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Friday marked the first day of spring, and along with it came the possibility of a rare Chicago phenomenon that occurs twice a year. “Ch...

For the Martorano family, a spring break trip is a major undertaking, and the responsibility dad. “We got here earlier than we ever woul...

A change to a law targeting parents not paying child support is having unforeseen consequences.It’s making it harder for foreign tourist...

Though the unique chance to run a course along the green Chicago River or the potential of earning completing the full Chicago Distance Seri...

Financial debt is one of those topics a lot of people don’t want to talk about.At the end of last year, Americans carried more than $1.2...

The suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Chicago man and an Indiana University student in Miami Beach, Florida, earlier this week sa...

Chicagoans from across the city are stepping up to support the family of Chicago firefighter Michael Altman, who died following a fire earli...

Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report.Charges are pending in connection to the fire that led to the dea...

Thousands of runners will descend on Chicago for the 2026 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K race this weekend, an annual event that kicks...

A multi-vehicle crash closed an intersection in front of a northwest suburban high school on Friday afternoon, prompting police to urge driv...

James “Jimmy” Gracey, a college student from Illinois who was found dead after going missing while in Barcelona on a break, was likely the v...

The Chicago skyline may look darker than usual as a seasonal “lights out” guideline now in effect, with people encouraged to turn their ligh...

The University of Notre Dame will soon give out free tuition to families making less than $150,000 per year.The university announced the...

Several new stores, restaurants and entertainment experiences will soon open at Woodfield Mall in suburban Schaumburg, including the second...

One of Chicago’s most fun and festive races is coming up this weekend: The 2026 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle. The popular race, whic...

Welcome to spring, Chicago — and with the equinox comes the chance to see one of Chicago’s most talked about phenomenons: Chicagohenge....

The family of an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman who was killed while she walked with friends not far from cam...

Certain surnames are synonymous with Chicago dining: Bayless, Trotter, Nahabedian.I’d add the Bannos family to that list. For the la...

Fears that jihadist attacks could take place in Chicago are rising as at least 1300 Iranians are believed to have been killed — including th...

BP has locked out hundreds of workers at its Indiana refinery, saying the union must accept its Tuesday contract proposal in order to end th...

March is Women’s History Month, and NBC 5 is highlighting a Chicago designer that is living proof that women can do it all!Azeeza Khan rem...

Illinois’ film industry set a new record last year, with production companies spending $703 million: the highest total in state history, Gov...

A proposal to build what could be the largest data center in Illinois was approved by a suburban city council on Thursday afternoon. Jol...

For the first time in a decade, Illinois is choosing a new comptroller, and this week’s primary was hotly contested. In the end, State R...

Runners are ready to leave winter behind and lock in for the season at the 45th Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle on Sunday.Grant Park wi...