Ben Bradley
@benbradleytv.bsky.social
4pm news anchor and investigative reporter at @wgntv.com in Chicago. For those who @ me, try to be kind.
Federal agents involved in crash, altercation with crowd during enforcement in Elgin. wgntv.com/news/operati...
wgntv.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Federal agents involved in crash, altercation with crowd during enforcement in Elgin. wgntv.com/news/operati...
A south suburban police officer shot in the line of duty almost 10 years ago has died.
Tim Jones, then 24 years old, had been with the department for a little over a year when he was shot three times in March 2016 while responding to a suburban break-in.
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Tim Jones, then 24 years old, had been with the department for a little over a year when he was shot three times in March 2016 while responding to a suburban break-in.
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wgntv.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A south suburban police officer shot in the line of duty almost 10 years ago has died.
Tim Jones, then 24 years old, had been with the department for a little over a year when he was shot three times in March 2016 while responding to a suburban break-in.
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Tim Jones, then 24 years old, had been with the department for a little over a year when he was shot three times in March 2016 while responding to a suburban break-in.
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With one month left in the year, Chicago is on track to have the lowest number of murders in more than a decade. wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
wgntv.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
With one month left in the year, Chicago is on track to have the lowest number of murders in more than a decade. wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
Woman hit and killed after apparently slipping and falling in front of CTA bus. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Woman hit and killed after apparently slipping and falling in front of CTA bus. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
BREAKING: Suburban police officer arrested by immigration agents for overstaying visa is back on duty at the Hanover Park, IL police department.
As we previously reported: Radule Bojovic was viewed as a "real asset" and had a work authorization card.
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As we previously reported: Radule Bojovic was viewed as a "real asset" and had a work authorization card.
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wgntv.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
BREAKING: Suburban police officer arrested by immigration agents for overstaying visa is back on duty at the Hanover Park, IL police department.
As we previously reported: Radule Bojovic was viewed as a "real asset" and had a work authorization card.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
As we previously reported: Radule Bojovic was viewed as a "real asset" and had a work authorization card.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
Indiana state senator who rejected republican redistricting efforts receives bomb threats. fox59.com/news/indycri...
fox59.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Indiana state senator who rejected republican redistricting efforts receives bomb threats. fox59.com/news/indycri...
.@AlyssaDonovanTV has the latest snowfall forecast on @WGNNews 4-7p and 9-10:30pm.
You can also track the storm here: wgntv.com/news/weekend...
You can also track the storm here: wgntv.com/news/weekend...
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
.@AlyssaDonovanTV has the latest snowfall forecast on @WGNNews 4-7p and 9-10:30pm.
You can also track the storm here: wgntv.com/news/weekend...
You can also track the storm here: wgntv.com/news/weekend...
The woman set on fire while on the CTA has been identified by her family
“This will be her story to tell—or not to tell—in the future,” Bethany MaGee's father wrote on a verified GoFundMe. She is receiving “excellent care by her medical team." wgntv.com/news/chicago...
“This will be her story to tell—or not to tell—in the future,” Bethany MaGee's father wrote on a verified GoFundMe. She is receiving “excellent care by her medical team." wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The woman set on fire while on the CTA has been identified by her family
“This will be her story to tell—or not to tell—in the future,” Bethany MaGee's father wrote on a verified GoFundMe. She is receiving “excellent care by her medical team." wgntv.com/news/chicago...
“This will be her story to tell—or not to tell—in the future,” Bethany MaGee's father wrote on a verified GoFundMe. She is receiving “excellent care by her medical team." wgntv.com/news/chicago...
'Just Google me'
@CourtSpinelliTV obtained body cam video showing the moment suburban police found the young woman convicted in the 2014 Wisconsin "Slender Man" stabbing.
Morgan Geyser said she cut off electronic monitoring bracelet & left a group home. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
@CourtSpinelliTV obtained body cam video showing the moment suburban police found the young woman convicted in the 2014 Wisconsin "Slender Man" stabbing.
Morgan Geyser said she cut off electronic monitoring bracelet & left a group home. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
'Just Google me'
@CourtSpinelliTV obtained body cam video showing the moment suburban police found the young woman convicted in the 2014 Wisconsin "Slender Man" stabbing.
