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CHICAGO: What started as reports of a person found dead on the CTA Red Line tracks has now taken a tragic turn, as Chicago police released more information about what they believe happened. Authorities say a man jumped from a moving Red Line train near the 69th Street station Monday afternoon. And unfortunately, what happened next was fatal. According to police, after jumping from the train, the man landed on the electrified third rail and became incapacitated. He was then st

CHICAGO: Chicago, we need to talk. Because apparently some folks looked at our intersections and said, “You know what this needs? A racetrack, a crowd of hundreds and maybe a little FIRE.” Over the Labor Day weekend, street takeovers were reported across Chicago, including activity in Pilsen, Brighton Park and Lawndale, with videos showing dozens of vehicles and hundreds of people taking over streets. Now residents and community activists are demanding stronger action from ci

CHICAGO: Cookouts. Festivals. Music. Family. One last long weekend before Chicago collectively admits summer is packing its bags. That's what Labor Day weekend is supposed to look like. Instead, by Sunday afternoon, Chicago police were reporting at least four people killed and 13 others wounded in shootings across the city, with victims ranging in age from 15 to 54. And Lady Red has one question: CAN WE HAVE ONE DAMN HOLIDAY WITHOUT SHOOTING SOMEBODY?! Seriously. Memorial Day

CHICAGO: Somebody check the calendar. Check the standings. Check the Wi-Fi. Hell, check the whole simulation. Because the CHICAGO WHITE SOX ARE IN FIRST PLACE IN SEPTEMBER. Yes. THOSE WHITE SOX. The South Side White Sox. The team that has put Sox fans through enough emotional damage to qualify everybody for a group therapy discount. Well, look at us now. 75-68. FIRST PLACE IN THE AL CENTRAL. 2½ GAMES UP. SOUTHSIDE ALL DAY, BABY! 🖤⚾ 😂 WHO MESSED WITH THE TIMELINE? Sunday nig

Chicago, y'all know we DO NOT LIKE CHANGE. You move one hot dog stand we've been going to since 1987 and somebody's auntie is going to start a petition. So when you start talking about moving the CHICAGO WHITE SOX?! Hold on now. Because the Sox have been playing on the South Side for generations, and that's bigger than baseball. That's Chicago history. But... I just saw these new stadium renderings. And dammit. THEY'RE KINDA NICE. 😭 WELCOME TO “THE RAILYARDS” A new developme

CHICAGO: If you're flying between Chicago and Miami, you might want to check that flight status before you pack the suitcase, call the Uber and strut into O'Hare like everything is running on schedule. Because Miami said, “Not today.” A deadly cargo-plane crash at Miami International Airport has disrupted airport operations, with the ripple effects reaching all the way to Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Flights traveling between the two major airports have faced delays

FLOSSMOOR, IL — Apparently somebody forgot to tell a group of high school students that the assignment Friday night was FOOTBALL. You know. Helmets. Touchdowns. Cheerleaders. Homecoming. School spirit. Not “let’s dust off racism and embarrass ourselves in public.” But here we are. Five students from Lincoln-Way East High School are accused of engaging in racist harassment toward Homewood-Flossmoor students during Friday night’s varsity football game at H-F. And just so we're

Chicago, come on in here because WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?! We have City Hall staring at an $882 MILLION budget hole, nurses taking to the picket line, Chicago police warning people that thieves may literally be watching them handle their money, and now the FBI is investigating reports that millions of DRIVER’S LICENSES are being sold on the dark web. And it's only Friday. Welcome to another edition of What's Happening In & Around Chicagoland, where apparently peace and quie

Chicago Public Schools is moving outdoor activities indoors Thursday because of the dangerous heat. That means schools are adjusting activities that would normally have students outside as temperatures and humidity push conditions into potentially dangerous territory. The decision comes as the: Chicago area remains under a Heat Advisory through 9 p.m. Thursday. with forecasters warning that the combination of high temperatures and humidity can cause heat-related illness. For

📍CHICAGO, IL 🍅🥵 Y'all, it is officially TOO DAMN HOT when the infrastructure starts calling off work. The DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge over the Chicago River got stuck Wednesday morning after it was raised during a scheduled lift around 10 a.m. for the Spirit of Chicago yacht. When it was time for the bridge to come back down, Chicago Department of Transportation officials said a heat-related issue prevented it from fully closing. And baby, that bridge said: “NOPE. I'M

