Illinois

Lincoln College, which broke ground in 1865, is one of only a handful of rural American colleges that qualify as predominantly Black institutions by the Department of Education.

With mortgage rates rising, many potential buyers still staring down high home and rental prices, and sellers weighing their options, how do you when it’s time to buy or rent?

Illinois residents are being asked to take down bird feeders and bird baths as a virulent strain of avian flu spreads across the state, but where have outbreaks been detected and what more can you do to help?

A routine trip to the dentist was anything but normal — after an Illinois man inhaled the dentist’s drill bit and had to go to the hospital to get it removed last month.

The efforts to help Ukrainian refugees here at home are on full display in the northern suburbs where many Ukrainians already live. Chris Hush has the story.

The efforts to help Ukrainian refugees here at home are on full display in the northern suburbs where many Ukrainians already live.

An Illinois man inhaled a drill bit during a routine dental visit — and then ended up at the hospital, where doctors removed it with a rare medical procedure.

A man convicted of shooting at a Decatur police officer last year, setting off a police pursuit and standoff, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.

If you drive through downtown Yorkville on Route 47 when a train comes through, don’t be surprised if the crossing arms remain in the “up” position.

A surface repair project has caused issues leading to a crossing arm malfunction at a Yorkville railroad crossing. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Governors and state lawmakers throughout the U.S. are floating proposals to send checks to help residents cope with soaring inflation at a time when state budgets are bursting with cash

In a move that has been talked about for decades, the United States may soon adopt Daylight Saving Time on a permanent basis, with the Senate unanimously passing legislation to do just that on Tuesday.

Looking for the best place to raise a family? A newly released list shows that two Illinois suburbs ranked among the best spots across America.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture confirmed Monday a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly referred to as “bird flu,” in a commercial poultry flock in the state’s Jefferson Country.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is urging bird owners and those involved in poultry production to take measures to protect their flocks after a test confirmed the presence of avian flu in central Illinois.

In a drastic shift from months past, masks currently aren’t recommended throughout most of the country.

Illinois is expected to receive $760 million as part of a settlement with pharmaceutical distributors sued for their role in the opioid crisis, the state attorney general announced Friday.

A suburban Chicago woman alleges that a hospital tested her for drugs without her consent before she gave birth, resulting in a false positive for opiates that she attributes to a poppy seed cake but which led to months of monitoring by state child welfare workers.

NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Alicia Roman has the latest forecast for the Chicago area.

With a winter storm warning and a winter weather advisory in effect for parts of the Chicago area Friday, heavy lake effect snow was hitting Chicago and some suburbs hard.