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Chicago’s weather forecast Monday calls for a dry and sunny day, but rain and strong to severe storms are on the horizon, the NBC 5 Storm Team said.

Each year, thousands of birds are killed during migrations when they strike buildings and power lines, with experts urging the public to take steps to protect their health and safety.

At 150,000 square-feet, the store in Eden’s Plaza will be Wayfair’s first “large-format” store. It will also feature an on-site restaurant called “The Porch”

As Pro-Palestine encampments at college campuses across the country continue, the University of Chicago said talks between protesters and the school have been suspended as the University called the protesters’ requests “inconsistent with the University’s principles.”

Chicago police on Sunday were looking to locate the hit-and-run driver who struck a woman in the city’s Bucktown neighborhood, officials said. In an alert to residents, police said a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at around 10:51 p.m. Saturday in the 2100 block of West Armitage Avenue. The woman was using a crosswalk when a driver hit her...

A 3-year-old girl died and three others sustained injuries in a single-vehicle crash late Sunday morning along DuSable Lake Shore Drive, authorities said. The crash was reported at around 11:48 a.m. in the 5300 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, near Harold Washington Park. According to Chicago police, a 31-year-old man driving a Chevy Malibu...

First round arrives Tuesday

One person died on Sunday afternoon after falling from the stands at Ohio State University’s football stadium during spring commencement. WCMH, the NBC affiliate in Columbus, reported that a university spokesperson confirmed one person fell from the stands of Ohio Stadium during graduation. As of Sunday afternoon, police and emergency respond...

The annual spring migration of birds is continuing over the United States, and Illinois is expected to see millions of the animals crossing over the state in the coming hours.

Chicago’s annual Cinco De Mayo parade was abruptly canceled Sunday amid reports of gang-related violence near the route, according to officials.

Last week, Forbes Magazine has released its annual list of the richest individuals in each state, and Illinois’ title-holder is on top of the ranking for the second consecutive year.

At least two people were shot in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood Sunday morning, with one of the victims running inside a popular music venue for assistance following the attack.

Dozens of people were arrested on Saturday afternoon during a pro-Palestinian protest organized by students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, authorities said.