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Chicago-area health officials are asking everyone to keep an eye on loved ones as suicide rates rise in 2020. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.

NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has the details as another community holds a rally calling for schools to resume in-person learning and high school sports.

CDPH Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady delivers update on Chicago’s travel order.

While it remains unclear what winter dining will look in Chicago as restaurants work to find creative solutions for eating outside in the cold, Chicago officials have released new guidelines that bring some clarity to what’s ahead. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Wisconsin was one of several locations added Tuesday to Chicago’s emergency travel order requiring a 14-day quarantine.

The Chicago man known as the “Dreadhead Cowboy” is facing charges after he rode his horse onto the Dan Ryan Expressway Monday, and his actions have inspired strong reactions on both sides in that ride’s aftermath. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

The top headlines you need to know as you start your day on Sept. 22, 2020.

Instead of canceling its annual Day of the Dead exhibit, the National Museum of Mexican Art reimagined it during the coronavirus pandemic even as the museum remains closed. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Imagine a scenario where just three days before you were
scheduled to host Thanksgiving dinner, your refrigerator goes out. That’s exactly what happened for Shenay and Ash Carter, from
Chicago’s Auburn-Gresham neighborhood. NBC 5 Responds’ Lisa Parker has their story.

As part of the ongoing investigation into the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin last month, the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office has requested that an independent consultant review investigative files and to provide an assessment of the incident prior to a decision being made on whether charges will be filed in the case....

As part of the ongoing investigation into the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin last month, the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office has requested that an independent consultant review investigative files and to provide an assessment of the incident prior to a decision being made on whether charges will be filed in the case....

While some parents in Chicago’s suburbs say it’s time for students to get back to class and play fall sports, others say it is too soon and unsafe during the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

A suburban Chicago school district is testing a new program to prevent the spread of coronavirus and to help keep schools open. It’s not a traditional COVID-19 test, but rather a surveillance screening to identify possible cases. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.