https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/ultramarathoner-embarks-on-swim-across-lake-michigan 2023-09-05T12:33:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bradford-beach.jpg?id=64083309&width=1200 Bradford Beach, in Milwaukee, where 60-year-old Jim Dreyer embarked on an 82.5-mile swim across Lake Michigan on Monday. Bradford Beach daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/trailblazing-black-football-player-honored-by-lane-tech 2022-10-02T21:44:05+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lane-tech-fritz-pollard-field.jpg?id=64086177&width=1200 Lane Tech renamed its football field after alum Fritz Pollard, who was one of the first Black professional football players. Lane Tech Fritz Pollard Field daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/deerfield-mom-nonprofit-founder-reacts-to-meta-donation-fee 2023-09-05T12:34:03+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/koppels.jpg?id=64083303&width=1200 Carolyn Koppel (top right) of Deerfield, said it was "a little disappointing" to hear that Meta will start charging fees for donations made through Facebook and Instagram. Koppel started Aaron's Coffee Corner, named after one of her sons (bottom left), as a way to help family and caregivers who spend a lot of time waiting outside of the ICU at Lurie Children's Hospital. Koppels daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-marathon-now-less-than-a-week-away 2022-10-03T16:34:51+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-marathon.jpg?id=64086174&width=1200 Runners head down head down South Columbus Drive at the start of the 2021 Chicago Marathon on October 10, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Marathon daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/durbin-blasts-opec-over-talks-of-cutting-oil-production 2026-04-09T12:43:05+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/oil.jpg?id=64087812&width=1200 oil daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-entrepreneurs-grow-their-spice-business-in-west-town 2023-10-02T21:54:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/spices-on-a-table.jpg?id=64076765&width=1200 An array of LFK spices on display. spices on a table daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/pnc-will-no-longer-work-with-illinois-tollway 2022-03-14T14:12:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/tollway.jpg?id=64087744&width=1200 tollway daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/naperville-approves-noise-walls-in-some-areas 2026-04-09T12:42:56+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/noise-wall.jpg?id=64088825&width=1200 noise wall daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/lane-techs-football-field-to-be-named-for-black-alum 2022-02-25T00:33:04+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fritz-pollard-vintage-picture.png?id=64085360&width=1200 Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard Fritz Pollard vintage picture daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/clergy-sue-after-ice-wont-allow-them-in-broadview-facility 2025-11-20T21:02:56+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/broadview-ice-facility.jpg?id=63651160&width=1200 Broadview ICE facility daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/nu-faces-yet-another-suit-over-athletic-programs 2023-08-14T22:28:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/jim-foster-throwing-out-first-pitch-at-cubs-game-file-image.jpg?id=63537237&width=1200 Northwestern baseball head coach Jim Foster throws the ceremonial first pitch of the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field on September 18, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Jim Foster throwing out first pitch at Cubs game, file image daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/suburban-police-departments-disperse-gathering-of-600-cars 2024-03-08T23:03:22+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/exhaust.jpg?id=63754262&width=1200 Racing grade exhaust exhaust daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/vehicles-catches-fire-in-fatal-crash-on-i-80-in-indiana 2026-04-09T12:42:39+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/police-tape.jpg?id=63710750&width=1200 police tape daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/cooks-flock-to-suburban-poultry-shop-for-thanksgiving-turkey 2025-11-26T22:42:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/crowd-inside-harrison-s.jpg?id=63651243&width=1200 Crowd inside Harrison's Crowd inside Harrison's https://www.audacy.com/media-library/harrison.jpg?id=63651242&width=1200 Harrison daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/pilgrims-brave-the-cold-at-shrine-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe 2024-12-12T14:02:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65290578&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/shrine-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe.jpg?id=63710743&width=1200 Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe daily https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/mully__haugh_show/episodes/whats_the_white_soxs_plan_for_-8122951 2026-04-09T12:42:52+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=63837444&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/ymca-on-far-north-side-to-receive-over-usd3-million-to-reopen 2023-01-13T15:12:25+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/money.jpg?id=64088464&width=1200 money daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-organizations-work-to-help-kentucky-tornado-victims 2021-12-13T14:43:42+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/salvage-and-cleanup-continues-after-a-tornado-ripped-through-the-area-two-days-prior-on-december-12-2021-in-mayfield-kentucky.jpg?id=63754684&width=1200 Salvage and cleanup continues after a tornado ripped through the area two days prior, on December 12, 2021 in Mayfield, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwest states late evening December 10 causing widespread destruction and leaving more than 80 people dead. Salvage and cleanup continues after a tornado ripped through the area two days prior, on December 12, 2021 in Mayfield, Kentucky. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several Midwest states late evening December 10 causing widespread destruction and leaving more than 80 people dead. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/mundelein-apartment-building-damaged-by-severe-storm 2024-02-28T16:26:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/uprooted-trees-damaged-building.jpg?id=63711886&width=1200 Tuesday night's storms heavily damaged this apartment complex in Mundelein, uprooting two large trees and partially tearing off the two-story building's roof. uprooted trees, damaged building https://www.audacy.com/media-library/uprooted-trees-damaged-building.jpg?id=63711904&width=1200 uprooted trees, damaged building daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/illinois-sued-over-abuse-claims-at-youth-detention-centers 2024-05-08T20:47:36+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/jeffery-christian-right-speaks-at-a-press-conference-in-chicago-tuesday-may-7-2024-christian-along-with-two-others-claim.jpg?id=63711761&width=1200 Jeffery Christian, right, speaks at a press conference in Chicago, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Christian, along with two others, claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, stepped forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. Jeffery Christian, right, speaks at a press conference in Chicago, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Christian, along with two others, claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, stepped forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. daily https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/the_big_bad_morning_show/episodes/jeremy_conns_world_of_stupid-8122914 2026-04-09T12:42:37+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=63837329&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/indigenous-peoples-day-supporters-rally-in-rogers-park 2022-10-11T20:41:25+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/indigenous-people-s-day-in-rogers-park.jpg?id=63754084&width=1200 As legislative proposals still need votes in both the City of Chicago and Cook County governments, supporters gathered Monday to celebrate what they hope will be universally recognized as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Indigenous People's Day in Rogers Park daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cpd-oversight-agency-clarifies-role-to-chicago-city-council 2026-04-09T12:42:08+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/chicago-city-hall.jpg?id=63754073&width=1200 A budget hearing at Chicago City Hall Tuesday gave alderpersons a chance to get details about a new civilian police oversight commission known as the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability. Chicago City Hall daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-club-unveils-plan-to-pay-down-pension-raise-credit 2026-04-09T12:42:03+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/illinois-state-capitol.jpg?id=63754745&width=1200 Illinois State Capitol daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/driver-with-12-year-old-passenger-crashes-into-cop-car-cpd 2023-11-19T19:23:01+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/ambulance.jpg?id=63754800&width=1200 Ambulance daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/equestrian-center-in-lynwood-could-be-global-attraction 2022-09-26T18:14:30+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/horses-competing.jpg?id=63712021&width=1200 Ground broke at an equestrian center in south suburban Lynwood, Ill. Horses competing daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/city-accepting-applications-for-business-investment-grants 