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More than 50 restaurants in the Chicago area have permanently closed their doors because of the coronavirus pandemic

An Illinois father charged in the death of his 5-year-old son, AJ Freund, is expected to appear in court Friday, where his attorney said a plea deal could be announced. Andrew Freund Sr. is scheduled to appear before a judge Friday afternoon, two days after his attorney and prosecutors told told the court negotiations were underway. The hearing is ...

A teen died after being hit by a vehicle Friday on the Eisenhower Expressway on the Near West Side, rendering the outbound lanes closed until further notice. The person was struck about 12:40 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate 290 near Ashland Avenue, Illinois State Police said. The vehicle did not remain at the scene and the incident is&#82...

The U.S. attorney investigating a state government bribery scandal that implicates the longtime House speaker on Thursday OK’d a separate probe by a House committee, but Democrats and Republicans don’t agree one how far it can go. The chairman of the special investigating committee, a Democrat like the investigation’s target, Hous...

An Ohio dad and daughter created a way for trick-or-treaters to socially distance this Halloween amid the coronavirus: a homemade candy chute. Andrew Beattie posted on Facebook this week showing a “completely touch-free experience for trick-or-treaters” this October using a long tube used to deliver candy. “I want our youngins to ...

A man agreed Thursday to be extradited back to Kentucky, where he’s charged with dismembering his girlfriend and bringing the body to Chicago. Melvin Martin Jr. allegedly brought luggage “filled with human remains” with him on a Greyhound bus from Kentucky to downtown Chicago before bringing it to the Markham home, according to Markham city spokesm...

A judge set bond at $1 million during an extradition hearing Thursday for an 18-year-old college student accused of shooting his roommate at Western Illinois University. After turning himself in at a Chicago police station, Kavion Poplous faces charges in connection with the shooting, which took place at the school on Tuesday night. The university ...

Jerry Harris, star of the Netflix docuseries “Cheer,” was ordered held without bail until at least Monday, when he is expected to appear in court for a detention hearing after being arrested on a child pornography charge, a judge ordered Thursday.

The Chicago White Sox are playoff bound after they defeated the Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday afternoon. The victory ensures that the White Sox are the first American League squad to clinch a playoff berth, and marks the first time in 12 years that the Pale Hose are heading to the postseason. Currently the White Sox own&#8230...

Healthcare workers at University of Illinois Chicago Hospital are joining hundreds of Illinois nurses on strike Monday, alleging unfair labor practices as contract negotiations stall. SEIU Local 73, the union that represents technical, clerical and maintenance healthcare workers, said they asked for more protection from COVID-19 and better pay. &#8...

Statewide, Illinois has reported more than 270,000 cases in all of the state’s 102 counties, with more than 8,400 fatalities as of Friday. The state was under stay-at-home order, which took effect on March 21 and continued through May 29. That day marked the first day the state entered phase three of its five-phased reopening plan. In late Ju...

WARNING: This story contains graphic details. Reader discretion is advised. A Kentucky man has been arrested in suburban Chicago after parts of his girlfriend’s body were found in duffel bags he had toted aboard a Greyhound bus, authorities said. Melvin Martin Jr., 30, has been charged with fleeing prosecution, Markham city spokesman Michael ...

NBC 5 Investigates has analyzed federal and state reports to show which counties in the greater Chicago area have the most beds, both regular and the ICU, per capita, and which have the fewest.