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August 5th was supposed to be an exciting day for 15-year-old Jack Beatty, but the day took a horrifying turn after he was involved in an e-...

Milwaukee District West trains were delayed on Tuesday afternoon during a police investigation into a person who was struck by a train in a...

A large brawl broke out in the stands between Cubs and White Sox fans Monday at Wrigley Field during the start of the Crosstown Classic....

A man is in critical condition after he was electrocuted while working in suburban Gurnee on Tuesday. According to Gurnee fire officials...

A suspect is in custody after he allegedly made himself at home at the Macy’s on State Street in downtown Chicago. According to authorit...

A 15-year-old has died after he was pulled from the waters of Lake Michigan near Michigan City on Monday afternoon. According to authori...

Newly released police documents revealed what happened when officers arrived at the scene where Hayden Panettiere was found dead over the we...

An employee “accidentally” activated tornado sirens overnight for all of DuPage County during a test, officials said, in an incident that le...

Several high schools from the Chicago area ranked among the top 100 in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s latest list....

Check your freezer: Popular fruit bar popsicles sold nationwide are being recalled because they could contain glass. Five flavors of Out...

Some parts of the Chicago area could see a low-end risk of severe weather Tuesday, with multiple rounds of thunderstorms firing up in the la...

Did you hear tornado sirens go off overnight across the Chicago suburbs under perfectly calm skies?In the quiet of the night, many in Du...

A group of nine college students from Chicago and northwest Indiana was rescued after getting stranded during a hike in Kentucky over the we...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is stepping up surveillance efforts after juvenile silver carp were found on the Illinois River...

What was supposed to be a birthday celebration at Harold’s Chicken & Ice Bar in south suburban Robbins quickly turned chaotic after a gunman...

For the second time Monday, a flight arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport blew a tire on landing, mere hours after the first i...

Police in suburban South Holland are investigating after a man was struck and killed by a hit and run driver early Sunday morning, authoriti...

A map of reported tornadoes by the National Weather Service offers an unsettling look at the dramatic difference between the Chicago area an...

NBC 5 Responds is looking into the partnership between Ticketmaster and the ID verification company “Persona Identities Inc.,” which operate...

Emergency vehicles were seen surrounding an American Airlines jet on the tarmac at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Monday afternoo...

It’s been nearly 20 years since the Chicago Cubs and White Sox both reached the playoffs in a full MLB season, but even more history could b...

A group of students became lost on a strenuous hike in Kentucky over the weekend, but their story had a happy ending after they sought help....

A giant new L.L. Bean store is coming to the western suburbs. The iconic lifestyle and outdoor brand is opening a new, 16,000 square-foo...

The Illinois State Redbirds came painfully close to winning a national championship last season, and they’re loaded as they look to finish t...

In one of her final interviews before her unexpected passing, Hayden Panettiere shared what would become some of her last words for her daug...