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With Halloween right around the corner, people are heading to local costume shops in hopes of finding a last minute outfit.

​Frank Zarnay, 75, of southwest suburban Hometown faces several felony charges of theft and mail fraud.

​Attorney General Kwame Raoul claims Zarnay was part of a group who targeted elderly people, and notified them that they won a Publisher’s Clearing House prize worth millions of dollars.

Then the victims were informed that they had to send money to Zarnay to claim their winnings.

AG Raoul says Zarnay stole more than $100,000 using this scam.

Zarnay's next court date is December 14th.

Route 66 turns 100 this year, and along the historic highway stands a landmark that is hard to miss.

WBBM's Lisa Fielding continues her journey in downstate Collinsville where Ketchup is KING.

Now that election season is here, make sure you’re not a candidate for scammers. Jay Elliott with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has the details.

​"Earth to Kenzie" is the Lyric Opera's performance for the Fall season of the Lyric's "Opera in the Neighborhoods" program. It offers short opera performances for young students across Chicago.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Chicago Police Department's response to a surge of smash-and-grab burglaries targeting businesses across the city, including Lincoln Park this week.

Green and Pink Line trains will continue to skip part of the Loop after the city again pushed back the reopening of the Lake Street Bridge.

The Chicago Department of Transportation needs more time to finish working so the agency says it will announce sometime later this week when CTA trains will resume their regular routes.

The Cook County Sheriff's Office is looking for the crew behind a major Red Bull heist.

Investigators say on October 7th, a shipment of $300,000 worth of the energy drink was reported stolen from Joliet.

The Sheriff's Police Organized Retail Crime Unit teamed up with the Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force to investigate and learned the stolen Red Bull was likely being held at a warehouse in southwest suburban Bridgeview.

On Monday, October 26th, officers went to that warehouse and recovered more than 23,000 cans of the stolen Red Bull worth approximately $107,000.

The investigation into the theft remains ongoing.

Today we continue our series celebrating the centennial anniversary of Route 66.

WBBM's Lisa Fielding continues her road trip down the Mother Road through Illinois and takes us to a place that's been around longer than the road itself.

$2.8 Million is being invested in the Greene Valley Forest Preserve.

​Planned upgrades include adding paved trail connections, relocating the preserve entrance to improve safety and traffic flow, building a new picnic shelter, and replacing existing toilets with modern flush washrooms powered by a solar array.

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County says the Greene Valley Forest Preserve welcomes 400,000 visitors annually.

The preserve improvements project is expected to be completed by late Summer or early Fall 2027.