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The state of Illinois has reported more than 10,000 new cases of coronavirus this weekend alone, marking a continuing upward trend in case numbers and positivity rates. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the state exceeded 6,000 new cases in a single day for the first time ever Saturday, with 6,161 new cases reported. The state ...

Multiple Illinois regions are nearing thresholds for new coronavirus mitigation strategies, as areas in both the southwestern part of the state and in the northeastern corner of the state could see those rules put into place. On Sunday, Illinois’ Region 4 reported a positivity rate of over 8% for the third consecutive day, potentially meaning that ...

A 29-year-old man is facing felony charges due to his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run crash that left a woman with serious injuries earlier this year. Allen Espino, 29, now faces one felony count of Leaving the Scene of an Accident Causing Injury/Death in connection with the incident. Espino appeared in bond court Sunday, according to a Chicag...

After a record setting day Saturday, Illinois reported 4,062 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, along with 24 additional deaths attributed to the virus. Sunday’s new cases mark the fourth time in the last five days that the state has reported more than 4,000 new cases of the virus. The new numbers bring the statewide total to 374,256 cases of&#823...

Health officials in Indiana confirmed 2,175 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, along with 12 additional deaths as the state continues to see an influx of new COVID-19 cases. According to data released by the Indiana State Department of Health, Sunday’s new cases bring the statewide total to 162,607 during the pandemic, with 3,894 deaths attributed...

Two Chicago police officers were taken to a local hospital for observation after their squad car was hit by another vehicle in the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood.   According to authorities, the officers were driving northbound on South LaSalle Street at approximately 7:50 p.m. when a vehicle traveling eastbound on 35th Street drove through a...

Trick-or-treating with Indiana’s governor has been canceled this year because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Following advice from Indiana’s health commissioner, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced this past week that he and his wife, Janet, won’t host Halloween festivities at the Governor’s Residence in Indianapolis. “In the interest of ...

Peyton Ramsey threw for 212 yards in his Northwestern debut, Drake Anderson ran for 103 and the Wildcats gave coach Pat Fitzgerald his 100th victory, pounding Maryland 43-3

Cloudy skies and cool temperatures greeted Chicago area residents as they woke up on Sunday, and those conditions will likely stay in place throughout the day, with scattered showers possible in the afternoon.   According to current forecast models from the NBC 5 Storm Team, clouds will remain parked over the area for most of the day, with win...

Protesters marched throughout the streets of Waukegan Saturday to demand justice in the death of a 19-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a police officer earlier in the week. Marcellis Stinnette was fatally shot, and his girlfriend, Tafara Williams, 20, was injured following what police described as a traffic stop late Tuesday night. Pol...

Chicago police say two people have been killed and at least seven others have been hurt in shootings across the city so far this weekend. In the city’s most fatal recent shooting, a 32-year-old man was shot and killed at approximately 4:30 p.m. in the 11400 block of South Calumet, police said. The man was sitting in the passenger side…...

Police were called to a domestic incident involving former Chicago police superintendent Eddie Johnson Friday night at his home in the city’s Bridgeport neighborhood, sources told NBC 5. According to the Chicago Sun Times, a “verbal altercation ensued,” and Johnson allegedly shoved his wife. The Chicago Police Department only conf...

Naperville’s Solemn Oath Brewery on Friday revealed a new, limited-edition beer in support of Claudio Velez, Chicago’s popular “Tamale Guy,” who spent more than a month in the hospital with the coronavirus. The beer “El Rey Del Tamal” – tamale king in Spanish – is a hazy paleta-inspired pale ale with ...