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Storms bringing heavy rain, gusty, damaging winds, small hail and even the chance for tornadoes loom over the Chicago area Tuesday

The first round of strong showers and storms was set to hit the Chicago area during the Tuesday morning commute, forecasts from the NBC 5 Storm Team and the National Weather Service showed.

The University of Chicago campus police department early Tuesday began ordering students to leave an encampment that had been the site of Pro-Palestinian protests since last week.

Plenty of action unfolded on Monday at the village board meeting in Dolton, the first such meeting since three subpoenas were served on the village. Residents demanded to be heard as they gathered outside village hall. In the group was Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s ex-assistant, Fenia Dukes. “At first, it was just me. But a year later, to see ya&#8...

It’s allegery season – that time of year when itchy and watery eyes, congestion and sneezing are especially cumbersome.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias will launch a new campaign encouraging residents to obtain a REAL ID on Tuesday, which will mark one year until the enforcement deadline. Called “Get Real Illinois,” the campaign will raise awareness about the upcoming deadline and encourage residents to apply early, so they can avoid proble...

A phone call about a 1966 Calumet City murder prompted detectives to reexamine the cold case more than 55 years later and then make an arrest, authorities said Monday. In November 1966, Karen Snider was stabbed more than 120 times inside the home she shared with her husband. Evidence led detectives to initially arrest James Barbier, a family friend...

A man in north suburban McHenry was arrested after allegedly robbing a bank while he left his 9-month-old baby home alone, officials said. Peter Sova, 36, was apprehended and charged with felony aggravated robbery, felony theft and felony child abandonment, police stated in a news release. At around 10:44 a.m., officers with the McHenry Police Depa...

As hundreds of millions of birds migrate northward for their spring breeding season, the city of Chicago has a critical role to play in keeping the animals safe.

For the first time, the woman at the center of a lawsuit involving Dolton Trustee Andrew Holmes and Mayor Tiffany Henyard issued a recorded public video message Monday detailing what she said happened both during and after a taxpayer-funded business trip to Las Vegas last May.

Citing a growing need for accessible mental health services, Josselyn, the longtime Lake County mental health provider, has expanded to provide assistance throughout the whole county. Susan Resko, CEO and president of the community mental health center, said its clinics regularly serve 8,000 clients and receive over 1,000 calls every month. “...

A lockdown was put in place on Monday afternoon at Acero Charter School’s Veterans Memorial Campus following a report of an armed person and a shooting at a nearby restaurant, school officials and authorities said. In a statement, a school spokesperson said its security personnel witnessed two individuals chase someone down Kildare Avenue wit...

Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing accounts in a lawsuit filed Monday by 95 men and women housed at the youth centers as children. The lawsuit details alleged incidents of abuse from 1996 to 2017, including gang rape, forced oral sex, beatings and groping of chil...