Morgan Geyser said she cut off electronic monitoring bracelet & left a group home. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
@CourtSpinelliTV obtained body cam video showing the moment suburban police found the young woman convicted in the 2014 Wisconsin "Slender Man" stabbing.
Morgan Geyser said she cut off electronic monitoring bracelet & left a group home. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Former Dolton police chief Lewis Lacey- who was once a top ally of Tiffany Henyard - agrees to guilty plea and promises to cooperate with unspecified federal investigations.
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wgntv.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Former Dolton police chief Lewis Lacey- who was once a top ally of Tiffany Henyard - agrees to guilty plea and promises to cooperate with unspecified federal investigations.
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"I knew it wasn’t right per se to go, but I didn’t want her to go alone.”
@seanlewistv.bsky.social spoke exclusively with the person who travelled from Wisconsin to Illinois with "Slender Man" escapee Morgan Geyser. wgntv.com/news/cook-co...
@seanlewistv.bsky.social spoke exclusively with the person who travelled from Wisconsin to Illinois with "Slender Man" escapee Morgan Geyser. wgntv.com/news/cook-co...
wgntv.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"I knew it wasn’t right per se to go, but I didn’t want her to go alone.”
@seanlewistv.bsky.social spoke exclusively with the person who travelled from Wisconsin to Illinois with "Slender Man" escapee Morgan Geyser. wgntv.com/news/cook-co...
@seanlewistv.bsky.social spoke exclusively with the person who travelled from Wisconsin to Illinois with "Slender Man" escapee Morgan Geyser. wgntv.com/news/cook-co...
Some people spend November planning a meal.
Rehana Mohammed-Smith spends it protecting one. Because to her, these birds belong in her arms, not on a platter.
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Rehana Mohammed-Smith spends it protecting one. Because to her, these birds belong in her arms, not on a platter.
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wgntv.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Some people spend November planning a meal.
Rehana Mohammed-Smith spends it protecting one. Because to her, these birds belong in her arms, not on a platter.
wgntv.com/news/illinoi...
Rehana Mohammed-Smith spends it protecting one. Because to her, these birds belong in her arms, not on a platter.
wgntv.com/news/illinoi...
“The way the scam works is you contact them and then they tell you, ‘Send me $200…and then they’ll take the reviews down."
Restaurants are being targeted by negative reviews and demands for cash to remove them: wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Restaurants are being targeted by negative reviews and demands for cash to remove them: wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“The way the scam works is you contact them and then they tell you, ‘Send me $200…and then they’ll take the reviews down."
Restaurants are being targeted by negative reviews and demands for cash to remove them: wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Restaurants are being targeted by negative reviews and demands for cash to remove them: wgntv.com/news/chicago...
A shooting in downtown Chicago soon after Christmas tree lighting:
Uodates here: wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Uodates here: wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A shooting in downtown Chicago soon after Christmas tree lighting:
Uodates here: wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Uodates here: wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Federal prosecutors file motion to dismiss charges against Marimar Martinez.
Border Patrol agent fired 5 shots -hitting her 7 times-claiming she rammed their car.
Latest example of prosecutors not having sufficient evidence to support claims made by DHS. wgntv.com/news/operati...
Border Patrol agent fired 5 shots -hitting her 7 times-claiming she rammed their car.
Latest example of prosecutors not having sufficient evidence to support claims made by DHS. wgntv.com/news/operati...
wgntv.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Federal prosecutors file motion to dismiss charges against Marimar Martinez.
Border Patrol agent fired 5 shots -hitting her 7 times-claiming she rammed their car.
Latest example of prosecutors not having sufficient evidence to support claims made by DHS. wgntv.com/news/operati...
Border Patrol agent fired 5 shots -hitting her 7 times-claiming she rammed their car.
Latest example of prosecutors not having sufficient evidence to support claims made by DHS. wgntv.com/news/operati...
JUST IN: Man charged with terrorism after woman set on fire on CTA Blue Line train.
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wgntv.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
JUST IN: Man charged with terrorism after woman set on fire on CTA Blue Line train.
