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Amid an increasingly hostile environment for the LGTBQ+ community under the second Trump administration, people are flocking to Peoria for a reprieve. chicagotribune.com/2026/04/05/lgb…

Major League Baseball is aired in the morning for Japan. So technically they eat breakfast with it being on television. Here’s their #openingday commercial. No hyperbole, when I say this, it might be greater than any US MLB commercial I’ve seen. Well done and worth the watch for any baseball fan.

CBS News Radio service is shutting down, but WBBM Newsradio is here to stay – what you need to know spr.ly/6016B6k16q

Former WBBM anchor John Hultman has died at the age of 89. Hultman joined WBBM in February of 1968, just a few months before he helped launch the all-news format in Chicago. He was a fixture on the morning anchor desk for decades and beloved by generations of listeners.

UChicago students lead effort to digitize century-old Chicago atlases, maps spr.ly/6012B6K4qM

Former WBBM anchor Betty Sanders has died. She was co-host of The Bob & Betty Sanders Show, along with her husband. The popular show aired on WBBM from 1972 to 1982 and was known for its friendly conversations, celebrity interviews, and trivia quizzes. Betty Sanders was 93.

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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/…

@CPD_Media was anyone else wounded? when you say police-involved, do you mean they shot someone?

Police-Involved Shooting in the 8100 block of S. Merrill in the 4th Dist. No Officers injured. Additional details to follow.

Bodega cats in New York City are widely loved feline workers in the Big Apple's convenience stores. New York City council member Keith Powers introduced legislation to override provisions of New York City Health Code that prohibits cats in retail food stores.

@mandophotos Thanks for being there to document, Armando!

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@BrianBerns5 hey Brian - I work with WBBM Newsradio in Chicago. Can we share your photo with credit to you? Let us know - thanks

Outside Chicago man shots a police. One hit

Hundreds of people line up in Old Town Friday for a chance to spend 3 minutes in the mobile Criterion Closet. Many tell @WBBMNewsradio that they hope to walk away with a film they've never heard of, from the Criterion Collection's nearly 2000 titles. @Criterion @CIFF

United Center unveils revamped Banner Level with new seating options spr.ly/6018AlxX0

✨NEW AND IMPROVED✨ Check out the remodeled Banner Level at the @UnitedCenter! ✅ oversized seats ✅ semi-private spaces ✅ QR code ordering right to your seat Tickets start at just $65. Details this afternoon on @WBBMNewsradio

@mandophotos They did it on Tuesday as well and it definitely seemed unusual. Very loud.

Never seen CPD fly this low after a game. A Chicago police helicopter flies over Wrigley Field after the Cubs lost, 3-0, to the San Diego Padres in Game 2 of the wild-card series at Wrigley Field Wednesday in Chicago.

Chicago park accredited as an arboretum spr.ly/6017AeuVS

Fencing remains up outside @ICEgov detention center in Broadview that has been the site of escalating protests. @WBBMNewsradio

if you start reading books again. you will feel at least a little better. i promise.