Midwest

Icy roads, deadly tornadoes, punishing waves — severe weekend weather has been blamed for 11 deaths and major damage in parts of the Midwest, South and Northeast.

There’s no need to slave over your Turkey Day meal thanks to these Chicago-area restaurants.

An Appleton, Wisconsin man says his dog alerted him to an elderly neighbor who had fallen outside during cold weather.

Chef Fitz Tallon from Eataly NYC shows you how to carve a turkey.

A house explosion in Michigan left a man and his 17-year-old son injured Tuesday afternoon in Egleston Township. According to the fire chief, they were both in the basement of the house when it exploded and then pulled from underneath the rubble. The victims were both listed as critical but stable condition and are expected to survive.

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?

One year from Sunday, voters will decide whether to grant President Donald Trump a second term in office, an election that will be a referendum on Trump’s vision for America’s culture and role in the world. Much is unknown about how the United States and its politics will look on Nov. 3, 2020. Who will Trump’s opponent be? How will...

If you’ve wanted to travel by train, now’s a good time to buy your tickets. Amtrak is offering 50% off fares as part of a two-day sale this Tuesday and Wednesday. Travel dates run from

The University of Notre Dame will host the first presidential debate ahead of the 2020 general election, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Friday.

If you enjoy winter weather, a new ice castle in Lake Geneva is now open! NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has a preview of the incredible new installation. 

The popular Ice Castles attraction is returning to Lake Geneva next year – but this time, it will be in a brand new location. The stunning attraction will be at Geneva National Resort & Club this winter, the company said Thursday. “We are thrilled to bring Ice Castles back to Lake Geneva this winter,” Ice Castles CEO Ryan Davis said...

If U.S. consumers ever ditch fuel burners for electric vehicles, then the United Auto Workers union is in trouble. Gone would be thousands of jobs at engine and transmission plants across the industrial Midwest, replaced by smaller workforces at squeaky-clean mostly automated factories that mix up chemicals to make batteries. The union is keenly aware of this possibility as it...

Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern discuss the upcoming election season and some of the candidates who will appear on the ballot in today’s Take 5 on Politics. 

A Chicago suburb has been named among the 10 safest cities to raise a child in the U.S., according to a new report.

A Michigan sheriff’s deputy helped deliver a baby this month, after the parents’ car overheated on the side of the road. “I came out of the car and we ran around the side and the father was there on the passenger side of the car and then he was down there and the baby’s coming, started crying and just took...

After months of shortages, Impossible Foods is partnering with a veteran food production company to ramp up supplies of its popular plant-based burgers. The Redwood City, Calif.-based startup is partnering with OSI Group, an original supplier to McDonald’s and one of the world’s largest food producers. OSI, based in Aurora, Ill., will immediately begin production of the Impossible Burger at...