https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/glenbrook-south-high-school-senior-killed-in-violent-2-car-crash-police 2024-05-14T14:09:24+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/wrecked-glenview-car.jpg?id=63695135&width=1200 Seventeen-year-old Marko Niketic was killed late Sunday in a two-car crash in Glenview. wrecked Glenview car https://www.audacy.com/media-library/wrecked-glenview-car.jpg?id=63695139&width=1200 wrecked Glenview car https://www.audacy.com/media-library/flower-memorial.jpg?id=63695159&width=1200 Friends and classmates of Marko Niketic created a memorial near the crash site on East Lake Avenue in Glenview. flower memorial https://www.audacy.com/media-library/friends-gather-around-near-crash-site.jpg?id=63695154&width=1200 Friends gathered Monday in Glenview, circling around a memorial for 17-year-old Marko Niketic who was killed in a 2-car crash on East Lake Avenue. friends gather around near crash site daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cubs-home-opener-what-to-expect-at-wrigley-field-this-year 2024-04-01T13:46:42+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/wrigley-field.jpg?id=63695128&width=1200 The Cubs hosted a media preview at Wrigley Field ahead of the club's home opener on Monday. Wrigley Field daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/highland-parks-poet-laureate-applications-are-due-wednesday 2026-04-09T13:13:05+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/highland-park-city-hall.jpg?id=63737286&width=1200 Highland Park City Hall. The City of Highland Park is looking for its first ever poet laureate, and applications are due Wednesday. Highland Park City Hall daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-pride-parade-draws-nearly-1m-people-to-north-side 2023-06-25T23:05:08+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-pride-parade.jpg?id=63695743&width=1200 Thousands upon thousands lined the streets of Chicago's North Side for the city's 52nd annual Pride Parade on Sunday. Chicago Pride Parade https://www.audacy.com/media-library/stonewall-inn.jpg?id=63695733&width=1200 The Stonewall Inn, in New York City. Chicago's first Pride Parade took place on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which followed a New York City police raid at what was one of the city's most popular gay clubs. Stonewall Inn daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/lithium-ion-batteries-behind-growing-number-of-fires-report 2026-04-09T13:13:01+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lithium-ion-batteries.jpg?id=63695717&width=1200 Children stand outside of a Bronx supermarket the day after a 5-alarm fire tore through a market that fire officials are blaming on a faulty lithium ion battery on March 6, 2023, in New York City. While there were no fatalities in the blaze, numerous people were injured. It took approximately 200 firefighters to bring the fire under control. Fires from these batteries, which are increasingly used in scooters and bicycles, are increasing in number across the nation. The FDNY responded to dozens of such fires last year alone as the devices become popular for both work and recreation. Lithium Ion batteries daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/italian-americans-disagree-with-report-on-columbus-statues 2022-08-22T14:24:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65305674&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-columbus-statues.jpg?id=63727451&width=1200 Chicago Columbus statues daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/us-marshals-arrest-chicago-man-for-attempted-murder 2025-09-11T19:03:55+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-police-van.jpg?id=63651716&width=1200 Chicago police van Chicago police van daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/macys-chicago-shooting-investigation-continues 2024-11-25T14:50:41+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/shooting-scene-outside-macy-s.jpg?id=63681135&width=1200 shooting scene outside Macy's https://www.audacy.com/media-library/crime-scene-outside-macy-s.jpg?id=63681134&width=1200 crime scene outside Macy's daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/sketchbook-brewing-has-a-new-take-on-a-west-coast-ipa 2025-02-08T14:00:02+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/sketchbook-brewings.jpg?id=63681039&width=1200 This week’s Made in Chicago serves up the story of a craft brewery in the northern suburbs. Sketchbook Brewing’s https://www.audacy.com/media-library/sketchbook-brewings.jpg?id=63681060&width=1200 This week’s Made in Chicago serves up the story of a craft brewery in the northern suburbs. Sketchbook Brewing’s https://www.audacy.com/media-library/sketchbook-brewing.jpg?id=63681062&width=1200 Sketchbook Brewing https://www.audacy.com/media-library/sketchbook-brewing.jpg?id=63681070&width=1200 Marron brings the barley and wheat byproduct biweekly to two local farms. Sketchbook Brewing daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/2-trans-women-make-historic-victories-in-illinois-elections 2021-04-08T14:00:49+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/kristal-larson-left-and-alana-giselle-banks.jpg?id=63737786&width=1200 Kristal Larson (left) and Alana Giselle Banks Kristal Larson (left) and Alana Giselle Banks daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/music-institute-of-chicago-celebrating-new-history 2026-04-09T13:12:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/music-institute-of-chicago-new-offices.jpg?id=63703824&width=1200 Ribbon cutting at Music Institute of Chicago new administrative offices. Music Institute of Chicago new offices daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/mega-million-jackpot-worth-usd1-3-billion-still-unclaimed 2022-08-29T14:14:12+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lottery-ticket.jpg?id=63665528&width=1200 lottery ticket daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/tractor-driver-rescued-from-woodstock-creek 2026-04-09T13:12:44+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/overturned-tractor-at-woodstock-creek.jpg?id=63703722&width=1200 Fire crews arrived Sunday at a small creek along Route 47 and found a man pinned