WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports Governor Pritzker was photographed with a suspect in a Mag Mile smash-and-grab burglary and fatal crash a week before the incident.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 2025/2026 Season Thursday night. Many of the programs this season are led by Klaus Mäkelä and Riccardo Muti.

Six people who had been charged with crimes had their cases dismissed after they successfully completed Cook County’s Drug Treatment Court program.

Capping the intensive two-year program was a commencement ceremony in a Skokie courtroom Wednesday full of hugs, applause and speeches.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling says there's been an "uptick" in the number of officers seeking mental health assistance.

The 15th annual Open House Chicago offers participants a behind-the-scenes look into more than 200 historical Chicago sites. The festival takes place October 18-19.

An online petition is aiming to keep "Skelly," a skeleton on a motorcycle statue that has been outside the now-shuttered Twisted Spoke Bar on the near West Side in the neighborhood.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson has expressed interest in helping find resources for a restoration and re-opening of the 100-year-old Uptown Theatre.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports Chicago aldermen face an October 1 deadline to vote on whether to maintain a 1% tax on grocery items.

City Council members voted 5 to 4 to spend $197,000 for the “Dome of Unity,” a proposed sculpture that provoked a controversy, both among residents and city council members.

Before the Halloween costumes come out, beware of a spooky new scam called ghost tapping.

Jordan Wright with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has all the details.