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Listen, 730 BOOM family, this one is crazy to me. A new bill introduced in Congress could eliminate a SNAP program that allows certain people to use their food benefits at participating restaurants in nine states, including Illinois. And before somebody starts hollering, “Why are people using food stamps at McDonald’s?!” you need to know the part that changes this entire conversation. THIS IS NOT A FREE-FOR-ALL FOR EVERYBODY WITH A LINK CARD. The program being targeted is cal

Y’all, I don't even have anything funny to say about this one. This is horrible. Prosecutors have revealed disturbing new allegations involving KJ Biermann, the 15-year-old son of fthiormer “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kim Zolciak and retired NFL player Kroy Biermann. During a bond hearing Friday, prosecutors alleged that investigators discovered videos on KJ’s phone involving sexual acts with a family member who was under the age of 12. Because children are involved, I'

I’m not even coming to you with jokes on this one, because I’m angry. I’m tired. And more than anything, I’m heartbroken. Chicago, what are we doing with our babies? A 15-year-old girl has now been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the horrifying death of a man who police say was pushed from a moving CTA Red Line train. FIFTEEN. That is somebody’s little girl. At 15, you should be worrying about school, homecoming, your friends, what you're wearing tomorrow

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Baby, at this point, this divorce has paperwork, a girlfriend, social-media arguments AND A SOUNDTRACK. 😭😂 The latest chapter in the Remy Ma and Papoose breakup exploded on September 11, 2026, when Remy and Papoose's girlfriend, boxing champion Claressa Shields, started going back and forth online. And somehow we went from relationship shade to: WHO HAS THE DIVORCE PAPERS?! Remy made it clear that despite Papoose's very public relationship with Claressa, Remy and Pap are ap

Chicago, if downtown is anywhere in your weekend plans, PAY ATTENTION, because getting into the Loop could become a whole different situation. City officials are preparing for the possibility of restricting vehicle access to parts of downtown Chicago this weekend as Mexican Independence Day celebrations and several major events are expected to bring massive crowds, heavy traffic and increased activity throughout the city. The warning comes as Chicago prepares for a packed wee

Illinois has another confirmed measles case, and this one is directly connected to the first Kane County case reported in August. The Kane County Health Department confirmed the second case on September 9, 2026. The person had been in contact with the county's first measles patient. And here's the part that's going to make some people stop scrolling: The person in the SECOND case was vaccinated against measles. Yes, vaccinated. But that doesn't mean the vaccine suddenly doesn

CHICAGO... THIS IS A BIG ONE. After nearly two years behind bars awaiting trial, Lil Durk has been found NOT GUILTY in his federal murder-for-hire case. Durk, whose real name is Durk Banks, had been accused by federal prosecutors of helping orchestrate a 2022 attack in Los Angeles that allegedly targeted rapper Quando Rondo. Quando survived, but his cousin Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson was killed. Durk maintained his innocence. And after weeks of testimony, evidence, cooperatin

Come on in the room because MISS JILL SCOTT JUST GOT HER FLOWERS! 🌻👏🏾 Jill Scott was officially inducted into Billboard’s R&B Hall of Fame during the 2026 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players celebration in New York City on September 9. And my first question is: WHAT TOOK Y’ALL SO DAMN LONG?! 😂 Because Jill Scott didn't become R&B royalty Wednesday night. Baby, some of us have been knowing this since “Who Is Jill Scott?” WHO IS JILL SCOTT?! WE KNOW WHO SHE IS NOW! 😂 This woman has

Baby, when I first saw 13 Chicago public high schools are operating at 20% capacity or LESS, I had to read that thing twice. Because 80% EMPTY?! At that point, you don't need a hall monitor. You need somebody walking through the building yelling: “HELLOOOOO?! ANYBODY GOT THIRD PERIOD?!” 😭 But underneath the shocking numbers is a serious problem that Chicago has been building toward for YEARS. CPS simply doesn't have as many students as it used to. Chicago Public Schools star

BABY... KANYE CAME HOME AND CHICAGO OPENED THE WALLET. 😂 Ye packed Soldier Field for two sold-out homecoming shows September 3 and 4, pulling in a combined 129,562 fans and about $29.8 MILLION at the box office. But it was night two that had everybody checking the calculator. That show reportedly grossed $15,761,063 in ONE NIGHT, giving Ye the biggest single-day concert gross ever reported at Soldier Field and knocking Beyoncé out of the top spot for that particular record.