underneath an overturned tractor. overturned tractor at Woodstock creek daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/illinois-gas-tax-increase-begins-today-july-1 2024-07-01T12:47:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fuel-pump-at-gas-station.jpg?id=63728009&width=1200 Fuel pump at gas station Fuel pump at gas station daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-scavenger-book-encourages-city-exploration 2022-08-29T14:10:50+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/book-signing.jpg?id=63665519&width=1200 book signing https://www.audacy.com/media-library/book-signing.jpg?id=63665529&width=1200 book signing daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/historic-118-year-old-chicago-license-plate-sells-for-usd34k 2026-04-09T13:12:36+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-issued-license-plate-no-1.webp?id=63665509&width=1200 The Chicago-issued license plate No. 1, from 1904. Chicago-issued license plate No. 1 daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/25-year-old-man-hospitalized-in-hit-and-run-near-ohare 2026-04-09T13:12:34+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-police-department.jpg?id=63687965&width=1200 Chicago Police Department daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/man-killed-in-south-side-drive-by-shooting-cpd 2024-04-05T12:15:34+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/crime-scene-blurred-law-enforcement-and-forensic-background.jpg?id=63662114&width=1200 Crime scene blurred law enforcement and forensic background Crime scene blurred law enforcement and forensic background https://www.audacy.com/media-library/crime-scene-blurred-law-enforcement-and-forensic-background.jpg?id=63662111&width=1200 Crime scene blurred law enforcement and forensic background daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/annual-festival-celebrates-new-versions-of-famous-beer 2023-11-23T23:53:52+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/beer.jpg?id=63680548&width=1200 Beer lovers get early access to this year's Bourbon County Stout from Goose Island, which is set to be releases on Black Friday. beer https://www.audacy.com/media-library/beer.jpg?id=63680546&width=1200 beer daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/2-people-dead-5-hospitalized-in-dan-ryan-crash-early-sunday 2023-01-22T19:00:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/emergency-room.jpg?id=63734701&width=1200 Emergency Room daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cook-county-chief-judge-timothy-evans-loses-reelection 2025-09-13T16:42:03+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chief-judge-timothy-c-evans.jpg?id=63651875&width=1200 Chief Judge Timothy C Evans Chief Judge Timothy C Evans daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/11-robbed-on-north-side-in-overnight-spree-police 2023-09-21T12:37:32+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-police-department.jpg?id=63737067&width=1200 Chicago Police Department daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/boy-graduates-from-dore-elementary-with-perfect-attendence 2023-06-06T12:19:46+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-public-schools.jpg?id=63692101&width=1200 Chicago Public Schools daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/man-injured-on-christmas-day-after-robbery-turns-violent 2026-04-09T13:12:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/police-lights.jpg?id=63727675&width=1200 police lights daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/strong-storms-result-in-chaos-for-des-plaines 2024-08-28T16:21:08+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/downed-tree.jpg?id=63691945&width=1200 Tuesday night's storms in Des Plaines resulted in several downed trees and widespread power outages. downed tree https://www.audacy.com/media-library/downed-tree.jpg?id=63691944&width=1200 downed tree daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/city-of-evanston-honors-fallen-of-9-11 2022-09-11T21:51:58+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/world-trade-center-towers.jpg?id=63716491&width=1200 World Trade Center towers https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mayor-daniel-biss-speaks-at-an-evanston-fire-department-podium.jpg?id=63716481&width=1200 Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss speaks at Sunday's ceremony. Mayor Daniel Biss speaks at an Evanston Fire Department podium daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/how-one-diagnosis-inspired-danies-natural-juice-blends 2023-07-18T12:20:14+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/danie-s-natural-juice-blends.jpg?id=63692372&width=1200 Danie's Natural Juice Blends. Danie's Natural Juice Blends. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/free-tuition-program-expanding-for-some-cps-students 2024-01-27T03:33:49+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/group-of-students-with-hope-chicago-tote-bags.jpg?id=63666078&width=1200 group of students with Hope Chicago tote bags daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cara-collective-receives-usd8m-gift-from-mackenizie-scott 2026-04-09T13:12:09+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cara-collective-participants-pose-for-a-photo.png?id=63704384&width=1200 Cara Collective participants pose for a photo. The Chicago nonprofit recently announced an $8 million gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Cara Collective participants pose for a photo. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/after-kankakee-hs-seniors-arrest-residents-raise-questions 2023-10-26T19:24:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/kankakee-school-district-no-111-supt-genevra-walters-address-the-kankakee-city-council-after-the-arrest-of-a-high-school-senio.png?id=63704397&width=1200 Kankakee School District No. 111 Supt. Genevra Walters address the Kankakee City Council after the arrest of a high school senior over a 2021 warrant for dirt biking on public roads and a missed court date. Kankakee School District No. 111 Supt. Genevra Walters address the Kankakee City Council after the arrest of a high school senior over a 2021 warrant for dirt biking on public roads and a missed court date. