Chris Hush

At just 10 years old, Olivia Rubenstein is helping those in need during this pandemic. When she saw the need at the Lakeview Food Pantry, she acted. The 4th grader’s effort started with an e-mail to classmates at Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School, asking for canned food, soap and toothbrushes. “I was not really expecting anything,” Rubenstein said. “Now,…

The five-floor, 35,000-square-foot Chicago Reserve Roastery on Michigan Avenue is the world’s largest Starbucks. The company describes the roastery as a “tribute to the roasting and the craft of coffee.”

The big day is finally here. The largest Starbucks in the world opened Friday in Chicago. The 35,000-square-foot Reserve Roastery has been under wraps since construction started a few years ago. No one knew what the inside of the “epic” five-floor space would look like in place of the iconic Crate and Barrel building at Michigan Avenue and Erie Street...

Are you ready for a peek inside the world’s largest Starbucks, opening Friday in Chicago?

The founder and CEO of Safe Haven Baby Boxes says an infant has been safely left at a new baby box in northwestern Indiana. Monica Kelsey says a baby girl was left Friday in the baby box at Hammond’s Franciscan Health Hospital. The padded, climate-controlled box there opened Aug. 7.

Chicago’s Pilsen community is also known for its authentic flavor thanks to a number of restaurants and cafes you can’t find anywhere else in the city. But the depth of the food and what it represents goes beyond what’s served on the plate. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

For years, residents along I-355 in unincorporated DuPage County near Lombard have fought for a sound wall to keep traffic noise at bay. To their surprise, a sound wall was put up — on the other side of the Illinois tollway.

For years, residents along I-355 in unincorporated DuPage County near Lombard have fought for a sound wall to keep traffic noise at bay. To their surprise, a sound wall was put up — on the other side of the Illinois tollway. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

A woman used a golf club to bash a German Shepherd on the head after it attacked her Poodle–and the terrifying ordeal was caught on camera.

A woman is warning other dog owners after a German Shepard came out of nowhere and attacked her Poodle. She managed to fight it off with a golf club. NBC 5’s Chris Hush has the story.

State public health workers are increasing accessibility to vaccines in response to an outbreak of measles in the U.S. that includes seven cases in Illinois.

Newly obtained video appears to show what Dnigma Howard’s father and attorney have claimed since this happened on Jan. 29.

Newly obtained video appears to show what Dnigma Howard’s father and attorney have claimed since the teen was involved in an altercation with police in January at Marshall High School, they say. Natalie Martinez reports.

Doctors at two north suburban hospitals sent hundreds of letters to parents urging them to get their kids vaccinated against measles after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning of large outbreaks near major U.S. cities.

Doctors at two north suburban hospitals sent hundreds of letters to parents urging them to get their kids vaccinated against measles after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning of large outbreaks near major U.S. cities. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the latest details.

With more than 30,000 square feet of unused space in the jail—Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain is piloting a drug treatment program and plans to open a treatment facility.