Baby, 255 reported crimes. TWO BLOCKS. TWO YEARS. At some point, that stops sounding like a troublesome corner and starts sounding like somebody needs to explain what the hell is happening over there. Chicago police crime data reviewed by CBS Chicago shows officers investigated 255 reported crimes during the past two years on two River North blocks surrounding the vacant former Hard Rock Cafe at 63 W. Ontario Street and Rainforest Cafe at 605 N. Clark Street. And according to

Okay, everybody come on in the room because I KNOW I did not read this headline correctly the first time. A federal appeals court has ruled that clean drinking water is not a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. I’m sorry. WATER?! We’re not talking about free Wi-Fi.We’re not talking about Netflix.We’re not talking about somebody demanding lobster and champagne. WE. ARE. TALKING. ABOUT. WATER. The case comes out of Jackson, Mississippi, where four residents sued the city

Baby, WHAT IS GOING ON IN WASHINGTON?! A Secret Service agent assigned to a security detail connected to President Donald Trump is back in the headlines after body-camera footage was released showing his May arrest at a Miami hotel. Authorities accuse 33-year-old John Spillman of indecent exposure after hotel guests said he allegedly followed them upstairs and engaged in a sexual act in the hallway outside their room. Spillman has been charged, but the allegation has not been

Baby, Michigan... COME ON IN THE ROOM. Imagine waiting on your brand-new enhanced driver's license, opening that envelope, looking at the card and saying: “WHO THE HELL IS THIS MAN?!” 😂 Because that's basically what happened to about 8,200 Michigan residents. A batch of enhanced driver's licenses and state IDs printed on August 26 had a major printing mistake. Instead of displaying the cardholder's correct secondary photo and information, the cards showed a generic stock pho

Taraji P. Henson • Actress, producer & author Ludacris • Rapper, songwriter, producer & actor Lola Falana • Singer, dancer & actress Elephant Man • Jamaican dancehall deejay & singer ----------------------------------------------- 1962📚Two youths involved in voter registration drive in Mississippi were wounded by shotgun blasts fired through the window of a home in Ruleville. James Forman, of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), asked the president to "conve

Baby, if you used to watch T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle, somebody go find your favorite spot on the couch because THE HARRIS FAMILY IS BACK! T.I. and Tiny Harris have brought the crew back together for a brand-new YouTube series called “Royal Absurdities.” And the title alone tells me somebody in that family is about to get on somebody else's LAST nerve. 😂 The new series premiered on YouTube September 10, bringing T.I., Tiny and members of the Harris family back in front o

😂🎤 JAMIE FOXX IS BACK ON THE COMEDY STAGE, AND BABY, HE'S GOT SOMETHING TO SAY! Jamie Foxx is grabbing the microphone again, and this time he's bringing the laughs to Hulu. The Oscar-winning actor, singer, comedian and professional holder of entirely too many talents is returning with a brand-new stand-up comedy special titled Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself, premiering October 7, 2026. And let me clear something up because I had to get myself together too. 😂 This is NOT

Misty Copeland • Ballerina, author & former American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Big Daddy Kane • Rapper, songwriter & hip-hop legend Clark Johnson • Actor, director & producer Roy Ayers • Jazz-funk vibraphonist, composer, singer & producer ----------------------------------------------- 1966🎶The Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love" hits #1 1970☆B.B. King plays for inmates at Cook County Jail in Chicago. The show is released the following year as the album Live at Cook Count

Baby, I need everybody in Silicon Valley to come on in the room because WE NEED TO TALK. Some of the very people working on advanced artificial intelligence are now publicly warning that future AI systems could become so powerful that humanity could lose control of them altogether. This week, researchers connected to Anthropic sounded alarms about the possibility of advanced AI becoming an existential threat to humans. One researcher, Evan Hubinger, put his own estimate at gr