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/driver-carjacked-at-gunpoint-on-university-of-chicago-campus 2026-04-09T13:12:05+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-police-department.jpg?id=63687940&width=1200 Chicago Police Department daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/metra-expanding-electric-line-service 2023-08-14T14:15:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/metra.jpg?id=63687922&width=1200 Metra daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/city-officials-announce-largest-private-sector-led-affordable-housing-initiative-in-chicago-history 2021-12-07T15:16:40+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/housing.jpg?id=63666725&width=1200 housing daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/court-rules-against-chicagos-trump-tower-in-insurance-case 2023-09-01T02:25:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/trump-sign-on-side-of-chicago-building.jpg?id=63709745&width=1200 Workers install the final letter for a giant TRUMP sign on the outside of the Trump Tower on June 12, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Trump sign on side of Chicago building daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/man-charged-with-fatally-shooting-girl-7-at-mcdonalds 2026-04-09T13:11:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/man-18-charged-with-fatally-shooting-7-year-old-girl-at-west-side-mcdonalds.jpg?id=63704212&width=1200 Man, 18, charged with fatally shooting 7-year-old girl at West Side McDonald’s daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/crete-man-charged-with-threatening-governor-pritzker 2025-02-27T14:53:41+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/illinois-governor-jb-pritzke.jpg?id=63665767&width=1200 Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center Illinois Governor JB Pritzke daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/urban-prep-academies-working-hard-to-get-students-enrolled 2023-08-07T12:49:33+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/classroom.jpg?id=63698747&width=1200 Classroom daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/some-classes-canceled-amid-northwestern-encampment-protest 2024-04-26T18:29:15+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/northwestern.jpg?id=63657014&width=1200 Tent encampment at Northwestern University on April 26, 2024. Northwestern daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/bomb-threats-at-suburban-schools-force-evacuations 2023-08-28T15:47:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/schools.jpg?id=63698585&width=1200 Schools daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/zoning-committee-approves-muddy-waters-home-as-landmark 2021-10-13T11:52:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/zoning-committee-unanimously-votes-to-approve-blues-legend-muddy-waters-home-as-chicago-landmark.png?id=63705085&width=1200 Zoning committee unanimously votes to approve blues legend Muddy Waters’ home as Chicago landmark daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/fungus-could-jeopardize-illinois-soybean-crop 2023-08-04T00:46:36+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/soybean.jpg?id=63698007&width=1200 Soybean field soybean daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cfd-divers-pull-man-from-lake-michigan-near-chicago-beach 2021-08-28T15:23:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-fire-divers-pull-unresponsive-man-from-lake-michigan-near-montrose-beach.jpg?id=64078703&width=1200 Chicago fire divers pull unresponsive man from Lake Michigan near Montrose Beach daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/morning-commuters-react-to-president-biden-dropping-out 2024-07-22T15:33:03+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/u-s-president-joe-biden.jpg?id=64078714&width=1200 U.S. President Joe Biden returns to the White House with first lady Jill Biden on July 7, 2024 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Joe Biden daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/kluczynski-federal-building-in-chicago-could-be-sold 2026-04-09T13:11:34+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/john-c-kluczynski-federal-building.jpg?id=63666689&width=1200 John C. Kluczynski Federal Building John C. Kluczynski Federal Building daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/does-good-quality-sleep-affect-memory-reactivation 2022-01-17T20:25:01+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/deep-learning-mindfulness.jpg?id=63665234&width=1200 New research by Northwestern University is the first to document the effect reactivating memory during sleep has on face-name learning. Deep learning. Mindfulness daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-band-seeks-help-after-nearly-usd10-000-in-gear-stolen 2022-01-17T21:03:15+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65305659&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/microphone-on-stage.jpg?id=63665222&width=1200 Microphone on stage daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/ex-chicago-cop-got-44-traffic-tickets-with-1-excuse-report 2023-06-05T21:11:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-police-department.jpg?id=63669456&width=1200 Chicago Police Department daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/new-massive-pickleball-facility-likely-arriving-in-glenview 2024-01-12T15:24:32+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/glenview-village-board.jpg?id=64091006&width=1200 Glenview Village Board daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/former-northwestern-football-players-to-discuss-hazing 2023-07-19T12:16:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/northwestern.jpg?id=63669457&width=1200 A Northwestern Wildcats helmet on the sidelines in the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Ryan Field on October 26, 2019 in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern daily https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/94wip_morning_show_with_joe_decamara_and_jon_ritchie/episodes/rob_thomson_thinking_about_cha-8123033 2026-04-09T13:11:22+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65494246&width=1200 daily