2021-03-08T17:50:15+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/business-grant-money.jpg?id=64082652&width=1200 Business grant money daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/fire-destroys-vacant-building-in-bedford-park 2021-12-22T21:52:36+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fire-truck.jpg?id=64086928&width=1200 fire truck https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64086928&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/bond-set-at-usd3m-for-brother-of-murdered-north-chicago-boy 2022-01-09T22:01:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65290570&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/north-chicago-police-department.png?id=64083237&width=1200 North Chicago Police Department daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/how-will-chicago-benefit-from-infrastructure-bill 2021-11-16T15:02:52+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mayor-lightfoot-at-covid-19-alternate-site-at-mccormick-place-on-friday-april-3-2020-in-chicago-illinois.jpg?id=63713573&width=1200 Mayor Lightfoot at COVID-19 alternate site at McCormick Place on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Mayor Lightfoot at COVID-19 alternate site at McCormick Place on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/more-protections-for-undocumented-immigrants-advocates-say 2026-04-09T12:41:38+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/immigrants.jpg?id=63723243&width=1200 Jose Villasenor demonstrates outside the building that houses the immigration court along with family and friends of IFCO System employees as they await word on the deportation hearings July 31, 2006 in Chicago. Many of the demonstrators carried large pictures of the immigrant families. immigrants daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/portillos-drive-thru-to-no-longer-accept-cash-as-of-monday 2023-01-16T19:19:45+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/portillo-s.jpg?id=63723224&width=1200 Portillo’s first “dog house," Villa Park, 1963. Starting Monday, Portillo's will no longer accept cash in its drive-thru. Portillo's daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/fbi-looking-for-trio-with-chicago-ties-alleged-in-drug-ring 2023-12-07T14:22:24+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/left-zamewick-d-buck-mccray-right-devion-m-rooster-miles-bottom-jermon-d-crowe-mccray.jpg?id=63701962&width=1200 Left: Zamewick D. "Buck" McCray; Right: Devion M. "Rooster" Miles; Bottom: Jermon D. "Crowe" McCray https://www.audacy.com/media-library/left-zamewick-d-buck-mccray-right-devion-m-rooster-miles-bottom-jermon-d-crowe-mccray.jpg?id=63701963&width=1200 Left: Zamewick D. "Buck" McCray; Right: Devion M. "Rooster" Miles;Bottom: Jermon D. "Crowe" McCray Left: Zamewick D. "Buck" McCray; Right: Devion M. "Rooster" Miles; Bottom: Jermon D. "Crowe" McCray daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/body-of-uic-student-daniel-sotelo-found-in-lake-michigan 2022-05-29T18:03:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/daniel-sotelo.jpg?id=64089445&width=1200 Daniel Sotelo daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/st-ignatius-students-still-in-hospital-from-indiana-crash 2022-11-14T15:27:22+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65290566&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/st-ignatius.jpg?id=63748877&width=1200 St. Ignatius daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/illinois-may-add-additional-phase-to-reopening-plan 2026-04-09T12:41:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker.jpg?id=64078896&width=1200 Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Illinois Governor JB Pritzker daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/illinoisans-could-qualify-for-state-earned-income-tax-credit 2022-01-30T18:41:35+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=65290567&width=1200 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/illinois-department-of-revenue-reminds-taxpayers-to-see-if-they-qualify-for-state-earned-income-tax-credit.jpg?id=64084237&width=1200 Illinois Department of Revenue reminds taxpayers to see if they qualify for state earned income tax credit daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/fight-on-united-flight-to-chicago-flight-attendant-hurt 2022-11-14T15:27:08+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/united-airlines.jpg?id=63748895&width=1200 United Airlines daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-shelter-takes-in-20-dogs-from-suspected-puppy-mill 2023-05-04T12:11:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/wheaten-terrier.jpg?id=64089349&width=1200 A Wheaten terrier brought to Chicago for help. Wheaten terrier https://www.audacy.com/media-library/golden-retriever.jpg?id=64089346&width=1200 One of the golden retrievers taken in at One Tail at a Time. golden retriever daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/3-cpd-officers-hurt-in-separate-crashes-on-far-south-side 