Another day of excessive heat and humidity means your air conditioning is working really hard. An expert tells us that’s how it should be. HVAC manager at Abt Electronics Dan Raysby says air conditioners are essentially large dehumidifiers, and to be productive they should run continuously on days like today.
WBBM's Carolina Garibay stops by Nitro Nostalgia in Bronzeville. Run by a father-daughter duo, the new ice cream shop uses liquid nitrogen to craft frozen concoctions with unique flavors.
A growing call to keep federal immigration agents out of community festivals. Local activists gather in the Pilsen Neighborhood today [MON] to call on federal immigration agents to stay out of community festivals.
You’re going to want to jot this down! Stationery Store Day is this Saturday, and one Andersonville shop is helping Chicago celebrate in style.
Two teenagers were killed and another person seriously injured in a crash early Monday in McHenry, according to police.
A 76-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting and killing his daughter-in-law outside a Schaumburg hotel over the weekend.
Chicago police have released surveillance photos of an SUV wanted in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash in the Pilsen neighborhood that killed a 22-year-old woman just before her wedding.
Man shot in face during attempted car theft outside his Arlington Heights home
A celebration is held Thursday for the re-naming of a building in the Loop after Illinois' longest-serving Secretary of State. The building at 115 S. LaSalle St. in the Loop is now officially known as the Jesse White State of Illinois Building.
She changed the world and the narrative about women's rights after an infamous tennis match in 1973. Now, the story of Billie Jean King is being told on stage at the Shakespeare Theater.
As hundreds of thousands of people descend upon Grant Park for Lollapalooza next week, a team of volunteers will be working behind the scenes to fight food insecurity in Chicago.
Just months after the Harry Potter store opened on Michigan Avenue, a new experience is coming for Midwest fans.
Wayward Machine Company Made in Chicago July 21, 2025
Food Truck enthusiasts gather at Daley Plaza for the third-annual Taco Throwdown. Participants braved the heat to vote for their favorite Taco Truck at Daley Plaza Wednesday.
That ad you see on social media might be sponsored by scammers, and the Better Business Bureau’s “Tip-Off to the Rip-Off” on WBBM with Jay Elliott can help you avoid them.
Firefighters in Oak Park rescued an stowaway snake from a CTA Green Line train Saturday.
Police are asking for the public’s help identifying the driver of an SUV involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a woman in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Monday night.
Authorities in northwest Indiana are once again seeking the public’s help in solving the 2003 cold case murder of Ronda McGregor.
WBBM's Carolina Garibay chats with 12-year-old Jade Lee, who recently won a national essay contest about youth violence. She wrote about the impacts of being forced to face violence at such a young age.
After four years of construction and closures, the CTA has reopened four Red Line stations. Politicians, construction workers and neighbors gathered for a ribbon-cutting Monday morning under the rebuilt Argyle stop. With L trains passing overhead, acting CTA President Nora Leerhson called it and other stations “gateways to opportunity, fulfillment and freedom”.
The list of the top 25 Safest Places to Live in the U.S. is courtesy of U.S. News and World Report. Arlington Heights ranks at Number-12, Buffalo Grove ranks at Number-18, and Naperville and Palatine are tied at Number-19.
WBBM's Carolina Garibay stopped by the brand new Berwyn Red Line station in Uptown on the first day four new stations opened in the neighborhood. The stations have been under construction since 2021.
WBBM Newsradio reports on NASCAR announcing a pause on its annual races in Chicago. For the past three years, the race has been held in Grant Park around the July 4 holiday.
Between districts for fire protection, parks and roads, Illinois has more local governments than any other state. A new study from the Civic Federation shows how that can be costly in north suburban Glenview. The non-partisan research group found a two-mile stretch of West Lake Avenue is maintained at points by the village, the state and then Cook County.
A family, recently awarded a significant settlement in connection with a wrongful Chicago Police raid, speaks out. On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council approved a $2.5 million settlement of the Mendez family’s civil rights lawsuit.
If your head’s in the cloud – this scam could trick you into a costly mistake, and the Better Business Bureau’s “Tip-Off to the Rip-Off” with Jordan Wright on WBBM is going to tell you all about it.
