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A summit that included a star-studded virtual concert hosted by Dwayne Johnson has raised nearly $7 billion in cash and loan guarantees to assist the poor around the globe whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Ronald McDonald House will have a four day ramp up to a Facebook Live “un-gala” on Saturday night to help raise funds for the facility. NBC 5’s Kye Martin has a preview.

While many spring fundraisers are postponed or even canceled because of coronavirus, one organization is trying to regroup to help the very restaurants that help them every year. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

On Wednesday, NBC Sports Chicago will be air a fundraiser to help raise awareness and money for the the city’s COVID-19 relief efforts. The television event will be hosted by NBC Sports Chicago personalities and feature interviews from announcers, game analysts and players from the Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, White Sox, Cubs and Bears. All proceeds from the fundraiser will...

A virtual concert starring Chicago musicians and artists will stream live on YouTube this week to raise money for local non-profit organizations during the coronavirus pandemic. Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and “The Voice” contestant Katie Kadan join a roster of Chicago musicians and artists for Thursday’s “Our City of Neighbors,” a concert from Windy City Indie hosted by Matthew Rodrigues,...

Chicago artists are getting together for a one of a kind musical fundraiser on April 30th  at 7 p.m. called ‘Our City of Neighbors’ which will be streaming on YouTube and hosted by Matthew Rodrigues. Here is a taste of what to expect with Katie Kadan’s soulful performance of ‘Take Me to the River’.

A Pennsylvania woman who rescued a piglet that was darting in and out of rush-hour traffic is getting help from local businesses to fund a surgery it needs to survive.

Sen. Martin Sandoval has submitted his resignation to the Illinois Secretary of Senate’s office months after federal agents raided his office.

Melanie Whelan is resigning from her position as chief executive officer of SoulCycle, effective Tuesday, the company told CNBC Make It. Both sides felt it was time for a leadership transition, according to a person briefed on the decision who asked not to be named because those discussions were private. A spokesperson for SoulCycle declined to comment on the impetus...

The Maryland woman who has accused Democratic Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of raping her while they were students at Duke University in 2000 is a single mother who values her privacy, worked for several years as a school fundraiser and had a sometimes-turbulent personal life.

Following the most recent fallen officers’ funerals, emotions, especially for their families, are still raw. But there’s huge need now moving forward and that’s what a fundraiser–replete with bagpipes playing “Amazing Grace” Wednesday night was all about. Dick Johnson reports.

A senior Trump administration official has embellished her résumé with misleading claims about her professional background — even creating a fake Time magazine cover with her face on it — raising questions about her qualifications to hold a top position at the State Department, according to NBC News. An NBC News investigation found that Mina Chang, the deputy assistant secretary...

Singer John Legend was on hand to lend support as 18 former felons were granted the right to vote in what Miami officials say is a simple and streamlined process.

The Trump administration accelerated the pace of its environmental rollbacks for the country’s coal-fired power plants Monday, proposing to weaken two Obama-era rules aimed at cleaning up dangerous heavy metals and ash from coal plants and keeping them from washing into groundwater and waterways. The new proposals — the latest in a series of regulatory breaks granted by the administration...

Chicago’s top cop defended his decision on Saturday to skip President Donald Trump’s speech at the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s annual conference.

Chicago’s top cop won’t be in attendance when President Donald Trump addresses the International Association of Chiefs of Police at their annual conference in the city next week.

At a news conference on Saturday, Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson defended his plans to skip President Trump’s speech at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference on Monday in Chicago. 

President Donald Trump is expected to visit Chicago next week for a fundraiser, marking his first time in the city since becoming president. The trip to Chicago is scheduled for Monday, according to a spokesman for the Illinois Republican Party.