2026-04-09T12:41:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lights-of-police-car-in-night-time.jpg?id=63701669&width=1200 Lights of police car in night time Lights of police car in night time. daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/the-globe-pub-showing-king-charles-iii-coronation-at-5-a-m 2026-04-09T12:41:03+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/king-charles-iii.jpg?id=64087561&width=1200 King Charles III will be officially coronated on Saturday. King Charles III daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/group-urges-preservation-for-9-illinois-sites 2023-05-05T02:21:20+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/early-skyscrapers-in-chicago-loop.jpg?id=64087554&width=1200 The Century and Consumers Buildings on State Street. early skyscrapers in Chicago Loop daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/will-the-dnc-really-have-a-big-economic-impact-on-chicago 2023-04-14T19:21:02+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/dnc.jpg?id=63738885&width=1200 Then Democratic vice presidential candidate, President Joe Biden speaks on stage as attendees hold signs that read "Ready For Joe" and "Fired Up" during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. DNC daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/officials-argue-over-handling-of-sting-before-fatal-shooting 2026-04-09T12:40:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/aurora-mayor.jpg?id=63703920&width=1200 Aurora Mayor daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/fallen-service-members-honored-across-the-chicago-region 2023-05-29T20:35:49+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/memorial-day-ceremony-on-hill.jpg?id=64084556&width=1200 Veterans help salute fallen service members in Grant Park. Memorial Day ceremony on hill https://www.audacy.com/media-library/grant-park-ceremony.jpg?id=64084559&width=1200 Veterans help salute fallen service members in Arlington Heights. Grant Park ceremony daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/layoffs-coming-again-to-joliet-ev-manufacturing-facility 2024-08-02T19:10:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/ev-school-bus.jpg?id=63703903&width=1200 EV School bus daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/4-health-care-workers-surprised-with-trip-to-super-bowl 2021-01-25T14:14:00+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/former-bears-cornerback-peanut-tillman-surprised-the-four-staff-members-with-the-news-via-video-chat-which-the-hospital-system.png?id=63705201&width=1200 Former Bears cornerback Peanut Tillman surprised the four staff members with the news via video chat, which the hospital system shared on its Facebook page. Former Bears cornerback Peanut Tillman surprised the four staff members with the news via video chat, which the hospital system shared on its Facebook page. https://www.audacy.com/media-library/former-bears-cornerback-peanut-tillman-surprised-the-four-staff-members-with-the-news-via-video-chat-which-the-hospital-system.png?id=63705232&width=1200 Alicja and Jacob Salman, hospitalists at various Advocate Aurora locations Former Bears cornerback Peanut Tillman surprised the four staff members with the news via video chat, which the hospital system shared on its Facebook page. https://www.audacy.com/media-library/shawndra-ferrell-home-health-nurse-with-advocate-trinity-hospital.jpg?id=63705202&width=1200 Shawndra Ferrell, home health nurse with Advocate Trinity Hospital Shawndra Ferrell, home health nurse with Advocate Trinity Hospital https://www.audacy.com/media-library/carl-paige-facility-operations-at-advocate-trinity-hospital.jpg?id=63705210&width=1200 Carl Paige, facility operations at Advocate Trinity Hospital Carl Paige, facility operations at Advocate Trinity Hospital https://www.audacy.com/media-library/alicja-and-jacob-salman-hospitalists-at-various-advocate-aurora-locations.jpg?id=63705212&width=1200 Alicja and Jacob Salman, hospitalists at various Advocate Aurora locations Alicja and Jacob Salman, hospitalists at various Advocate Aurora locations daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/woman-arrested-in-florida-for-fatal-hit-and-run-in-glenview 2021-10-29T14:04:50+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/arrest.jpg?id=64089911&width=1200 Arrest daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/heres-what-to-expect-as-the-cicada-emergence-dies-down 2024-06-26T11:18:17+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/tree-flagging.jpg?id=64089914&width=1200 Tree flagging, leaves and branches dying from cicadas laying eggs. Tree flagging daily https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/citizens-utility-board-asks-to-cut-illinois-aqua-rate-hike 2026-04-09T12:40:32+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/water-running-from-shower-head.jpg?id=63691726&width=1200 Water running from shower head and faucet in modern bathroom Water running from shower head daily