Ben Bradley
@benbradleytv.bsky.social
4pm news anchor and investigative reporter at @wgntv.com in Chicago. For those who @ me, try to be kind.
.@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...
FAREWELL PHOTO?
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino posts pic of his agents at The Bean this week.
It comes amid reports Bovino and his team may be moving on to another city. newsnationnow.com/us-news/immi...
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino posts pic of his agents at The Bean this week.
It comes amid reports Bovino and his team may be moving on to another city. newsnationnow.com/us-news/immi...
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
FAREWELL PHOTO?
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino posts pic of his agents at The Bean this week.
It comes amid reports Bovino and his team may be moving on to another city. newsnationnow.com/us-news/immi...
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino posts pic of his agents at The Bean this week.
It comes amid reports Bovino and his team may be moving on to another city. newsnationnow.com/us-news/immi...
And if there's any doubt Bovino is a showman who likes to send a message... know that he could've left the courthouse via an underground garage.
Instead he waded into the angry crowd, stood on door frame & gave officers directions on how to follow him... down a one way street.
Instead he waded into the angry crowd, stood on door frame & gave officers directions on how to follow him... down a one way street.
October 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
And if there's any doubt Bovino is a showman who likes to send a message... know that he could've left the courthouse via an underground garage.
Instead he waded into the angry crowd, stood on door frame & gave officers directions on how to follow him... down a one way street.
Instead he waded into the angry crowd, stood on door frame & gave officers directions on how to follow him... down a one way street.
Border patrol commander Greg Bovino is surrounded by an angry crowd shouting obscenities as he leaves the Dirksen Federal Building after testifying. wgntv.com/news/operati...
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Border patrol commander Greg Bovino is surrounded by an angry crowd shouting obscenities as he leaves the Dirksen Federal Building after testifying. wgntv.com/news/operati...
A Saturday morning message from the President of the United States...
September 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A Saturday morning message from the President of the United States...
NEW VIDEO obtained by WGN Investigates shows the chaotic aftermath of mass shooting.
Police swarm the scene. Officers and witnesses tend to the injured on the ground. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Police swarm the scene. Officers and witnesses tend to the injured on the ground. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
July 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NEW VIDEO obtained by WGN Investigates shows the chaotic aftermath of mass shooting.
Police swarm the scene. Officers and witnesses tend to the injured on the ground. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Police swarm the scene. Officers and witnesses tend to the injured on the ground. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Sen. Dick Durbin got into a surprising exchange with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today.
It involved a claim that the military is paying for glass marbles to be inserted into the rectums of cats.
We'll get to the, um, bottom of it on @wgntv.com at 4p.
It involved a claim that the military is paying for glass marbles to be inserted into the rectums of cats.
We'll get to the, um, bottom of it on @wgntv.com at 4p.
June 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Sen. Dick Durbin got into a surprising exchange with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today.
It involved a claim that the military is paying for glass marbles to be inserted into the rectums of cats.
We'll get to the, um, bottom of it on @wgntv.com at 4p.
It involved a claim that the military is paying for glass marbles to be inserted into the rectums of cats.
We'll get to the, um, bottom of it on @wgntv.com at 4p.
Chicago Police have released a photo of Officer Krystal Rivera, who was killed last night while chasing a fleeing suspect into a building.
Rivera was a mother to a young daughter.
She'd been on the job 4 years. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Rivera was a mother to a young daughter.
She'd been on the job 4 years. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
June 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Chicago Police have released a photo of Officer Krystal Rivera, who was killed last night while chasing a fleeing suspect into a building.
Rivera was a mother to a young daughter.
She'd been on the job 4 years. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Rivera was a mother to a young daughter.
She'd been on the job 4 years. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Just finished talking on @newsnation.bsky.social about the Trump Justice Department's investigation into Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's hiring practices after he boasted about the number of Black people on his team.
Full WGN coverage here: wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Full WGN coverage here: wgntv.com/news/chicago...
May 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Just finished talking on @newsnation.bsky.social about the Trump Justice Department's investigation into Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's hiring practices after he boasted about the number of Black people on his team.
Full WGN coverage here: wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Full WGN coverage here: wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Cardinal Robert Prevost (center, blue shirt) visited the flagship @AureliosPizza location in Homewood in August with friends and family. Who could've imagined what would happen less than a year later! wgntv.com/news/robert-...
May 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Cardinal Robert Prevost (center, blue shirt) visited the flagship @AureliosPizza location in Homewood in August with friends and family. Who could've imagined what would happen less than a year later! wgntv.com/news/robert-...
Thanks for the kind words about our report @capitolfax.bsky.social ...
February 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Thanks for the kind words about our report @capitolfax.bsky.social ...
Kudos to the @chicagotribune.com headline writer for working extra hard on a dull day of deliberations.
January 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Kudos to the @chicagotribune.com headline writer for working extra hard on a dull day of deliberations.
NEW: GOP House Oversight Committee chair James Comer asks Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson to testify at hearing on sanctuary cities February 11. Also requests communications between city, state officials on sanctuary status.
January 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
NEW: GOP House Oversight Committee chair James Comer asks Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson to testify at hearing on sanctuary cities February 11. Also requests communications between city, state officials on sanctuary status.
I guess this is confirmation the new Air Force One will be changing its paint scheme from baby blue to Donald Trump's preferred livery which is red, white and dark blue. #AvGeek
January 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I guess this is confirmation the new Air Force One will be changing its paint scheme from baby blue to Donald Trump's preferred livery which is red, white and dark blue. #AvGeek
Embattled Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard says she's cancelling tonight's village meeting citing unspecified threats. Trustees say they'll still meet.
