Allison Rosati

NBC 5’s Allison Rosati is Happy to Report all the good news happening around the Chicago area and beyond this week, from a celebrity surprise for a martial arts-loving grandma to a weightlifter realizing her Olympic dreams after decades in the sport.

Where is Allison Rosati? If you noticed that it’s been a few weeks since Allison sat in the NBC 5 anchor chair, you’re right. Allison underwent surgery that required her to stay home and heal. She was hoping to defy doctors and be back in two weeks — after all, the last thing Allison wants is to worry her TV…

NBC 5 Chicago on Wednesday announced a series of changes to its weekday anchor lineup for midday, afternoon and evening newscasts. Anchor Stefan Holt will return to NBC 5 in early October to anchor NBC 5 News at 4 p.m. with Marion Brooks and 10 p.m. with Allison Rosati. Rob Stafford will continue his anchor role at 5 p.m. and 6...

Maria and Eduardo Marmolejo completed their first marathon last year in Chicago. This year, Maria will run without her high school sweetheart, husband and partner of 17 years.

Someone air-dropped a photo of a swastika to Oak Park and River Forest High School students’ cell phones at an assembly Friday morning, a spokeswoman for the school said. NBC 5’s Ash-har Quraishi reports.

As part of NBC 5’s Making A Difference series focused on inspiring, positive local stories, our station’s latest half-hour special dedicated to those stories airs at 6 p.m. Saturday.

On the same ground where gangs once battled in an area known as “the hole,” Chicago kids now can be seen playing basketball and getting dance lessons.

Rob Stafford is officially back!

Rob Stafford is such a big part of our family here at NBC 5. Like you, we have missed seeing him here every day. Rob has been away, battling a serious illness. He’s a fighter and truly “Stafford Strong.” He wants to share his story to help others and to say thank you.

Rob Stafford announced this week he will be returning to NBC 5 by the end of the month.

Rob Stafford’s treatment for a rare blood disorder isn’t over yet, but the beloved evening NBC 5 anchor announced Thursday he plans to return to work by the end of the summer.

Almost three months after Rob Stafford announced he would undergo a bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy to fight a rare blood disorder, he sat down with co-anchor Allison Rosati to talk about his progress.