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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.

With 100 days to go until the Paris Olympic Games, the Chicago area is likely to send several athletes with local ties to France this summer.

Complaints about online car-buying scams skyrocketed last year, according to the Better Business Bureau.

Authorities say skeletal remains found at a house in Springfield have been identified as those of a woman who vanished in 2008. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says a post-mortem examination identified the remains as those of Michelle Renee “Shelly” Bianco of Springfield. Allmon says Bianco’s official cause and manner of death are still pe...

A Chicago street in Fulton Market has earned an interesting title, with a study naming it one of the most expensive in the entire country.

The Chicago area has gotten a few tastes of summery weather in recent days, but changes are in the forecast as things take a cooler turn.