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A Joliet woman has been charged after her daughter died of a suspected overdose of heroin and fentanyl this week.

A possible exposure of measles was identified last week at a Sam’s Club store in Evergreen Park, health officials said.

As trees gain their leaves and flowers bloom, it’s clear that spring is in the air, with one suburban farm getting ready to show off the colors of the season.

In Chicago, Swifties have the chance to get a little something extra leading up to the release of her album “The Tortured Poets Department.” They just don’t know what it is.

Heavy rain and gusty, damaging winds are expected to sweep through the Chicago area through 10 a.m.

Earlier this week, the Chicago area saw two 80 degree days. Does that mean it’s time to put away those heavy winter coats once and for all?

According to ISP, a car struck the toll plaza and became “engulfed in fire.”

In one of the incidents, three University of Chicago students were held up near campus in broad daylight.

Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire that affected multiple buildings in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, with the original building involved in the blaze collapsing, officials said.

Law enforcement in Kane County are investigating a pregnancy and allegations of sexual abuse at a care facility for disabled adults, officials said.

An emergency assistance center designed to aid victims and those affected by a mass shooting earlier this month in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood has opened near the site of the tragedy.

Love getting out and experiencing nature but hate overcrowding? National Geographic has published its list of the 10 best national parks to avoid summer crowding, and several Midwestern entries made the cut.

In advance of Earth Day 2024, NBC 5 Chicago will present a new, half-hour, second part Global Climate, Local Impact special spotlighting four Illinois cities – O’Fallon, Evanston, Naperville and Chicago – detailing their innovative efforts in addressing the current effects surrounding global climate changes.