T12:43:55+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/governor-of-illinois-jb-pritzker.jpg?id=63702347&width=1200 Governor of Illinois JB Pritzker speaks during the WisDems 2024 State Convention on June 08, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Governor of Illinois JB Pritzker daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/smash-and-grab-burglary-occurs-at-svrn-in-west-loop 2023-12-15T19:06:02+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/car-crashes-through-door-of-svrn.jpg?id=63741490&width=1200 car crashes through door of SVRN daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/off-duty-cpd-officer-shoots-at-would-be-carjackers 2023-12-18T13:34:11+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/police-lights.jpg?id=63741485&width=1200 police lights daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/families-face-increase-vet-costs-after-pet-insurance-change 2026-04-09T13:45:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cat-at-vet.jpg?id=63702204&width=1200 Cat at vet https://www.audacy.com/media-library/nationwide-pet-insurance-letter.png?id=63702200&width=1200 Nationwide pet insurance letter daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/george-washington-statue-staying-outside-johnsons-office 2024-07-17T15:59:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/a-student-looks-at-a-statue-of-george-washington-outside-the-mayor-s-office-in-chicago-city-hall-in-2012.jpg?id=64093723&width=1200 A student looks at a statue of George Washington outside the mayor's office in Chicago City Hall in 2012. A student looks at a statue of George Washington outside the mayor's office in Chicago City Hall in 2012. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/library-offers-free-copies-of-sotomayors-new-childrens-book 2022-02-05T00:39:55+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/sonia-sotomayor.png?id=63703521&width=1200 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor participates in an annual Women's History Month reception hosted by Pelosi in the U.S. capitol building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Sonia Sotomayor daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/1-arrested-after-cta-bus-driver-attacked-shot-in-loop 2021-09-05T17:46:58+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/1-arrested-after-cta-bus-driver-attacked-shot-in-loop.jpg?id=63703421&width=1200 1 arrested after CTA bus driver, attacked, shot in Loop daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/law-expert-predicts-more-court-orders-to-get-covid-shot 2021-09-05T20:01:10+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/legal-expert-predicts-more-court-orders-to-get-covid-19-shot-could-be-on-the-way.jpg?id=63703400&width=1200 Legal expert predicts more court orders to get COVID-19 shot could be on the way daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-firefighters-battle-flames-strong-winds-on-nw-side 2026-04-09T13:45:13+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-firefighters-respond-to-a-fire-that-broke-out-on-laramie-avenue-near-foster-avenue-on-the-city-s-northwest-side-on-tuesd.jpg?id=63744789&width=1200 Chicago firefighters respond to a fire that broke out on Laramie Avenue near Foster Avenue on the city's Northwest Side on Tuesday. Chicago firefighters respond to a fire that broke out on Laramie Avenue near Foster Avenue on the city's Northwest Side on Tuesday. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/jewish-elected-leaders-snub-meeting-with-mayor 2024-04-15T20:38:29+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/plaque-on-city-hall.jpg?id=64099148&width=1200 Chicago City Hall sign plaque on City Hall daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/former-congressman-wants-more-latinos-in-leadership-positions-in-cook-county-states-attorneys-office 2021-04-25T22:24:13+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/former-congressman-wants-more-latinos-in-leadership-positions-in-cook-county-states-attorneys-office.jpg?id=63703720&width=1200 Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. Former congressman wants more Latinos in leadership positions in Cook County state’s attorney’s office daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/groups-unite-to-address-accountability-for-ice-raids 2025-11-18T17:16:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/coalition-members.jpg?id=63651180&width=1200 Coalition members Coalition members daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/a-shooting-at-bowling-alley-sends-three-to-the-hospital 2022-03-06T15:14:52+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bowling.jpg?id=63724781&width=1200 bowling daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/fallen-chicago-firefighters-honored-with-mural-rededication 2023-07-10T18:31:04+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-fire-department.jpg?id=63708211&width=1200 Chicago firefighters, relatives and City officials attended a rededication ceremony for three firefighters who were killed in a fire 38 years ago. Chicago Fire Department https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fireman.jpg?id=63708225&width=1200 Fireman daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cpd-investigating-2-lake-view-carjackings-along-ashland-ave 2026-04-09T13:44:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-police-department.jpg?id=63708224&width=1200 Chicago Police Department daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/island-foods-closing-after-50-years-of-serving-island-lake 2022-07-22T13:59:49+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/island-foods.jpg?id=63750670&width=1200 Island Foods daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/jewish-community-wants-hate-crime-charges-filed-for-shooting 