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A recording of the tower communication with a small plane that crash into a home on Chicago's southwest side shortly after taking off from Midway Airport. The pilot was killed, though the people in the home escaped without injury. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. 

Midway tower communication during plane crash

Anonymous call to Aldermanic candidate

Radio personality Warren Ballentine claims the federal judge who sentenced him believes he's innocent — and privately encouraged him to appeal.

Warren Ballentine's appearance on 1380WAOK

The following is a secretly conversation involving Sacred Heart Hospital owner Ed Novak that was played by prosecutors at his sentencing.

Novak Audio Recording At Sentencing 7.29.15

Ald. Danny Solis says he has filed a police report alleging that a son of State Rep. Eddie Acevedo left what the alderman describes as a threatening voicemail.

NSFW, EXTREMELY PROFANE: Voicemail allegedly from Eddie Acevedo Jr. to Ald. Danny Solis

Sen. Mark Kirk created fresh controversy with a remark in an interview with WGN Radio's Steve Cochran on Thursday.

Mark Kirk's interview with WGN AM 720's Steve Cochran

Shemekia Copeland is a Grammy-nominated blues singer living in Chicago. In this episode, she talks about how God affects her art.

Face to Faith: Blues singer Shemekia Copeland

Turner also said that the Cubs' lack of representation at this year's All-Star Game is the "beauty of baseball."

Dodgers Justin Turner on the Cubs this season

Emergency radio dispatches outline the response by Gurnee police and fire officials to Six Flags Great America on Sept. 23, 2017, when a family of three was brutally beaten in line by a group of teenagers, authorities said. Source: Broadcastify

Note: This audio has been edited for brevity and to remove personal information about the victims.

AUDIO: Police radio traffic from Six Flags attack

Lynn Sweet talks to Tammy Duckworth about motherhood

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