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A 16-year-old boy is recovering after going into cardiac arrest Monday night on the outdoor track of a northwest suburban high school, accor...

A man was injured in a shootout with Chicago police officers Monday night, with officials saying the incident began during an investigatory...

The threat of strong to severe storms returns to the Chicago area Tuesday, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, with the chance for winds gusting as h...

Fiona Cantorna recently happened to be in the right place at the exact right time.The graduate student was out for a run along the Chica...

A 17-year-old Oak Brook teen charged in connection with a deadly crashed that killed an elderly Downers Grove couple was driving more than 1...

it’s the favorite part of the day for many kids, and now, to their delight, there’s a new push to make recess longer.The American Academ...

The Chicago Bears are keeping a sharp eye out for the NFL schedule, but could their season get underway even earlier than other teams?Ta...

A “Migration Alert” has been issued as hundreds of thousands of birds are expected to traverse the Chicago area overnight.According to t...

With at least one U.S. hantavirus case confirmed in a passenger who came from the cruise ship at the center of the outbreak, how easily is t...

As gas prices continue to soar nationwide, President Donald Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax, but that proposal isn’t a quick fix....

A Chicagoan is sharing her story of survival to remind others healing is possible during Mental Health Awareness Month.Liz Catalano says...

Chicago’s current weather pattern has been on the quiet side, but is there a chance severe storms could soon impact the region?According...

As multiple Americans who were onboard the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak return to the U.S., with at least one testing...

You may have seen advertisements warning of “credit card chaos” coming to Illinois this summer, but the reality is much more complicated....

Dozens of popular snacks are part of a major salmonella recall, with a specific ingredient leading to potential contamination concerns and m...

A popular music festival set to take place over Memorial Day weekend in Illinois has been unexpectedly canceled just days before fans were s...

U.S. health officials will hold a news conference Monday morning to provide an update after the 17 Americans aboard the hantavirus-stricken...

A 19-year-old man from Chicago’s northwest suburbs was identified as the person killed in a drive-by shooting early Saturday in the city’s W...

Multiple lanes on a busy thoroughfare were closed after a serious crash in west suburban Lombard on Sunday, authorities said.At around 6...

An 18-year-old Chicago resident battling terminal cancer has died, just one day after being reunited with his parents following their releas...

Thousands upon thousands of birds are expected to cross over Illinois as part of their spring migrations in coming days. Thursday night...

An Uber driver and a teen passenger were shot and killed in an attack in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood Thursday. On Sunday, the Coo...

The Chicago Bulls had a 4.5% chance of winning the top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, and while they didn’t get that pick, they did move way up...

Chicago firefighters were called to a Morgan Park church Sunday morning after the front of the building partially collapsed. According to...

If you live in the Chicago area and are dreading the start of mosquito season, you won’t be surprised to know the city is one of America’s w...