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Illinois is among 24 states now suing the Trump administration over an executive order that according to the suit restricts voter eligibility and mail-in voting, to lists of voters pre-authorized by the federal government. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says that the order disenfranchises voters and violates state authority granted in U.S. Constitution.

A former Chicago Police SWAT team leader is shot in the line of duty and critically wounded, while serving his new community in Kentucky. A suspect is dead, a female victim rescued safely.

The gift from UChicago alums Rika and Joe Mansueto will be used to support the formation of a cohort of faculty who are pioneers in the use of Artificial Intelligence in research in disciplines across the university. UChicago officials say the 50-million-dollars also will help further the school's AI Initiative, which supports faculty-led AI-driven research projects in fields ranging from oncology to visual arts.

A new report showing Cook County property taxes have almost tripled in the last 30 years has lawmakers pointing fingers. Illinois Republicans blame Democrats who control the legislature in Springfield and Governor JB Pritzker.

​The Obama Presidential Center has announced new youth sports programming for teens on the South Side.

At the appropriately-named music festival homeowners volunteer their porches to become stages for local artists and bands to perform a 45-minute concert. Porchfest Lakeview will be on May 31st and Porchfest Roscoe Village will be June 28th. Performers must submit their applications for either music event to the Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce by April 3rd.

The new feature on United's mobile app estimates how long it will take to get through TSA lines at O'Hare and at its six other domestic hub airports. United says the app feature will even provide estimated wait times for specific lanes---from standard security to TSA PreCheck. United says it’s the first major U.S. airline to offer this capability for customers.

As Chicagoland springs into landscaping mode, fraudsters are hoping to see a lot of green, too – by planting a fresh crop of lawn and garden scams. Jay Elliott with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has the details.

Delilah Martinez started the "Protect Women. Period" campaign to encourage Chicagoans and officials to do more to protect women and girls on the CTA.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the Johnson Administration's plan to deal with homelessness in Chicago.

Niles will resume its free bus service Wednesday - with some changes. 11 new, smaller courtesy buses will take residents and visitors around after the village put the brakes on the long-standing program over issues with insurance.

Doulas with Chicago-based startup Partem Health will now be working around the clock alongside the doctors, midwives and nurses at the U Chicago Medicine Family Birth Center in Hyde Park.

1 million people in the United States are battling Parkinson's Disease, 40-thousand in Illinois alone. In this week's Difference Maker, WBBM's Lisa Fielding introduces us to a Wauconda man who's used his diagnosis to change lives and change minds about living and thriving with the disease.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz updates the conversation about the potential new home for the Chicago Bears.

The store that opened this week on Pershing Road in the Brighton Park neighborhood is a pharmacy-only location. CVS Health leaders say the new specialized stores are meant to ensure better access to pharmacy services in communities that have faced a lack of options. CVS plans on opening four more pharmacy-only stores this summer on Chicago's South and West sides.

A new ad campaign highlights the negative impacts of tariffs on small businesses.

New research from left leaning pollster GBAO shows that Operation Midway Blitz had an impact on voters during the primaries in Cook and collar counties. Most Democrats surveyed said they were more likely to vote for a candidate that had expressed strong opposition, however nearly 90 percent of Republicans said they approved of ICE’s approach.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on the vote to hire the Chicago Public Schools' interim CEO to be the district's permanent superintendent.

A 21-year-old man is facing attempted murder charges after authorities say he broke into a suburban home and planned to kill the resident. Juan A. Dela Cruz Lopez, of Melrose Park, was arrested Friday night after Huntley police responded to a home in the 13200 block of Sierra Glen Road.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports on a new look at property tax trends from Cook County's Treasurer.