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A look back on the life of Jesse Jackson with WBBM Newsradio political edoitor Goeff Buchholz.

The crimes on February 5th and February 12th happened in the 66-hundred block of South Woodlawn Avenue between 12:30 a.m. and 1 a.m.. That's where the victims agreed to meet a man they first contacted on a dating app. Police say when the meetings took place the would-be date pulled out a gun and robbed the victims.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the decision by Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson to veto proposed restrictions on some products made with hemp.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports an annual convention of Hispanic college students in Chicago has seen a reduction in attendance because of the Trump Administration's crackdown on immigration.

February is Black History Month and every Friday, we're highlighing Black musicians, producers and other creatives who've shaped the city's contributions to the music world. Today, WBBM's Lisa Fielding tells us the story of Chicago's own "Vee Jay" records.

A Naperville nonprofit is officially in the record books after organizing what Guinness World Records confirmed as the largest simultaneous pickleball lesson.

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign suggests the online trade in pet frogs and other amphibians may be larger – and less transparent – than previously understood.

It was in 2020 in the Logan Square neighborhood when according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Donte Hughes and another person grabbed a postal worker and robbed her of U.S.P.S. property. Last year, Hughes pleaded guilty to a federal robbery charge. This month, a judge sentenced the 34-year-old Hughes to four years and three months in federal prison.

February is Black History Month and every Friday, we're highlighting Black musicians, producers and other creatives who've shaped the city's contributions to the music world. WBBM's Lisa Fielding tells us the story of Chicago's own "Vee Jay" records.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the first day of voting at the city's Loop supersite.

Kwame Raoul and the A.G.s from California, Colorado and Minnesota say the Trump Administration is unlawfully cutting more than $600-million in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grants because the administration disagrees with the politics of those four states. The attorneys general's lawsuit asks a court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the implementation of directives which could affect some health programs starting on Thursday.

Government labeled Chicago woman a domestic terrorist after she was shot five times

AI deep‑fakes are helping weight‑loss scams slim down the truth and bulk up the lies. Jordan Wright with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has the details.

Thomas Love, 39, is accused of beating his pregnant spouse and another man during a home invasion.

Banks and credit card companies promise to appeal a federal judge’s decision Tuesday to allow Illinois’ ban on credit card fees on taxes and tips to go forward. Judge Virginia Kendall acknowledged the law will require extra costs to set up a new process to parse out components of credit card purchases, but she said laws always require some kind of compliance cost.