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The Tokyo Games are now fully underway and there’s no shortage of local athletes to root for in Saturday’s events. Plus, things are starting off with some big matches.

Cubs infielder Matt Duffy has already experienced what could be awaiting several teammates this week at the trade deadline.

Officials have found elevated levels of harmful metals in groundwater monitoring wells at a Rockton Superfund toxic waste site.

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said the conference will take take a “decentralized” approach to COVID-19 protocols by allowing each school to put in place its own plan.

Heres how to watch Zach LaVine and Team USA basketball play in the Tokyo Olympics. Get channel guides, TV schedules, live stream info and more here.

The Blackhawks have selected center Colton Dach with the No. 62 overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. He is the younger brother of Blackhawks center Kirby Dach.

Taste of Lincoln Avenue comes to Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood this weekend, bringing live music and local bites.

A 16-year-old boy was killed in a crash late Friday night in Englewood on the South Side.

The Chicago area is expected to see a “dangerously” high heat index Saturday, with values reaching near 100 degrees, the National Weather Service warned.

Creating, using and selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards are considered illegal activities, the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Chicago warned ahead of Lollapalooza, one of the city’s biggest summer events.

Two people were shot, including a 17-year-old boy, Saturday in the Englewood neighborhood.

The Chicago area will likely have a mostly hazy, hot and humid weekend with high temperatures hitting the 90s and chances for scattered thunderstorms.

NBC 5’s Alicia Roman has the details