While humans hang up twinkling lights to liven up dark winter evenings, other creatures evolved even more creative ways to illuminate the night by producing light with their own bodies or absorbing light from the sun and re-emitting it.

It's the largest touring company in North America...and it's making its home at the Cadillac Palace Theater through February.

WBBM's Lisa Fielding takes us behind the scenes of the Phantom of the Opera.

As another Chicago winter officially begins, cold-weather scams can be especially chilling. Jay Elliott with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has tips.

A holiday tradition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign dating back 65 years will continue through midnight Wednesday.

Student volunteers have sung Christmas carols more than seven thousand times this week for callers.

The Malliway Brothers sell books, charms and potions in their shop in Rogers Park. Those interested in learning to cast spells can sign up for some of their many classes.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on controversy surrounding a proposed data center in Naperville.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on preliminary passage of an alternate to Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed Chicago budget for 2026.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a new budget proposal presented as an alternate to Mayor Brandon Johnson's controversial corporate "head tax."