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When exactly is the first day of spring? If you notice meteorologists celebrating the new season a bit early, there’s a reason for it,...

Drivers traveling on a portion of the Dan Ryan Expressway encountered lengthy delays during the Friday afternoon rush hour when traffic res...

Both the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago will observe Casimir Pulaski Day on Monday in commemoration of the Polish war hero who d...

The Illinois March primary election is just over two weeks away on March 19, and early voting in the Cook County suburbs will be getting un...

The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a statement following an announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its COVID guidelines for 2024, removing the five-day isolation recommendation as...

Closing in on the four years since much of the world seemed to shut down during the initial global onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cent...

Jump in Lake Michigan for a good cause: Chicago Polar PlungeWHAT:  The 24th annual Chicago Polar Plunge raises funds to support Special...

The second phase of a massive, $150 million construction project with major traffic impacts on the Kennedy Expressway will begin earlier th...

Welcome to spring, Chicago — well, meteorological spring, that is. Although astronomical spring doesn’t begin until later this month, f...

A Chicago man who has been charged in connection with a shooting in the city’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood that left two bystanders...

Outside the bustling migrant shelter at 23rd and Halsted, you’ll see a steady stream of strollers and mothers with babies. But many familie...

As immigrants from India and Pakistan arrived in Chicago in the 1960s and 1970s, they typically made their way to West Rogers Park, alo...

It was a split-second decision that likely saved Chicago Police Officer Carlos Yanez’s life, and the scene played out on video played durin...

This article was published as part of a Telemundo Chicago-NBC Chicago collaboration with DePaul University to amplify the work of Chicago s...

Patricia Stary has lived on the northwest side of Chicago for years, but she never imagined she’d become the victim of a violent crime....

A prime location along DuSable Lake Shore Drive was set to become home to the world’s second-tallest building 16 years ago, but after more...

If you’ve played the lottery before, there’s a very high chance you left the experience feeling disappointed and unlucky, watching dreams o...

Lottery tickets are a common birthday gift for many, but for one suburban woman, this birthday treat to herself turned out to be life-chang...

Attorneys representing former President Donald Trump have filed an appeal after an Illinois circuit court judge ruled that his name should...

Attention Walmart shoppers: Have you bought groceries at Walmart in the last seven years? If so, you may be entitled to collect up to $500...

You’ll need special glasses in order to protect your eyes while watching the upcoming solar eclipse, but there’s one big problem: counterfe...

Anyone up for an ice-cold bath at 7 a.m.? Watch NBC 5 morning hosts J.C. Navarrete, Michelle Relerford and NBC 5 Meteorologists Alicia...

The family of a married couple who were fatally struck while walking to church in Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood on Sunday is search...

It’s been nearly one month since two Carol Stream Police Officers were placed on administrative leave following the shooting death of 30-ye...