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Taylor Swift fans may be taking over River North, but in downtown Chicago, Maggie Rogers fans are lining the streets. NBC Chicago’s Jen DeSalvo reports.

With an historic emergence of two periodical cicada broods approaching in Illinois, NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen has what you need to know.

At a press conference on Friday, Joliet Police shared an update after the body of a missing father of 7 named Robert Long was found in the Des Plaines River.

Chicago is one of only four cities hosting an intimate show with the musician — and Maggie Rogers herself is set to be at the House of Blues box office handing out tickets

NBC 5 has filed two lawsuits to obtain records on an unsolved hit-and-run crash after the victim’s daughter says Chicago police have not updated her on the investigation in the 11 months since her father was killed, NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.

Activists from several different organizations rallied at the Chicago Police Department headquarters ahead of a board meeting on Thursday, calling for the firings of officers involved in the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed, NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.

The grand opening of an Asian-fusion restaurant in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood will be significantly delayed after smoke and fire tore through the kitchen, NBC Chicago’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports.

Here is the NBC 5 nightly update for Thursday, April 18, 2024.

Protesters called for the firing of Chicago police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed last month, NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Workers are speaking out against proposed cuts to the Illinois Tollway that would lead to over 130 jobs being removed, NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Events surrounding the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago are ramping up as summer nears, NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Following the WNBA Draft, a petition has been launched to move a game this season between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever to the United Center has fan interest spikes following the drafting of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.

Employees of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management & Communications were honored this week, with special recognition given toward their work during historic floods in July 2023, NBC Chicago’s Kye Martin reports.