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One of the largest economic engines in the state has announced the comeback of more than one hundred conventions and events in Chicago.

One of the largest economic engines in the state has announced the comeback of more than one hundred conventions and events in Chicago. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Two trade show events that typically attract large crowds to McCormick place have been canceled due to COVID-19 for the second straight year.

Shawn Kimbrough told authorities he “does stupid stuff when he drinks” before he was arrested for firing a collapsible rifle on a Metra train platform at McCormick Place, Cook County prosecutors said. No one was injured in the Dec. 1 incident but the 40-year-old’s alleged actions were more than stupid, Judge Mary Marubio suggested Tuesday. “This was a very deliberate...

A 40-year-old man is facing felony charges after allegedly firing a rifle earlier this month on a train platform at McCormick Place.

The FBI says a man who was captured on surveillance video firing a rifle while standing on the train platform at Chicago’s McCormick Place earlier this month has turned himself in to authorities. The bureau sent out a press release Monday saying that the suspect had turned himself in to authorities, but did not elaborate on details behind his...

The FBI and Metra Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man captured on surveillance video firing a rifle while standing on the train platform at Chicago’s McCormick Place earlier this month.

The FBI and Metra Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man captured on surveillance video firing a rifle while standing on the train platform at Chicago’s McCormick Place earlier this month. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the story.

As the nation prepares for Election Day and the possibility of civil unrest in the following days, the Illinois National Guard is in a “state of readiness” and prepared to respond to communities throughout the state, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. On Monday afternoon, an NBC 5 photographer captured what appeared to be Illinois National Guard vehicles pulling into Chicago’s...

With the state of Illinois seeing increases in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there are no plans currently in place to turn Chicago’s McCormick Place into a field hospital to deal with a potential surge in patients. The convention center, which was prepared as an emergency field hospital earlier this year before being decommissioned when coronavirus...

As of Friday, the massive emergency medical care facility in McCormick Place was only housing six patients. Now the city plans to take down what cost millions to build. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Plans were underway to deconstruct the alternate care facility for coronavirus patients at the McCormick Place as a result of the “flattening curve” of cases, state and city officials announced Friday. Less than a week earlier, Gov. J.B. Pritzker revealed the facility was being scaled down to 1,000 beds from the originally planned 3,000 beds to reflect the lower number…

State officials announced Friday that the McCormick Place alternative care facility would be phased out as a place for coronavirus patients as the curve flattens in the state. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

As Illinois continues to bend its curve of new coronavirus cases, the alternate care facility at McCormick Place is being scaled down to reflect the lower number of cases in the state. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria has more.

The CEO of Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood says the hospital is losing nurses to a new alternate care facility at the McCormick Place, and as a result, is pleading with state leaders for help. Norwegian American Hospital, a 200-bed safety net hospital, provides care to low income and vulnerable populations on the city’s West side....

As numbers continue to rise in Illinois, McCormick Place is ramping up to begin accepting patients. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday took a tour inside the alternate medical facility. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is scheduled to visit the city’s McCormick Place Friday, which has just completed the second phase of its transformation into an “alternate care facility” to house coronavirus patients.

Update on McCormick place

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot visited the city’s McCormick Place, which has just completed the second phase of its transformation into an “alternate care facility” to house coronavirus patients.

New field hospital will have 500 pressurized tents to reduce the spread of germs. Sandra Torres reports.