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The droning buzz of cicadas will soon take over Illinois, as billions of the insects from two broods are set to crawl up from the ground this spring and summer. But when will they arrive — and could they come early?

Chicago police were conducting a death investigation after a body was found in Lake Michigan early Tuesday.

An 18-year-old female overnight was shot and injured while inside a car in the drive-thru lane of a McDonald’s in Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood, police said.

As severe weather and tornado watches threatened the Central Plains Tuesday morning, waves of strong to severe storms were expected to move into the Chicago area Tuesday afternoon and evening, the NBC 5 Storm Team said.

All lanes on I-57 Northbound were closed for hours Tuesday after a serious crash left two people dead and one injured.

One person was hospitalized after an ammonia spill forced employees and customers to evacuate the Naperville location of Ramsay’s Kitchen, a restaurant owned by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, officials said.

More than 50 people were arrested on Monday in connection with protests that caused major disruptions and halted traffic in downtown Chicago and near O’Hare International Airport.

Sorrow and anguish lingered throughout Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood after a 9-year-old girl was killed and 10 others were injured at a family gathering. Ariana Molina was fatally shot as she and loved ones were celebrating her aunt’s confirmation in the area of West 52nd Street and Damen Avenue. Grieving loved ones were acco...

It’s been almost three years since a Skokie man had his Citibank account emptied by scammers. According to his lawsuit, $121,000, held in a trust account for his disabled sister, was fraudulently wired out of his account in a span of days. He said Citibank told him there was nothing they could do.

The Chicago City Council’s Budget Committee approved an additional $70 million in funding for the city’s programs addressing the ongoing sheltering of asylum seekers, with a full council vote expected in coming days.

Five dogs, rescued from the West Bank, are available for adoption in Cook County.

It still looks like Christmas in Long Grove, and there’s a good reason for the (way-too-early) season.

A Chicago Public Schools employee has been removed from the classroom after students – including one as young as five years old – had their mouths duct taped during a classroom incident, NBC 5 Investigates has learned. The March 18 incident happened at Carter G. Woodson South Elementary School in Bronzeville. An internal investigation is underway w...