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WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's new executive order creating a dedicated Office of Gun Violence Reduction.

​The nonprofit called Austin Coming Together announced this week that it purchased the J.J. Walser House at 42 North Central Avenue.

​BLOCK CLUB reports the house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1903 became a city landmark in 1984, but has sat in deteriorating condition since the house's owner died in 2019.

Last year, the Walser House was named to both Chicago’s “most endangered properties” list by Preservation Chicago and Illinois’ Most Endangered Historic Places list by Landmark Illinois.

Austin Coming Together now plans to fundraise so it can restore the J.J. Walser House, which the nonprofit says will cost $2.7M to $3.5M.

The forecast this summer: sunshine with a chance of scams. Jay Elliott with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has the details.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a hearing into a proposal that would ban video gambling terminals in Chicago, even though they were approved in the current year's budget.

Daniel Biss has less than four months left as the mayor of Evanston.

The democrat who’s running for Congress announced he plans to resign October 18th to clear the way for a special election in the spring.

The Obama Foundation said tickets for September 2026 through January 2027 will be released next month.

F1 Arcade, the world's first officially licensed Formula One social gaming experience, is opening its first Midwest location in River North on Aug. 14.

The venue, located at 1 West Grand Ave., will feature 61 racing simulators, a rooftop bar with Chicago craft beers and skyline views, and a menu of globally inspired shareable dishes.

The simulators let guests race iconic F1 tracks, including the Las Vegas Strip Circuit.

Buddy Guy will celebrate his 90th birthday with a concert on Oct. 1 at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

The lineup includes Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Jon Batiste, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, along with blues-rock heavyweights Gary Clark Jr. and Robert Cray.

Guy said he wants the night to honor the friends and mentors who shaped his career, as well as the next generation of musicians coming up behind him.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Eastern.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a new lawsuit against Airbnb from the City of Chicago.