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Hundreds of crossing guards were celebrated by Chicago Public Schools Monday, but a select group stood out from the pack, as Kye Martin explains.

The South Shore train line has a long history of taking commuters from downtown Chicago and into Northwest Indiana, but it’ll do so even faster thanks to improvements officially unveiled Monday. Mary Ann Ahern has the story.

Whether you’re ready or not, cicadas are starting to arrive and while peak emergence hasn’t occurred quite yet, Charlie Wojciechowski explains why the insects are already starting to appear.

Whether you’re ready or not, the cicadas have arrived. However, peak emergence hasn’t occurred quite yet.

In our new series “The Price of Beauty,” NBC Chicago is examining the health and wellness industry, and how you can become a more well-informed patient and consumer, and Allison Rosati has a preview of what’s to come.

A Chicago police captain is sharing his remarkable story of survival -- after lung cancer and COVID damaged both of his lungs. He turned to Northwestern Medicine for help and for the first time, the hospital performed a double-lung transplant. NBC Chicago's Christian Farr has his tory.

Emotional friends gathered to pay tribute and to share memories of 17-year-old Marko Niketic, who was killed overnight in suburban Glenview. NBC Chicago’s Lexi Sutter reports.

From upgrades to burgers to a new value meal, McDonald’s is continuing to make changes as part of a response to rising inflation.

The Northern Lights dazzled the night sky over the Chicago area late Friday, putting on quite a spectacular show as a result of a “very rare” geomagnetic storm, drawing attention from many who captured stunning videos.

A 17-year-old boy was killed and three other people were critically injured following a two-vehicle car crash in suburban Glenview overnight. Now, friends are mourning the loss of Marko Niketic.

Zet Rodriguez, a Chicago crisis counselor and proud father of a baby girl, had big plans for Mother’s Day. Sandra Torres reports.

A Chicago crisis counselor was shot and killed during an attempted robbery in Dunning, just two days before he planned to propose to his girlfriend. NBC Chicago’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports.

Chicago police issued a warning to residents and business owners on the city’s Northwest Side after burglars targeted multiple establishments, including a gelato shop. NBC Chicago’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports.