Chef Stephanie Izard on Motherhood, Leadership, and Her Favorite Places to Eat in Chicago
Before she built restaurants across the country, Stephanie Izard was a Midwest kid with big dreams. A Chicago native, Izard first captured national attention in 2008 when she became the first woman to win Top Chef. This milestone helped open doors for a new generation of women in the industry. Nearly two decades...
Chicago Man Struck and Killed In Bolingbrook Crash
Friday night around 9:30, officers were dispatched to the 400 block of W. North Frontage for the report of an accident involving a vehicle versus a pedestrian. Upon arrival officers discovered that 52-year-old Marcus Marks of Chicago was traveling on foot when he was struck by a vehicle. Marks was pronounced deceased...
Cook County Crime Stoppers searches for leads in unsolved Little Village murder
The family of a 24-year-old woman shot and killed in Chicago’s Little Village last year is demanding justice in her unsolved murder, and community members are hoping to drum up new leads in the case. On Saturday morning, volunteers with Cook County Crime Stoppers went door to door in...
79-year-old man shot in face while sitting in car on Chicago’s West Side: police
CHICAGO - A 79-year-old man has been hospitalized after being shot in the face in Austin on Saturday, according to Chicago police. A 79-year-old man was sitting in a car in the 800 block of N. Parkside Ave. around 10:47 a.m. when he was approached by two or three unknown suspects on foot.
Blast From The Past: WCFL, Chicago
Happy Friday! This week’s Radio Ink Blast From The Past comes from Ed Salamon, featuring a Windy City format flip. Salamon says, “When I saw Paul Anka featured on CBS Sunday Morning, I was reminded of when I hired him to entertain at the kickoff party when I transitioned WCFL from Talk to music 45 years ago. He was...
In ‘Messy Lola,’ Chicago actress Cynthia Kaye McWilliams stars in a vehicle of her...
Local actress Cynthia Kaye McWilliams possesses a creative range that displays the multifaceted nature of Black women. Her latest project, a comedy-drama series titled “Messy Lola,” premiered last month and hones in on her layered identity. The 10-episode series, filmed entirely in Chicago, follows Lola as she deals...
Illinois Explorers Capture A Disturbing Hospital Discovery And Viewers Beg For An Update
Explorers are basically powered by the thrill of the unknown. That itch to walk into somewhere unfamiliar is what makes their trips so addictive, equal parts fascinating and full of curveballs. That exact spark is what sent a group of young explorers from Chicago, Illinois, chasing abandoned locations all over...
Riverside Brookfield High School students walkout to protest ICE
Roughly 150 Riverside Brookfield High School students walked out of their classes Friday afternoon to march to Brookfield’s Eight Corners, protesting the tactics of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As the students streamed eastward along Washington Avenue, holding up signs that displayed their disdain for...
Terry Savage: Social Security Fairness Act windfalls can surprise some seniors with higher property...
Seniors who received a windfall deposit as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act are now finding that the consequences of that unexpected benefit can be costly, especially in Illinois. As a reminder, early last year seniors who had been receiving reduced Social Security benefits because they also had...
Man accused of killing driver in South Side hit-and-run crash facing felony charges
CHICAGO — The man who was allegedly behind the wheel of a car involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash on the South Side in mid 2024 is now facing felony charges. According to police, 24-year-old Dujan Lucas, a Rockford resident, has been charged with one felony count of reckless homicide and one felony count of […]