This isn't the first time she's used security concerns to limit public meetings-here's what we found in July: wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
This isn't the first time she's used security concerns to limit public meetings-here's what we found in July: wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
January 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Embattled Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard says she's cancelling tonight's village meeting citing unspecified threats. Trustees say they'll still meet.
This isn't the first time she's used security concerns to limit public meetings-here's what we found in July: wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
This isn't the first time she's used security concerns to limit public meetings-here's what we found in July: wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
As ousted Chicago Publics Schools CEO Pedro Martinez goes to court today to stay on the job, this passage from a 2022 amendment to his contract will be key.
Updates here: wgntv.com/news/chicago... @wgntv.com
Updates here: wgntv.com/news/chicago... @wgntv.com
December 24, 2024 at 4:05 PM
As ousted Chicago Publics Schools CEO Pedro Martinez goes to court today to stay on the job, this passage from a 2022 amendment to his contract will be key.
Updates here: wgntv.com/news/chicago... @wgntv.com
Updates here: wgntv.com/news/chicago... @wgntv.com
Rita Crundwell stole $54M from the citizens of Dixon, Illinois.
President Biden's gift of clemency to Crundwell - and 1,500 others - became effective yesterday with this order. She only served half her sentence.
Watch our series on Crundwell's caper: wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
President Biden's gift of clemency to Crundwell - and 1,500 others - became effective yesterday with this order. She only served half her sentence.
Watch our series on Crundwell's caper: wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
December 23, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Rita Crundwell stole $54M from the citizens of Dixon, Illinois.
President Biden's gift of clemency to Crundwell - and 1,500 others - became effective yesterday with this order. She only served half her sentence.
Watch our series on Crundwell's caper: wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
President Biden's gift of clemency to Crundwell - and 1,500 others - became effective yesterday with this order. She only served half her sentence.
Watch our series on Crundwell's caper: wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
BREAKING: Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez files a lawsuit against Board of Education, which appears poised to fire him tonight.
Martinez cites his refusal to go along with Mayor Brandon Johnson's demands for high interest loan and CTU efforts to oust him.
Martinez cites his refusal to go along with Mayor Brandon Johnson's demands for high interest loan and CTU efforts to oust him.
December 20, 2024 at 10:45 PM
BREAKING: Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez files a lawsuit against Board of Education, which appears poised to fire him tonight.
Martinez cites his refusal to go along with Mayor Brandon Johnson's demands for high interest loan and CTU efforts to oust him.
Martinez cites his refusal to go along with Mayor Brandon Johnson's demands for high interest loan and CTU efforts to oust him.
And now a bank billboard trolling the Kennedy construction delays. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
📸via WGN photographer Jim Ward
📸via WGN photographer Jim Ward
December 17, 2024 at 4:40 PM
And now a bank billboard trolling the Kennedy construction delays. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
📸via WGN photographer Jim Ward
📸via WGN photographer Jim Ward
Since Blagojevich is tweeting this version of his arrest, it's worth remembering:
The FBI Chicago special agent in charge told me he went to Blago's home that morning and called the governor to explain he was being arrested and ask him to come outside. Blago hung up.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
The FBI Chicago special agent in charge told me he went to Blago's home that morning and called the governor to explain he was being arrested and ask him to come outside. Blago hung up.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
December 9, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Since Blagojevich is tweeting this version of his arrest, it's worth remembering:
The FBI Chicago special agent in charge told me he went to Blago's home that morning and called the governor to explain he was being arrested and ask him to come outside. Blago hung up.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
The FBI Chicago special agent in charge told me he went to Blago's home that morning and called the governor to explain he was being arrested and ask him to come outside. Blago hung up.
wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...
A belated thank you to @marchofdimes.bsky.social for inviting me back to host this year's Signature Chef event!
Always a fun night for a worthy cause.
Always a fun night for a worthy cause.
November 22, 2024 at 4:55 PM
A belated thank you to @marchofdimes.bsky.social for inviting me back to host this year's Signature Chef event!
Always a fun night for a worthy cause.
Always a fun night for a worthy cause.
Thank you @shiakapos and @politico_il for simplifying our story. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
November 21, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Thank you @shiakapos and @politico_il for simplifying our story. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson trumpets a homicide clearance rate of nearly 54% - "the highest since 2015."
But we found many of the cases the department has cleared didn't actually result in anyone being arrested or charged.
Full story Wednesday on @WGNNews at 9pm.
But we found many of the cases the department has cleared didn't actually result in anyone being arrested or charged.
Full story Wednesday on @WGNNews at 9pm.
November 20, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson trumpets a homicide clearance rate of nearly 54% - "the highest since 2015."
But we found many of the cases the department has cleared didn't actually result in anyone being arrested or charged.
Full story Wednesday on @WGNNews at 9pm.
But we found many of the cases the department has cleared didn't actually result in anyone being arrested or charged.
Full story Wednesday on @WGNNews at 9pm.
A belated thank you to Cook County Crime Stoppers for an award in recognition for our reporting on a south suburban politician's questionable spending and leadership.
The focus of the evening was recognizing exceptional work by members of law enforcement.
The focus of the evening was recognizing exceptional work by members of law enforcement.
November 19, 2024 at 7:23 PM
A belated thank you to Cook County Crime Stoppers for an award in recognition for our reporting on a south suburban politician's questionable spending and leadership.
The focus of the evening was recognizing exceptional work by members of law enforcement.
The focus of the evening was recognizing exceptional work by members of law enforcement.
And now the mayor's office says he will *not* attend Officer Martinez' funeral.
November 16, 2024 at 6:17 PM
And now the mayor's office says he will *not* attend Officer Martinez' funeral.