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CHICAGO — Imagine getting up Sunday morning, heading to the business you worked your tail off to build, and instead of opening the doors for customers, you're sweeping up glass and figuring out how much somebody just cost you. That's what several Bronzeville business owners were dealing with after thieves targeted at least three businesses on the 4600 block of South King Drive early Sunday morning. And here's the part making people even angrier: This neighborhood JUST dealt w

730 BOOM NEWS — Different cities. Different events. Same disturbing weekend. A homecoming celebration in Georgia erupted in massive gunfire. A popular Las Vegas arts festival ended with a 15-year-old dead. And in Los Angeles, Chicago rapper Lucki was caught up in a bloody altercation outside ComplexCon that left multiple people injured. Three completely separate incidents. Three crowds that came together expecting to have a good time. And once again, violence crashed the part

WASHINGTON — Baby, WHAT ARE WE DOING?! President Donald Trump got so irritated with Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas over daylight saving time that he publicly posted what he said was Cotton's personal cellphone number and encouraged people to call him. Not his Senate office number. Not the switchboard. His personal cellphone number. Over. A. CLOCK. 😭 📱 WAIT...HE REALLY POSTED THE NUMBER? According to the Associated Press and Reuters, Trump posted the Arkansas number

India.Arie — Grammy-winning R&B/Neo-Soul singer, songwriter & musician Tessa Thompson — Actress & producer; known for Creed, Thor: Ragnarok and Westworld Black Thought (The Roots) — Rapper, songwriter & lead MC of The Roots Talib Kweli — Hip-Hop rapper, songwriter & activist; one half of Black Star with Mos Def/Yasiin Bey Rev. Al Sharpton — Civil rights activist, Baptist minister, TV/radio host & founder of the National Action Network Rolando Boyce — Actor; known for The

📍WASHINGTON — While automakers keep loading dashboards with apps, subscriptions, touchscreens and enough technology to make your car feel like a rolling iPad, Congress is fighting to make sure one old-school feature doesn't disappear: AM RADIO. 📻 The U.S. House has passed the bipartisan AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, legislation that would require automakers to provide access to AM broadcast stations in new passenger vehicles without charging drivers an additional fee. And

💔 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL FATALLY STABBED WHILE WALKING IN CHATHAM CHICAGO — There are some stories where there is no joke, no punchline and no clever Lady Red commentary that belongs anywhere near it. This is one of them. Seven-year-old Eddimar Paola Hernandez was fatally stabbed Saturday morning while walking along a sidewalk near 86th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood. Chicago police say the attack happened around 11:55 a.m. on October 3. Acc

CHICAGO — Just when it looked like the Chicago Bears had one paw in Indiana, Illinois said: Hold up. We need to talk. 🐻 The Bears' never-ending stadium saga took another major turn after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell met with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, legislative leaders and Bears minority owner Pat Ryan in Chicago to discuss keeping the franchise in Illinois. The meeting lasted more than an hour and was described by state officials as "productive." And apparently this was

CHICAGO — Ford City Mall may be closed, but apparently some folks decided the plywood over the doors was merely a suggestion. Video circulating online shows dozens of people breaking into the shuttered portion of Ford City Mall on Chicago's Southwest Side, renewing concerns about security and the dangerous condition of the massive vacant property. And city officials say this isn't just about trespassing. There are serious concerns about what's underneath that building. 🚨 VID

Freddie Jackson — R&B/Soul singer & songwriter Vanessa Bell Armstrong — Gospel singer Johnnie Cochran (2005) — Attorney & civil rights advocate, best known for leading O.J. Simpson’s defense team Avery Brooks — Actor, director, singer & educator; known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and A Man Called Hawk Nat Turner (1831) — Enslaved preacher and leader of the 1831 Southampton County slave rebellion Curtiss Cook — Actor, director & producer; known for The Chi and House of Ca

Z 💔 TRINA BRAXTON’S HUSBAND VON SCALES DEAD AT 58 730 BOOM RADIO | BREAKING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Sad news out of the Braxton family today. Von Scales, businessman, former college basketball player and husband of singer and reality-TV personality Trina Braxton, has died at 58. A representative for the family confirmed his passing Thursday, October 1. People.com According to TMZ, sources close to the family said Scales died early Thursday morning in Atlanta. Those sources said h

