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A 27-year-old northern Illinois man was arrested after police during a traffic stop discovered nearly 900 tabs of LSD in his vehicle.

A 57-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after authorities said he intentionally drove his truck into a picnic in Logan Square, Chicago police said Monday.

A 57-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after authorities said he intentionally drove his truck into a picnic in Logan Square, Chicago police said Monday. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the latest details on the story.

A 57-year-old man was arrested after authorities said he intentionally drove his truck into a picnic in Logan Square, Chicago police say. Sandra Torres reports.

A 57-year-old man was arrested after hitting a woman with his pick-up truck Saturday evening in Logan Square.

A former Catholic school teacher in the southwest suburbs has been charged after a video surfaced showing him ‘engaged in inappropriate communication with a minor.”

A former Catholic school teacher in the southwest suburbs has been charged after a video surfaced showing him ‘engaged in inappropriate communication with a minor.” NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

The Wisconsin State Fair is preparing to return this summer after the coronavirus pandemic wiped out the event for the first time in 75 years, organizers said Wednesday. The fair scheduled Aug. 5-15 will have increased sanitation protocols in place, some of which have yet to be determined. Mask requirements, vaccine passports and rapid testing have...

With vaccinations well underway and news that European countries may be open for vaccinated travelers by summer, Chicago travel agencies are the busiest they’ve been in a year.

Travel advisers have reported a spike in business after news that vaccinated people may be able to travel to Europe this summer. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Unique Sweets, a bakery based on Chicago’s Northwest Side, helps young adults with Autism develop work and social skills by baking, managing the kitchen and selling their baked goods. Founder Liza Curiel started Unique Sweets from her kitchen in 2018 to help her son Sebastian, who has Autism, bridge the gap between school and the working worl...

A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge for setting fire to a police SUV during last year’s unrest in the city’s downtown following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Jacob Michael Fagundo, 23, faces a likely sentence of eight to 14 months behind bars after pleading guilty Thursday to obstructing law enforcement ami...

Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway International Airports are reporting pre-pandemic levels of traffic, according to recent TSA screening numbers. This week, American Airlines announced it expects to reactivate most of its aircraft by the second quarter of 2021. On Monday afternoon, O’Hare was bustling with travelers; some cautious but ready to head...