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One of Chicago’s favorite beach bars has a new name and “reimagined” look heading into the 2024 summer season.

With summer on the way and tourism ramping up in Chicago, a recent study shows that there is plenty of reason behind the appeal of traveling to the Windy City.

Chicago police have released surveillance footage and still images of a suspect wanted in connection to the shooting death of Officer Luis Huesca. Natalie Martinez has the story.

A toddler has died and his parents were hospitalized after a fire in northwest Indiana on Monday. Evrod Cassimy has the harrowing story.

Here is the NBC 5 Nightly Update for Monday, April 22, 2024.

Chicago police have released a new video as the seek to identify the person responsible for the shooting death of CPD Officer Luis Huesca. (Credit: Chicago Police)

Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca’s death Sunday marked at least the eighth time a police officer in Illinois has died by gunfire since 2020, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, a national non-profit that keeps data on law enforcement deaths. NBC 5 Investigates’ Bennett Haeberle reports.

Monday is Earth Day, and as summer weather approaches, Chicago officials are preparing for potential severe weather. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

A lawsuit has been settled in US district court, with money going to Little Village residents whose lives were negatively affected by an industrial implosion four years ago. After lawyer costs and outreach fees, the “Hilco settlement” is $8 million. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.  

Tributes and memorials were built in Gage Park in honor of a Chicago police officer who was shot and killed over the weekend. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Tom Velat, from the Forest Preserve District of Dupage County, discusses the discovery of cicada exit tunnels while hinting at an early emergence of this insect’s summer takeover.

The Museum of Science & Industry created an interactive exhibit to put a local perspective on the global issue of plastic pollution. Telemundo Chicago’s Maricela Vazquez reports.

A jury in Chicago is weighing the fate of a woman accused of killing and dismembering her landlord, and Patrick Fazio has the latest on the case.