730 BOOM RADIO | CHICAGO NEWS 📍CHICAGO 💙 Chicago paused for a solemn night of remembrance as the names of 608 Chicago police officers who died in the line of duty were honored during the annual Candlelight Vigil at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park. This is one of those stories where the numbers matter, but the names matter more. Hundreds of officers, Gold Star families, loved ones and supporters gathered as the fallen were remembered individually. The annual ceremon

730 BOOM RADIO | GOOD NEWS CHICAGO FLOSSMOOR, IL 💥 Here’s some South Side and south suburban news that deserves some attention. Flossmoor-based nonprofit You Matter 2 has launched Healing, Support & Opportunity, a new initiative designed specifically for middle and high school students who have been affected by gun violence. Patch And “affected” doesn’t only mean a child who was physically injured. The program is open to eligible 6th through 12th graders in suburban Cook Cou

730 BOOM RADIO | GOOD NEWS CHICAGO CHICAGO 💥 Now THIS is the kind of money story we like to report. After School Matters raised nearly $2.7 million to support Chicago teenagers during its annual gala celebrating the organization’s 35th anniversary. And this isn’t just money going into a building somewhere with a fancy plaque on the wall. The funding supports paid after-school and summer opportunities for Chicago teens, giving young people the chance to explore interests, dev

730 BOOM RADIO | KNUCKLEHEAD NEWS NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 💥 Baby, pack your bags because apparently somebody thought parental supervision was an optional cruise add-on. A 29-year-old Florida mother, Nathalie Belizaire, was arrested after police say she left four children home alone, including a 2-month-old baby and a 2-year-old, while she took a three-day cruise to the Bahamas. Baller Alert Yes. TWO. MONTHS. OLD. Police allege Belizaire boarded the Carnival Conquest on Se

730 BOOM RADIO | RED ALERT™ TIPP CITY, OHIO 💥 A former American Idol contestant and worship pastor who once publicly talked about how much he loved his wife has now been convicted of murdering her. An Ohio jury found 40-year-old Caleb Flynn guilty on all nine charges in connection with the February 16, 2026 killing of his wife, 37-year-old Ashley Flynn, a teacher, volleyball coach and mother of two. The charges included aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault and tamper

730 BOOM RADIO | KNUCKLEHEAD NEWS SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA 💥 When we first saw this headline, the immediate question was: WAIT. Y’all had to put almost 100,000 POUNDS of cocaine on a MILITARY PLANE and fly it to America just to burn it?! 😳 Turns out, yes. A U.S. Air Force C-17 military transport plane carried roughly 45 metric tons of cocaine seized by Costa Rican authorities to the United States for destruction. The massive stash had accumulated from multiple anti-drug operati

730 BOOM RADIO | NATIONAL NEWS 📍WASHINGTON, D.C. 💥 The fight between the Trump White House and several major news organizations just took another turn, and this one has lawyers reaching for the paperwork again. A federal judge recently ordered the White House to temporarily restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico after President Donald Trump barred the organizations from White House grounds. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a 14-day temporary restraining order,

730 BOOM RADIO | MONEY ALERT WASHINGTON 💥 Before everybody starts mentally spending that $500, there is one BIG catch: This is NOT a $500 check for everybody. The Trump administration says nearly 1 million Affordable Care Act enrollees in 30 states will receive $500 refund checks. The Treasury began sending the payments September 30, according to CBS News. CBS News 💰 WHO QUALIFIES? The refunds are primarily for people who: Purchased ACA health insurance through the federall

730 BOOM RADIO | WHAT’S HAPPENING CHICAGO CHICAGO & SOUTH SUBURBS 💥 Listen, BOOMLAND, we spend plenty of time telling you what's going wrong. Today we're talking about what's available to HELP. October has several community events across Chicago and the south suburbs offering everything from employment opportunities and career training to free winter coats and food assistance. So screenshot this. Send it to the family group chat. Send it to that cousin looking for work. And

730 BOOM RADIO | RED ALERT™ Well, apparently somebody may have been treating Fort Dix like Fort Diddy. 😳 Sean “Diddy” Combs has reportedly been returned to the Special Housing Unit, commonly called SHU or solitary confinement, at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey while officials investigate allegations about contraband and unusual privileges he may have received behind bars. The reported move follows an NBC News investigation based on interviews with four men who said they spent ti