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The search continues for a 3-year-old boy who was reported missing from a Wisconsin home last week, while prosecutors say that the boy’s mother has provided misleading information to authorities.

A man is dead after he drove a vehicle into the Little Calumet River on Sunday morning, Chicago police say.

Temperatures rise to near records in the days ahead

Police in south suburban Lansing were investigating a shooting that occurred outside an amusement center late Saturday. The shooting was reported before 8:45 p.m. near Jump N’ Jam Playland inside the Landings shopping center, 16795 Torrence Ave. Video taken by an NBC Chicago photographer at the scene showed a number of bullet markers and shel...

A suspect in a Chicago homicide was apprehended following a shootout with law enforcement on Saturday evening in south suburban Dolton, according to authorities. The incident was reported at around 5:45 p.m. in the 15200 block of South Meadow Lane. According to Chicago police, officers and members of the SWAT team were conducting a follow-up invest...

It’s no secret that new home prices have soared since the COVID-19 pandemic. Rising prices and historically high interest rates have made homeownership out of reach for a growing number of Americans. As a result, homes in some areas have been sitting on the market for months. But that’s not the case everywhere. Demand continues to be re...

Another big drop in temps comes in the middle of the week

Snow might still be on the ground, but it’ll be gone before you know it. On the heels of a brief winter blast that brought accumulating snow, a “rapid warm-up” is on tap for later this weekend, according to NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Pete Sack. But if you’ll be heading out before then – make sure to bundle up&#8230...

This year, Summerfest will host over 1,000 performances on 12 stages.

Chicago police detectives returned to the Austin neighborhood Saturday afternoon investigating a shooting inside a Family Dollar that killed 43-year-old Loyce Wright on Friday.

This year, Easter falls even earlier than it did in 2023.

An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct. The Illinois Courts Commission removed Adams County Judge Robert Adrian from the bench Friday after it held a three-day heari...

It’s no secret that 2024 is a busy year with plenty of dates to mark down on the calendar, but some have likely noticed that even their calendar itself looks a bit different this year.