Most college graduation ceremonies have wrapped up and graduates are embarking on new journeys, which may include searching for a job. Scammers don’t require a cap and gown – they have degrees in deception and are ready to exploit inexperience. However, there are ways to avoid them, and the Better Business Bureau’s “Tip-Off to the Rip-Off” on WBBM is here to help.

Mayor Brandon Johnson wants Chicago to join the growing list of cities to enact its own grocery tax to replace one the state is eliminating next year.

The Missing Persons Identification Act requires law enforcement in Illinois to take a report immediately when they are notified of a missing person and enter it into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System, called 'LEADS'.

The Chicago Fire plan to build a privately-funded soccer stadium in the South Loop.

A new mural on the north side of the Prudential Building in the Loop by a Dutch artist aims to raise awareness for environmental and social justice.

Necropsies will be performed on four peregrine falcon chicks that hatched recently on a building at the University of Illinois at Chicago and were found dead last week.

Illinois lawmakers pass a bill aimed at reforming the public defense system.

ComEd customers across northern Illinois are now feeling the impact of a summer electricity rate hike that went into effect this month, with average bills increasing by about 10 percent.

The Bank of America Chicago Half Marathon took thousands of runners through the West Side this morning.

The race started and ended in Garfield Park, taking runners through Douglass and Humboldt Parks this morning.