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The $20K cost of doing business for people who fall behind on their property taxes in one struggling south suburb.
The latest from WGN Investigates: wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
The latest from WGN Investigates: wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
wgntv.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The $20K cost of doing business for people who fall behind on their property taxes in one struggling south suburb.
The latest from WGN Investigates: wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
The latest from WGN Investigates: wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
A community is outraged - and demanding justice - after a mother and her children were beaten by a mob of kids near a Chicago elementary school.
Video of the attack was then posted to social media.
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Video of the attack was then posted to social media.
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wgntv.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A community is outraged - and demanding justice - after a mother and her children were beaten by a mob of kids near a Chicago elementary school.
Video of the attack was then posted to social media.
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Video of the attack was then posted to social media.
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Should a suspect in a mass shooting be deported before there's even a chance to prosecute and punish him?
That's precisely what happened in a Chicago case. wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
That's precisely what happened in a Chicago case. wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
wgntv.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Should a suspect in a mass shooting be deported before there's even a chance to prosecute and punish him?
That's precisely what happened in a Chicago case. wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
That's precisely what happened in a Chicago case. wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
JUST IN: City Council committee shuts down Mayor Brandon Johnson's tax and fee proposals with a 25-10 vote. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
JUST IN: City Council committee shuts down Mayor Brandon Johnson's tax and fee proposals with a 25-10 vote. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Faced with mounting criticism over his plan to close a huge budget hole with expanding taxes on:
*Rideshares
*Cloud computing
*Companies with 200+ workers
*And more....
Mayor Brandon Johnson responds: “Bring me an idea that we can debate.” wgntv.com/news/chicago...
*Rideshares
*Cloud computing
*Companies with 200+ workers
*And more....
Mayor Brandon Johnson responds: “Bring me an idea that we can debate.” wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Faced with mounting criticism over his plan to close a huge budget hole with expanding taxes on:
*Rideshares
*Cloud computing
*Companies with 200+ workers
*And more....
Mayor Brandon Johnson responds: “Bring me an idea that we can debate.” wgntv.com/news/chicago...
*Rideshares
*Cloud computing
*Companies with 200+ workers
*And more....
Mayor Brandon Johnson responds: “Bring me an idea that we can debate.” wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Superintendent who charged porn to school credit card resigns after audit triggered by our WGN Investigates report. wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
wgntv.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Superintendent who charged porn to school credit card resigns after audit triggered by our WGN Investigates report. wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
Tiffany Henyard’s replacement as Thornton Township Supervisor keeps a much lower profile and offers less drama for weary south suburban taxpayers.
But Napoleon Harris has managed to do the one thing Henyard never could: Unite her friends and foes.
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But Napoleon Harris has managed to do the one thing Henyard never could: Unite her friends and foes.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
wgntv.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Tiffany Henyard’s replacement as Thornton Township Supervisor keeps a much lower profile and offers less drama for weary south suburban taxpayers.
But Napoleon Harris has managed to do the one thing Henyard never could: Unite her friends and foes.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
But Napoleon Harris has managed to do the one thing Henyard never could: Unite her friends and foes.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
ational Guard troops remain on standby an hour southwest of Chicago.
WGN Investigates shows you what they're doing, as costs of their legally questionable deployment pile-up.
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WGN Investigates shows you what they're doing, as costs of their legally questionable deployment pile-up.
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wgntv.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
ational Guard troops remain on standby an hour southwest of Chicago.
WGN Investigates shows you what they're doing, as costs of their legally questionable deployment pile-up.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
WGN Investigates shows you what they're doing, as costs of their legally questionable deployment pile-up.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
Chicago Public Schools' travel expenses have doubled since 2019.
15 staff trips to Finland, Estonia, Egypt and South Africa were among the questionable destinations, the inspector general found.
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15 staff trips to Finland, Estonia, Egypt and South Africa were among the questionable destinations, the inspector general found.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
wgntv.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Chicago Public Schools' travel expenses have doubled since 2019.
15 staff trips to Finland, Estonia, Egypt and South Africa were among the questionable destinations, the inspector general found.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
15 staff trips to Finland, Estonia, Egypt and South Africa were among the questionable destinations, the inspector general found.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...