Allison Rosati

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.

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.

The KLEO Center has become the heart of the Washington Park neighborhood. KLEO stands for Keep Loving Each Other, a message and a mission that’s changing lives. NBC 5’s Allison Rosati reports.

Rookie safety Eddie Jackson became the first NFL player to score multiple defensive touchdowns of 75 yards or more in a game, leading the Chicago Bears to a 17-3 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

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.

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 is such a big part of our family here at NBC 5. Like you, we have missed seeing him here every day.

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.

On Tuesday, Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon won his 1000th game as a big league skipper, and to celebrate, his Respect 90 foundation made an impressive donation in his honor.

Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon is a man who never forgets the people that helped him in his ascent into the upper echelon of baseball leaders, and he’s honoring one of his main mentors in a big way at Monday’s banner raising ceremony at Wrigley Field.

NBC 5’s Rob Stafford signs off before taking a leave of medical absence to combat a rare blood disorder he was recently diagnosed with.