WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on revisions to Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget proposal for 2026.

The nonprofit Scholars Program is a teacher preparation an tuition assistance program. The The Accelerators Program is a 15-month teacher residency and licensure program for career changers and college seniors not on a teaching path.

If you haven’t caught the Northern Lights this week, there are still ample opportunities to see plenty of colors in the sky over north suburban Glencoe.

The popular Lightscape exhibit is back at the Chicago Botanic Garden starting on Friday.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Governor J.B. Pritzker's reaction to the end of the partial government shutdown.

Chicken chain Zaxby's is coming to Chicagoland.

Six people charged with conspiring to interfere with a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent at the Broadview ICE facility have plead not guilty. The indictment against the "Broadview Six" alleges they surrounded a government vehicle, “with the intent to hinder and impede” a federal agent from proceeding to the west suburban processing facility back in September.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson may be preparing to make a change to a controversial part of his budget proposal for next year.

Sky-gazers across the Chicago area have another chance to see the Northern Lights tonight.