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Drivers will have a new way to get around the near western suburbs this weekend. The first part of the I-490 Tollway Project is expected to open Friday night.

The Crown Point Coffin Cup is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, and it will feature 11 teams racing DIY coffins on wheels. Each coffin will be guided by one "ghost rider" inside it and two pushers outside. As for the course, it's a straight 100 yard dash starting at the historic Lake County Courthouse and traveling south on Main Street The event is being put on by the city of Crown Point and First United Methodist Church to raise money for charities. $2,500 will be give to the winning team's charity, and $500 will go the charity of the team that has best theme and costumes.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz updates a proposal to let self-driving cabs operate in Chicago and other Illinois cities.

​The owner of Star One Tobacco on West 103rd Street in Oak Lawn called police on Wednesday about 3 a.m. after seeing a man inside his closed store via a live security camera feed. ​Minutes later, Oak Lawn Police say they found 31-year-old Andre Starkes of Chicago not far from Star One Tobacco, carrying merchandise from the store. Police say the felony and misdemeanor charges against Starkes include animal cruelty because he allegedly removed a caged canary from the tobacco shop and left it outdoors in the cold air.

Newer shopping malls have come and gone, while Old Orchard is celebrating 70 years. Marshall Field & Company was the first store to open in the Skokie mall on October 22, 1956. Stephanie Guthrie, a coordinator at the Skokie Heritage Museum, says the mall was built on partially-developed land originally planned to be houses and has attracted crowds from the beginning.

Local attorneys say the recent wave of sexual assault allegations on college campuses is further evidence that more needs to be done to protect students.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a new surcharge being added to cab fares in Chicago.

Businesses along old Route 66 have had quite the year as the Mother Road celebrates 100 years. If you've seen a sign anywhere along the route, it likely was made by a long time family business in Springfield. WBBM's Lisa Fielding takes us inside The Ace Sign Company.

They call it "The Mother Road' and this year, it celebrates 100 years. Today we begin a special series: "Illinois Route 66: Where The Mother Road Begins". WBBM's Lisa Fielding made the journey from Chicago to Granite City to explore the attractions along the way.

​36-year-old Edmund J. Horvath of Lynwood is charged with illegal possession of a firearm by an individual previously convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence. ​The U.S. Attorney's Office says on Tuesday at about 4 a.m., Horvath fired shots outside the garage of the Kluczynski Federal Building at 230 South Dearborn Street. The complaint states that a security officer indoors asked Horvath to leave, then the officer heard shots and saw flashes. Chicago Police officers were dispatched to the federal building and arrested Horvath. The discharged ammunition caused interior and exterior damage to the Kluczynski Building.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 2027 budget for the city of Chicago.

With so many subscriptions and bills arriving every month, it’s important to pause before paying an invoice that could be fake. Jordan Wright with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has the details.

Cook County commissioners are slated to vote on a measure Thursday that aims to close a loophole which has allowed vendors to sell personal data to immigration enforcement despite the county’s sanctuary policies. Board President Toni Preckwinkle said the amendment effectively closes a digital back door that ICE and Border Patrol have been using to find immigrants.