Kate Chappell

What should you be watching as results roll in? What are some of the biggest races in the state? NBC 5’s Kate Chappell and NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern break down election night across Illinois.

Citations have been issued to seven of 10 electric scooter companies participating in Chicago’s e-scooter pilot program for not following the rules, the city revealed.

Scammers preying on grieving widows stole an Illinois woman’s identity, forwarding her mail without her knowledge, charging her credit cards and trying to open new cards mere months after her husband passed away.

The numbers are staggering.

Millions of Americans will receive smaller tax refunds, or get hit with a surprise tax bill this year, because of changes to the law.

The future for students at a for-profit college in downtown Chicago is uncertain.

Argosy University is at risk of closing its doors. Last week, the Department of Education pulled the college chain from the federal student aid program. Now, students are frantically trying to figure out what’s next. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Heartland Cafe, an iconic restaurant and music venue in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood known for its culture and history as much as its mostly vegetarian menu, closed its doors on New Year’s Eve after more than four decades.