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In the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown, many city and suburban fireworks shows were canceled, so do-it-yourself fireworks displays took over backyards last summer. Those home shows had the Chicago Fire Department on alert, with crews placed throughout the city to keep watch. One of the locations where a truck was parked was on the corner of North and Central...

The federal government has implemented a program designed to help families with financial help to those who have lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic, but how is the program faring so far? NBC 5 Responds’ Lisa Parker has an update.

The work was painted by a late Chicago artist and lost by a nationwide shipping giant.

Nearly $30,000 worth of art from a Chicago artist is missing in a shipping mystery. NBC 5 Responds’ Lisa Parker reports.

Piece by large piece, the painstaking process of dismantling a 25-foot tall spiral slide got underway early Tuesday at Maggie Daley Park in downtown Chicago.    The Tower Slide, the subject of controversy due to a steady stream of reported injuries and some lawsuits, is coming down. The Chicago Park District says the decision was made “out of an...

Piece by large piece, the painstaking process of dismantling a 25-foot tall spiral slide got underway early Tuesday at Maggie Daley Park in downtown Chicago. NBC 5 Responds’ Lisa Parker has the update.

Six years after NBC 5 Responds first reported complaints about Maggie Daley Park, one of the park’s most popular attractions, the Tower Slide is coming down.

The 25-foot-tall Tower Slide at Chicago’s Maggie Daley Park is set to be removed after dozens of reports of injuries and lawsuits have been made, as well as several emergency vehicles responding to the park. NBC 5 Responds Lisa Parker reports

Unless extended again, the state of Illinois’ current eviction moratorium ends Saturday, April 3. But there is real financial help available to suburban Cook County renters right now.

As Illinois’ current eviction moratorium ends April 3, residents are seeking guidance with financial assistance. NBC 5’s Lisa Parker responds.

Last March when the pandemic struck, IRS employees, like many individuals around the nation, were also sent home, and the large workforce wasn’t readily able to process returns remotely. “The IRS had to close their offices and send everybody home. And like many of us, they were not set up for virtual operations. (And) they have a much older...

Last week the IRS announced that it is now opening mail within normal timeframes and has made significant progress in processing prior year returns, but a mountain of paperwork still lies ahead. NBC 5 Responds’ Lisa Parker reports.

From our favorite neighborhood joints, to larger chains: restaurants everywhere got squeezed last year, and while some say government aid helped keep them afloat, many are questioning why their insurance didn’t also help, and are taking that question into federal court in Chicago.  At the Valley Lodge Tavern in Glenview, our Monday afternoon visit found the restaurant and bar...

Restaurants everywhere got squeezed last year, and while some say government aid helped them stay afloat, many are questioning why their insurance didn’t also help. They’re taking that question into federal court in Chicago. NBC 5’s Lisa Parker reports.

For almost a year now, Gov. JB Pritzker’s eviction moratorium has kept renters from losing their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, but the moratorium may be coming at a cost for smaller landlords with a single investment property.

For almost a year now, Gov. JB Pritzker’s eviction moratorium has kept renters from losing their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, but the moratorium may be coming at a cost for smaller landlords with a single investment property. NBC 5 Responds’ Lisa Parker reports.

Among the most urgent challenges raised by the coronavirus pandemic are unemployment payments and the massive fraud perpetrated on the aging and fragile infrastructure of some state systems. Illinois’ is no exception.

Among the most urgent challenges raised by the coronavirus pandemic are unemployment payments and the massive fraud perpetrated on the aging and fragile infrastructure of some state systems. Illinois’ is no exception. NBC 5’s Lisa Parker reports.

NBC 5 Responds reached out to the biggest domestic airline carriers about their voucher and travel deadlines. Each responded with extended voucher and travel deadlines — and a special distinction for all travelers to know.