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Chicago is set for a big, new summer event as the NASCAR street race takes over downtown for a first-of-its-kind event.

From Beyoncé to Bryan Addams, Fall Out Boy to Lil Wayne and John Mayer to Luke Combs, artists and musicians big and small have announced summer tours and concerts with dates coming up in Chicago.

The frigid, Chicago area temperatures may not be pleasant for walking the dog — but they have allowed for a popular winter attraction in Lake Geneva to finally open up to the public.

In the middle of cold, icy winter, what else do we have to do besides brainstorm A-plus puns for a Chicago snowplow?

With bitter temps descending on the Chicago area and the local groundhog predicting six more weeks of winter, many are likely dreaming of spring — but what will this spring look like?

After a chilly Friday, milder conditions are on the way for the weekend. NBC 5 meteorologist Alicia Roman has your forecast.

Here are the top headlines you need to know as you start your day on Feb. 3, 2023.

No, they didn’t hit the grand Powerball prize. But two Illinois winners are each waking up $50,000 richer.

About a dozen asylum seekers arriving Thursday at a former South Side elementary school that was transformed into a shelter were met with resistance from two Chicago residents.

Music fans hoping to get a shot at buying tickets to the Chicago dates on Beyoncé’s upcoming “Renaissance” World Tour just caught a break — in the form of about 12 hours.

Woodstock Willie’s Groundhog Day winter weather prediction appears to be coming true, as the Chicago area Friday is set to see bitter cold temperatures accompanied by frigid and potentially dangerous morning wind chills, the NBC 5 Storm Team says.

Bitter cold temperatures have made their way back into the Chicago area, with the work week ending on an exceptionally frigid note.

Black History Month is underway, and NBC 5’s Food Guy Steve Dolinsky says if you’re going to take a look back at Chicago’s Black history, you have to look closely at barbecue. Specifically, the method of cooking. It’s unlike Texas or Carolina ‘Q and unique to Chicago. The Great Migration brought tens of thousands of families to Chicago in......