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An Illinois officer is being hailed a hero after he jumped into action within minutes when a pregnant woman called 911 to say her brakes had suddenly stopped working and she was quickly approaching a lake.

A woman has died after she was pulled from a burning apartment building in the Englewood neighborhood Monday.

A 34-year-old man who was shot last week in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood has died.

Lion Electric, an electric bus manufacturing company, announced hundreds of layoffs this month and suspended its operations in a Chicago suburb,

Attention Chicago snow lovers: Ski season officially begins this week, with the “best snowmaking conditions” in years.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a statement Tuesday on a deadly mass shooting that left eight people shot during what was described as a “gathering” in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood.

Detroit native rapper Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson has died at the age of 69, the singer’s rep confirmed to NBC News. According to E!, Nelson died after a battle with advanced lung cancer. Reports of Nelson’s diagnosis surfaced earlier in 2024. Nelson, who was born in 1955 at a Military Base in Kansas, married Marshall Bruce Math...

The inaugural list, from Chase Travel, spans coastal Vietnam to mainland Greece.

Pulitzer Prize winning rapper Kendrick Lamar and SZA will go on tour in 2025, stopping at 19 stadiums across North America with a date in Chicago.

A big change is coming to Southwest Airlines’ snack and drink service this week.

Give the gift of warmth this holiday season by donating to the NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago Bundle Up Coat Drive. 

It was another eventful village board meeting in south suburban Dolton Monday night as Mayor Tiffany Henyard once again told residents she’ll be victorious in her run for a second term.

Six of the best restaurants in the world are in Chicago, according to a new 2025 ranking of the 1,000 top restaurants across the globe.