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Hundreds were seen protesting on Northwestern University’s campus Thursday, setting up an encampment described by demonstrators as an “occupation,” which led to tense moments at times between authorities and students.

Airlines still will be allowed to offer another flight or a travel credit instead, but consumers can reject the offer.

During a lengthy press conference Wednesday, the Chicago Bears unveiled a bold proposal for a new stadium along the lakefront in Chicago — but not everyone is on board.

While the cold snap will soon end and warmer weekend temperatures will move in to the Chicago area, so will rain and storms.

Day one of the 2024 NFL Draft is officially here, and with the No. 1 pick in tow, all eyes are on the Chicago Bears.

The family of a 3-year-old boy killed in a house fire Monday in Northwest Indiana is speaking out on the fatal fire, the family’s efforts to save him and what they remember about the toddler.

During a recent tour stop in Chicago, rapper and avowed New Yorker Nicki Minaj publicly admitted some love to the Windy City’s side of a storied culinary rivalry.

In Highland Park, gas-powered leaf blowers are banned from May 15 to Oct. 1. 

What started as a story about a gutter company leaving customers in the lurch led the NBC 5 Responds team to uncover a federal investigation into that company’s owner.

The Village of La Grange Park is ready to cheer on its hometown football star J.J. McCarthy as he awaits his selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.

In April, for the first time, the EPA imposed national limits on some PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, in drinking water.

During his first appearance in federal court, a top advisor to Dolton’s mayor on Wednesday entered a not guilty plea to an alleged scheme to commit bankruptcy fraud.

Prominent Chicago preservation group Friends of the Parks responded Wednesday to the highly anticipated reveal of the Bears’ newest stadium proposal in Chicago, which includes tearing down much of the current Soldier Field in order to build a domed facility and more.