2026-04-09T13:44:47+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/aerial-shot-of-saturday-s-crime-scene-in-west-ridge.jpg?id=63704157&width=1200 Aerial view of last Saturday's shooting scene in the West Ridge neighborhood on the Far North Side. aerial shot of Saturday's crime scene in West Ridge daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/organization-gave-food-while-grocery-store-remains-closed 2022-02-21T21:31:50+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/groceries.jpg?id=63750318&width=1200 Volunteers distribute food to West Garfield Park residents. groceries https://www.audacy.com/media-library/groceries.jpg?id=63750331&width=1200 groceries https://www.audacy.com/media-library/residents.jpg?id=63750319&width=1200 West Garfield Park residents stand in line for food. residents https://www.audacy.com/media-library/groceries.jpg?id=63750322&width=1200 Volunteers distribute food to West Garfield Park residents. groceries daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/pritzker-proposes-eliminating-illinois-grocery-sales-tax 2024-02-22T13:56:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/checkout-counter-hands-of-the-cashier-scans-groceries.jpg?id=64098220&width=1200 Checkout counter, hands of the cashier scans groceries. Wednesday during his budget address, Governor JB Pritzker said he would like to permanently remove Illinois' sales tax on groceries. Checkout Counter Hands of the Cashier Scans Groceries daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/grandpa-of-six-gets-new-lease-on-life-after-tumor-removal 2024-02-01T21:41:36+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/heart.jpg?id=64097676&width=1200 Michael DiLillo (fourth from right) celebrates his birthday with family. heart https://www.audacy.com/media-library/heart.jpg?id=64097673&width=1200 heart daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/mom-alleges-school-has-history-of-sex-abuse-incidents 2022-11-03T01:29:43+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/classrooms.jpg?id=64075408&width=1200 empty classroom classrooms daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/lawndale-christian-legal-center-gets-usd200-000-from-u-s-gov 2022-10-03T21:28:52+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/dick-durbin.jpg?id=63750866&width=1200 Sen. Dick Durbin announced $200,000 in federal funding for the Lawndale Christian Legal Center on Chicago's West Side on Monday. Dick Durbin https://www.audacy.com/media-library/dick-durbin.jpg?id=63750877&width=1200 Sen. Dick Durbin announced $200,000 in federal funding for the Lawndale Christian Legal Center on Chicago's West Side on Monday. Dick Durbin daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/prosecutors-say-man-accused-of-child-porn-messaged-100-kids 2026-04-09T13:44:35+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/ryan-shapiro.jpg?id=63654017&width=1200 Ryan Shapiro Ryan Shapiro daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/pedestrian-killed-in-grayslake-crash-involving-pickup-truck 2023-07-30T17:50:13+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/grayslake-police-department.jpg?id=63703096&width=1200 Grayslake Police Department daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/off-duty-cfd-firefighter-pulled-from-lake-michigan-has-died 2023-07-30T23:13:58+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-fire-department.jpg?id=63703065&width=1200 Chicago fire department daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/dorm-drop-off-advice-to-parents-of-college-freshman 2025-08-29T19:19:27+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/northwestern-university.jpg?id=63654006&width=1200 Northwestern University Northwestern University daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-installing-more-lactation-pods-at-ohare-and-midway 2026-04-09T13:44:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mamava-lactation-pods.jpg?id=63718610&width=1200 Mamava lactation pods https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mamava-lactation-pods.jpg?id=63718629&width=1200 Mamava lactation pods daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/argument-leads-to-shooting-at-95th-cta-red-line-station 2024-04-11T12:07:28+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65307001&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cta-red-line-station.jpg?id=64098470&width=1200 CTA Red Line station daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/city-to-settle-with-washington-family-for-2020-cpd-accident 2024-05-09T19:21:24+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/tawana-washington.jpg?id=63704361&width=1200 Tawana Washington becomes emotional while speaking about her daughter, Astarte Washington, on May 24, 2023. Astarte was run over by a Chicago police vehicle in May 2020 and is still recovering from her injuries. Tawana Washington daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-sculpture-exhibit-now-accepting-new-artist-bids 2026-03-21T00:33:17+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-sculpture-exhibit.jpg?id=63704303&width=1200 Artist Gwen Yen Chi was awarded the Chicago Sculpture Exhibit Richard Hunt Award in 2021. The award is given givento emerging and/or mid-career sculptors for production of new work. Chicago Sculpture Exhibit daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/concealed-carry-holder-chases-shoots-at-car-theft-suspects 2024-01-29T13:29:00+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/crashed-car-crime-scene.jpg?id=64098203&width=1200 crashed car crime scene daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/commercial-building-fire-escalates-in-evanston 2024-01-29T15:01:24+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/firefighters-putting-out-fire.jpg?id=64098210&width=1200 firefighters putting out fire daily