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Officials throughout the Chicago-area are busy preparing for the possibility of not one, but two, winter storms that could bring heavy snow to the region in the coming days.

Two rounds of snow will impact at least part of the Chicago area this week. NBC 5 Meteorologist Paul Deanno breaks down who gets what.

Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications announced several roads would be closed ahead of weekend Mexican Independence Day celebrations and residents will be required to show identification to pass. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

The Office of Emergency Management and Communications announced several roads would be closed ahead of Mexican Independence Day celebrations and residents will be required to show identification to pass.

Due to a busy weekend in Chicago, officials warn heavy traffic could impact commutes across the city in certain areas.

The Office of Emergency Management and Communications urged residents to stay safe and vigilant over the next several days, issuing a warning ahead of a busy weekend in Chicago.

The Office of Emergency Management and Communications urged residents to stay safe and vigilant over the next several days, issuing a warning ahead of a busy weekend in Chicago. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

Chicago is bracing for a busy weekend as more Mexican Independence Day celebrations are expected after revelers packed city streets for the last two evenings. There will also be added traffic impacts with the Chicago Bears, Riot Fest and more. Chris Hush reports.

Roving Mexican Independence Day celebrations resulted in a traffic gridlock in Chicago’s Loop Thursday night. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

The Office of Emergency Management and Communications issued a warning Thursday ahead of a busy weekend in Chicago, urging residents to stay safe and vigilant.

A 911 dispatcher who worked for Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management Communication for 33 years died from COVID-19, the office announced Monday. Guadalupe “Lupe” Lopez was a “beloved employee” and a “wonderful friend to many, including many at the Chicago Police Department,” according to a statement. “He was a kind-hearted man, a genuinely caring person, and a trusted confidant to...

Roughly 50 people seen jumping a fence at Lollapalooza Friday afternoon did not make it into the festival, officials said.

A new patrol vehicle has hit the streets of Chicago and police are hoping it will help reduce the number of carjackings in the city.

A suburban Chicago teenager who died after being found unresponsive at the Lollapalooza music festival over the weekend had spent his summer working at a car wash to save for his ticket to the popular fest, his father said.

Lollapalooza came to a close Sunday, marking another year in which the iconic music festival drew hundreds of thousands of fans to Chicago’s Grant Park.

Seven people have been arrested and 119 others have been taken to the hospital over the first three days of the Lollapalooza music festival in Grant Park.

The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival will light up downtown Chicago Saturday night, but will bring a variety of street closures, parking restrictions and CTA bus reroutes with it.

The family of an 18-year-old police say was shot by a woman at a Chicago intersection after a “verbal traffic dispute” turned physical has filed suit against the alleged shooter Thursday.