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When trying to determine the timing for peak cicada emergences in the Chicago area, experts look at a couple of factors, but there’s one important number many are keeping an eye on.

An online lottery player in Illinois came away with a lucky win Wednesday night, scoring a jackpot prize of $746,348 on the Fast Play Twenty 20s game, lottery officials said.

For the first time in its nearly 100-year history, an iconic Chicago ice cream shop will add new flavors into the mix.

Chicago’s iconic Buckingham Fountain is set to switch on Saturday afternoon, marking the unofficial start of summer in Chicago as visitors will now be greeted by the majestic fountain when in Grant Park.

The Tony Award-winning play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is headed to Broadway in Chicago later this year, with tickets first going on sale on Monday, the touring home announced.

A southwest suburban farm known as one of the Chicago area’s premier pumpkin patches is expanding into another season, announcing that they will open for an all-new “SummerFest” starting next month.

Pequod’s Pizza launched a new menu item for the month of May and it will mark a first for the popular restaurant.

Do you know one-year-old baby named Liam? Or Olivia? You might, the Social Security Administration said.

Target confirmed that it won’t be carrying its LGBTQ+ merchandise in some stores for Pride month in June after the Minneapolis-based discount retailer received backlash last year for its assortment that also cut into sales.

According to organizers, deals will change throughout the sale, and each store may have different deals.

According to the National Weather Service’s Space Prediction Center, its the first time in nearly 20 years officials warned of such an event.

Suburban police are investigating after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run late Thursday in Downers Grove.

While a rainy month of May continues, the Chicago area will see a break in the wet weather just in time for Mother’s Day weekend, the NBC 5 Storm Team said.