📍Northwest Indiana, PAY ATTENTION AND SHARE THIS ONE. People are still trying to recover from the devastating August 11 storms, and some homeowners are now saying their insurance companies have DENIED their claims. So somebody is probably sitting there thinking: “Well, insurance said no. I guess I'm screwed.” UH-UH. That insurance denial may actually be something you need to take WITH YOU TO FEMA. The August 11 storm system tore through Indiana with extreme straight-line win

🚨 UPDATE: 1 DEAD, 9 WOUNDED IN WASHINGTON PARK MASS SHOOTING CHICAGO: What started as a large gathering near Washington Park ended with 10 people shot, one of them killed, late Saturday night. Chicago police say the shooting happened at approximately 11:37 p.m. Saturday, August 29, in the 5400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, along the eastern side of Washington Park. According to police, officers were already in the area attempting to disperse a large gathering when gun

📍CHICAGO... now THIS is the kind of groundbreaking we like to see. Saturday morning, community leaders, elected officials and residents gathered in Woodlawn to celebrate the groundbreaking of Woodlawn Central, a massive mixed-use development planned around the Apostolic Church of God near 63rd Street and Dorchester Avenue. And baby, they are not talking about putting up one apartment building, planting three little trees and calling it “revitalization.” THEY GOT PLANS-PLANS.

Chiiiile... MISS MISS WESTIE IS COMING TO CHICAGO! North West, the 13-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Chicago's own Ye, has announced a one-night live show at The Vic Theatre in Chicago on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., the show starts at 7:30 p.m., and it's an all-ages show. And Mama Kim? SHE IS PUBLICLY BACKING HER BABY. Kim shared North's concert announcement on social media, making it pretty clear she's supporting this next step in North's g

Baby... INDIANA. We need to have a damn meeting. Because apparently tornadoes, floods, crazy-ass weather and regular everyday foolishness weren't enough for y'all. NOW WE GOT A LIONESS?! And not the little MGM lion that roars before the movie starts. Authorities in Madison County, Indiana, responded after a resident reported seeing what appeared to be a roughly 300-pound lioness with a cub estimated at 100 to 150 pounds roaming around. But WAIT. Because this is where the stor

Okay Chicago, we have discussed shootings, robberies, storms, international arguments over lakes and enough foolishness for ONE news cycle. CAN WE GET SOME GOOD NEWS UP IN HERE?! 😂👏🏾 Because this one deserves some love. Chicago State University is about to play the first football game in the school's history. Not the first game this season. Not the first game under a new coach. THE. FIRST. FOOTBALL. GAME. EVER. On Saturday, August 29, the Chicago State Cougars will take th

The federal murder-for-hire trial of Chicago rapper Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Banks, is officially underway in Los Angeles, and baby, there is A LOT happening in that courtroom. We're going to break this down carefully because social media has already turned the trial into 47 different stories, and some of them are leaving out some VERY important details. First, the big question everybody keeps asking: 🐀 ARE THE STREETS CALLING LIL DURK A SNITCH? Yes, some people onl

CHICAGO, IL | Lady Red for 730 BOOM Radio WAIT. A. DAMN. MINUTE. Didn't we JUST do this?! Whoever is sitting in the control room cueing up Chicago's weather needs to PACK THEIR DESK AND GO HOME. 😭😂 Because somebody clearly has the weather playlist stuck on repeat. Thunderstorms. Wind. Hail. Tornadoes. Flooding. Power outages. Then we get three cute little days where the sun comes outside acting innocent. And NOW... “Severe weather possible Wednesday.” EXCUSE ME?! WHO PRESSE

📍CHICAGO, IL | Lady Red for 730 BOOM Radio I'm pissed. No cute little intro. No warming up. WE.👏 SICKA.👏 Y'ALL.👏 💩 Because somebody please explain to me why Brown Sugar Bakery, a Black-owned business that's been holding it DOWN on 75th Street, has now been broken into TWICE IN LESS THAN A MONTH. TWICE! According to Chicago police, shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday, four males broke the front window of Brown Sugar Bakery in the 300 block of East 75th Street, grabbed a cash re

📍CHICAGO, IL | Lady Red for 730 BOOM Radio Chicago is talking about getting you from O’Hare to downtown in FIFTEEN MINUTES. FIFTEEN?! Baby, I don't know if I wanna go that damn fast ANYWHERE. 😂 I'll just leave YESTERDAY. I'm old-school. If my flight leaves Tuesday morning, I'm finna start getting dressed Sunday night. I don't need to be shooting across Chicago at 80 mph with my luggage looking at me like: “B***H, WHERE WE GOING?!” 😭😂 But Chicago business and civic leaders