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Amid the announcement that Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry will officially change their name next week, the museum is celebrating...

A Chicago-area activist and Dolton trustee known for his appearances at crime scenes with grieving families has been terminated by the grou...

Kristin Podgorski knows beauty can be a fragile gift. She started getting Botox when she was 19. Now in her early 30s, Podgorski said she n...

Signs of cicadas are popping up across the Chicago area and experts believe it will just take one more summer-like day to bring the insects...

With less than three weeks until the start of Pride Month in Chicago, there is a new warning from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Se...

A police chase caught on camera by NBC Chicago’s Sky 5 chopper Tuesday showed a vehicle weaving in and out of traffic on a suburban express...

Chicago’s popular Museum of Science and Industry will officially have a new name starting next week — and with it comes a new logo and new...

Editor’s Note: The video in this story is from a previous report. A display of Israeli and American flags at Northwestern University wa...

Tornado sirens are set to go off in Chicago Tuesday, but it won’t be at the time of the usual monthly test, so why will they sound? The...

Chicago police are investigating after a series of armed robberies and a smash-and-grab occurred across the city overnight. The first a...

One day after heavy downpours unleashed upwards of three inches of rain in parts of the Chicago area, more rain and storms were expected Tu...

Glenview police Monday afternoon revealed new details after a tragic car crash left 17-year-old Marko Niketic dead and three others injured...

As tensions about the war in Gaza simmer across the country, Chicago has seen new cases of antisemitism from hate-filled flyers on the city...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest for the second year in a row — and Illinois could be hi...

Use the live interactive radar below to track what’s happening in your area. Our latest weather story can be found here. After a beauti...

Rumors swirled Monday that Formula 1 Racing had reached a deal to launch a Chicago Grand Prix after months of speculation. The rumors s...

Editor’s Note: The video in this story is from a previous report. Chicago officials have somewhat reversed course after announcing scal...

Despite a beautiful morning Monday, there is a chance for rain and storms later in the day, but what should you expect and when? Monday...

A 17-year-old boy was killed and three other people were critically injured following a two-vehicle car crash in suburban Glenview overnigh...

Did you see them? The Northern Lights dazzled the skies over the Chicago area Friday, Saturday and Sunday, putting on quite a spectacul...

Roads were closed and a reroute was in place early Monday morning after a deadly crash in suburban Glenview left one person killed and thre...

A freight train broke down in west suburban Wheaton on Sunday, blocking several streets and railroad crossings. In a Facebook post at 5...

A Joliet woman and her estranged husband who died in a murder-suicide were identified on Sunday by the Will County Coroner’s Office, author...

A pair of Chicago police officers and another driver were injured in a collision in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Sunday morning....

Joliet police are investigating after two teens were shot Saturday night, with a 16-year-old girl left in critical condition following the...