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Headed to the Chicago Cubs home opener at Wrigley Field? Bring a warm rain coat.

From COVID protocols, to the weather forecast, to new ballpark food, here’s what you need to know.

NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Brant Miller has the latest forecast for Opening Day at Wrigley Field.

The Chicago Cubs have announced that fans could get a shot at winning $1 million and other prizes while taking batting practice at Wrigley Field ahead of Opening Day this week.

Gordon Ramsey is cooking up another project in Chicago — this time, setting ablaze a Hell’s Kitchen that will open early 2023.

Anna Valencia, the current Chicago city clerk and a candidate for Illinois secretary of state, faces criticism regarding hundreds of official emails to or about her husband from her taxpayer-funded city account.

Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia faces questions about hundreds of emails sent to or regarding her husband, a lobbyist, from her taxpayer-funded city account. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

The last time Jeffery Ehresman saw his daughter, Charisma, she was “making goofy faces” and dancing with his dog.

Highland Park’s Jason Brown is heading to Beijing to compete on the U.S. Men’s Olympic Figure Skating team in the 2022 Winter Olympics. Sign up for NBC Chicago’s Winter Olympics newsletter to follow his journey.

The father of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot while trying to catch a bus in the West Town area called on elected officials Thursday to stop “pointing fingers” and take action against gun violence in Chicago. Caleb Westbrooks was shot several times about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of North Greenview Avenue, blocks from Rauner College...

Figure skater Jason Brown has always been known for his bubbly personality and his ponytail flowing through jumps and spins on the ice, but when he makes his second Olympic appearance in Beijing this February, he’ll be rocking a whole new look.

A judge Wednesday set bond for two men charged in connection with a shooting at the Oakbrook Center Mall just before Christmas Eve.

Two men charged in connection with a shooting at the Oakbrook Center Mall just before Christmas Eve are reportedly expected to appear in court Wednesday.