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Chicago Fire Jan 16

Chicago Fire, Neymar in preliminary negotiations, multiple reports say

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Chicago Bulls Jan 15

Bulls' game vs. Clippers moved amid wildfire-impacted scheduling changes

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Bears coaching search continues as high-profile names emerge

ARLINGTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 30: Head coach Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys talks with a referee on the sidelines during the 2nd quarter of the game against the Seattle Seahawks at AT&T Stadium on November 30, 2023 in Arlington, Texas.

Chicago Bears Jan 13

Mike McCarthy, Dallas Cowboys to part ways amid Bears' interest

NBC 5 Investigates Jan 3

New Orleans' 700-pound anti-vehicle barriers weren't deployed ahead of ramming attack

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA – JANUARY 1: Police checkpoints on and around Bourbon Street, after a vehicle plowed into New Year crowds at a tourist district local authorities said in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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What we know about the assailant in the deadly New Orleans truck attack

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NBC 5 Investigates Jan 2

After New Orleans attack, questions remain over security, bollard replacement

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NBC 5 Responds Jan 16

Lawmaker pledges reform after NBC 5 Responds finds uninsured school buses on the road

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Explaining the FBI's warning about text messages and what you should do

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Grundy County sheriff investigates source of loud ‘boom'

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Cold weather advisory issued for entire Chicago area as brutally cold temperatures move in

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Money Report

Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in US

Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in U.S.

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Health & Wellness

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What is Red Dye No. 3 and which foods is it in? What to know after FDA ban

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Chicago Real Estate

HIGHLAND PARK, IL – OCTOBER 21: A gate with the number 23 controls access to the home of basketball legend Michael Jordan on October 21, 2013 in Highland Park, Illinois. Twenty-three is the number Jordan wore while playing basketball for the Chicago Bulls. The home which had been offered for sale for $29 million and later dropped to $21 million is scheduled to be sold at auction on November 22. The 32,683-squre-foot home features nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a 15-car attached garage and an “NBA-quality” basketball court. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Michael Jordan's suburban Chicago mansion has finally sold after more than a decade

Watch• Dec 12, 2024

HIGHLAND PARK, IL – OCTOBER 21: A gate with the number 23 controls access to the home of basketball legend Michael Jordan on October 21, 2013 in Highland Park, Illinois. Twenty-three is the number Jordan wore while playing basketball for the Chicago Bulls. The home which had been offered for sale for $29 million and later dropped to $21 million is scheduled to be sold at auction on November 22. The 32,683-squre-foot home features nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a 15-car attached garage and an “NBA-quality” basketball court. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Michael Jordan's suburban Chicago mansion under contract 12 years after it was listed

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Illinois home with unexpected tie to Frank Lloyd Wright and a notable history hits market for $2.5M

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Chicago Politics

Michael Madigan defense attorneys rest in corruption trial

Watch• Jan 16

U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Barack Obama share a laugh during a star-studded campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 15, 2024.

Obama praises President Joe Biden after farewell address Wednesday

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Illinois could become first state to decriminalize sex work under proposed law

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