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The FBI is warning text messages sent between iPhone and Android phones don’t have automatic encryption and could be more vulnerable to hackers and scammers. NBC 5 Responds’ PJ Randhawa reports.

An ongoing bird flu outbreak is impacting Illinois in many ways, including rising egg prices, concern for wildlife and our health. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

On the stand Tuesday, once-powerful Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan told jurors he never thought he was violating the law. He, along with his co-defendant, have been accused of using that office as a criminal enterprise to further the interests of themselves, their friends and the companies they did business with. They deny all of those allegat...

A new bill could increase the age requirement for Illinois seniors to retake a behind-the-wheel drivers test. NBC 5’s Courtney Sisk reports.

During a tense confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump nominee Pete Hegseth, chosen as defense secretary, Hegseth confronted allegations of misconduct as Democratic senators grilled him for four hours straight. NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern reports on what stood out most.

Chicago drivers might need to slow down for a lower speed limit. The City Council plans to vote Wednesday on a proposal to drop the citywide speed limit. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.

Sub-zero wind chills overnight

No injuries were reported in the incident as Chicago Animal Care and Control and Chicago police responded to the incident.

The Chicago-based Pappy the Poodle went viral last year after walking across Michigan Avenue in downtown — on his hind legs.

The former assistant to Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard is sharing her story in hopes of helping others. Fenia Dukes claims she was assaulted by a Dolton trustee, and she alleges that Henyard tried to cover it up. NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.

January is National Mentoring Month – a great time to explore ways that you can help young people achieve their dreams. NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter explores the mission of “Step Up,” a mentoring organization for young girls and young women.

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was on the witness stand again in his corruption trial on Monday, and he was grilled about political appointees as well as patronage in Chicago politics. NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Environmental and consumer advocates marched from the Citizens Utility Board offices to the Illinois Commerce Commission in the Loop on Monday to hand-deliver 5,000 public comments. NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell reports.