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A man was arrested Saturday after allegedly getting into a shootout with officers in West Rogers Park. The incident unfolded about 3:15 p.m., when officers stopped the 35-year-old in the 6200 block of North Campbell Avenue, Chicago police said. During the stop, the man fired shots at the officers, who then returned fire, police said. No injuries we...

A record 3 million people in Indiana cast their ballots for the Nov. 3 election, according to state officials. About 65%, or 3,068,542 of Indiana’s some 4.7 million registered voters, cast a vote in this year’s General Election. That’s the highest since presidential election since the 1992 election, when Bill Clinton unseated President George H.W. ...

The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines has canceled its festivities and pilgrimages in the face of rising COVID-19 cases across the state and country.

Nearly 400 absentee ballots cast in Milwaukee that were not opened on Election Day were discovered as part of a recount Tuesday, a mistake the city’s top elections official attributed to human error.

Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Illinois’ top public health official, urged residents to be part of the plan to decrease coronavirus infections and take proper precautions this Thanksgiving.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic and guidance from health officials, crowds of travelers have visited Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport ahead of Thanksgiving. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Thanksgiving’s not here just yet. And if you’re planning to take part in a large gathering, it’s not too late to change your mind. That’s the message Illinois’ Department of Public Health Director, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, shared Monday as she and Gov. J.B. Pritzker voiced concerns about the possibility of an uptick in coronav...

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced his intent to seek the top Democratic position on the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday evening hours after California Sen. Dianne Feinstein revealed plans to step down from the role. Feinstein, 87, who has been criticized for her bipartisan outreach and her handling of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett&#82...

The past several months have been quite busy for a number of resident penguins at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. They’ve had the chance to visit the Field Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art and their latest stop: Soldier Field. Four penguins, along with their caretakers, recently said “hello” to the neighboring stadium during...

As coronavirus surges across the city, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Catholic schools will move to remote learning following the Thanksgiving holiday this week.

With the second surge of the pandemic, hospitals across Illinois are being overwhelmed with coronavirus patients. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen has details on the situation in south suburban Joliet.

Contact tracers in Illinois have conducted nearly 140,000 interviews. And they’re seeing even more calls during the second surge. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

As Illinois prepares to enter Tier 3 coronavirus mitigations on Friday, the Archdiocese of Chicago has announced several changes to protocols to ensure safety during church services across the state. Starting Friday, all of Illinois will be under Tier 3 coronavirus mitigations imposed by the state and based on Illinois gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent a...