A 7-year-old boy is safe after he was briefly abducted following an argument in Chicagos Austin neighborhood Friday night. According to Chicago police, officers were called to a home in the 5800 block of West Adams at approximately 11:39 p.m. Friday for reports of a disturbance. Responding officers spoke to a mother who said she had gotten into an ...

Heavy rain in the Chicago area has led to multiple flood watches and warnings Saturday, with heavy rain impacting Lollapalooza. According to the latest updates from Lollapalooza officials, gates to the festival will not open until at least 3 p.m. Saturday as heavy rain continues to churn through the Chicago area. Gates were originally scheduled to ...

At least three people have died after a head-on crash involving at least four different vehicles Friday night in Kendall County. According to Illinois State Police, a driver was attempting to pass multiple vehicles on Illinois 71 near Walker Road in Millbrook just after 9 p.m. Friday when they struck another driver head-on. Ultimately a total of ...

A 30-year-old man who was reported missing from his Evanston home earlier this week has been found dead near Libertyville. According to officials, emergency responders found the mans body along the shoreline of the Des Plaines River near Libertyville at approximately 7:30 p.m. Friday evening. The man was last seen in the Libertyville area earlier ...

Gates to Lollapalooza will open late on Saturday due to overnight rain and continuing precipitation in the area. According to a social media update from the festival, doors will be open to the festival space at approximately 2 p.m. Saturday, three hours after they had been slated to open at 11 a.m. The rain has already caused some issues for the ...

Warning: Spoilers from Spider-Man: Brand New Day below. Following months of seeing Sadie Sink cloaked in shadows in trailers and hearing her remain tight-lipped whenever pressed about her role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, her character and her possible influence in the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been revealed. The latest MCU ...

New concerns have emerged from immigration attorneys that about 26,000 vulnerable immigrant children across the nation could face deportations — without lawyers to represent them in court. On Friday, two Illinois members of Congress, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Bill Foster, toured a shelter that houses about 20 unaccompanied children who fled bad ...

Police were conducting a death investigation after three people were found dead inside an apartment in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on Friday, authorities said. Authorities said at around 11 a.m., officers were called to assist EMS crews at an apartment in the 3300 block of West Marquette. Three people – two men and one woman – were found ...

One person was killed and two others were critically injured in a five-vehicle crash involving a wrong-way driver on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Friday evening, authorities said. The Total Traffic and Weather Network reported a crash on Interstate 94 before I-90 at around 6:35 p.m., with delays of up to an hour expected. The Chicago Fire Department ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning hisdivisive plan to sell World Cup profitsto private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world. Infantino issued a statement on Friday saying that the divisions caused by the proposal are no longer in the interest of the objective set out in the first place. This is a developing ...

A northwest Indiana woman accused of killing her father and cutting his heart out pleaded not guilty to a murder charge, the Chicago Tribune reported. Serena Dolnics was charged by prosecutors with fatally stabbing her father, Gregory Dolnics, on July 26 at his home in Morgan Township, outside the Valparaiso city limits. According to court documents, ...

The Chicago area is expected to experience stormy weather conditions for the remainder of Friday, and the weather is already impacting some local events, including a major act planned at Lollapalooza. Rain and plenty of it, NBC 5 Storm Team meteorologist Pete Sack said, referring to the forecast. Were gonna get soaked. While some events are moving ...

Neighbors are helping neighbors in south suburban Lansing just days after being hit by an EF1 tornado. They went door to door providing food and comfort for those affected by Mondays tornado. Jennifer White became overwhelmed with emotion after seeing her neighbors and a group of volunteers at her door. “Thank you so much,” she cried. “I’m ...

Graphic revelations of sexual harassment by a former Illinois state representative were outlined in a report released Friday, raising new questions about what the Illinois House Speaker did about it. The report by Legislative Inspector General Michael McCuskey concludes Rep. Harry Benton violated state law by committing two separate acts of sexual ...

A former Illinois sheriffs deputy wont get an early medical release from his two-decade prison sentence for killing Sonya Massey inside her home after the Black woman called 911 about a possible prowler, state officials decided Friday. Sean Grayson had been diagnosed with colon cancer prior to the 2024 shooting, and his attorney noted in January that the ...

For more than a decade, NBC, Telemundo and animal lovers across the country have come together to help shelter pets find the loving homes they deserve. Since launching in 2015, Clear the Shelters has helped more than 1.3 million animals get adopted nationwide, making it one of the most successful pet adoption campaigns in the country. Now, we’re ...

Authorities in Arizona released an early ransom note in the investigation into thedisappearance of Nancy Guthriein hopes that someone will recognize the writing style. A second note released Friday indicated Guthrie died shortly after she was kidnapped. Both notes initially went to a Tucson television station days after the 84-year-old mother of TODAY ...

Cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems have been reported in at least seven states this week, prompting the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency to warn utilities nationwide that hackers are trying to disrupt critical water infrastructure. In a public service announcement Thursday, the agencies said water and wastewater utilities have ...

Two suspects have been charged with first-degree murder in downstate Cumberland County after a dismembered body was found in Lake Mattoon last month, authorities said. Illinois State Police said Friday charges have been filed against James Adams, 26, and Robin Turner, 62. Prosecutors previously alleged that two individuals attempted to dispose of the ...

Chicago-area residents are being asked to delay showers and baths and wait to run the washing machine as “repeated downpours” move into the region beginning Friday afternoon. As a result of the expected heavy rain, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago issued an Overflow Action Alert, which is intended to urge residents to ...

Oprah Winfrey says she will close the school for underprivileged girls she set up in South Africa two decades ago at the end of next year. Winfrey opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in 2007 after being inspired by conversations with former South African President Nelson Mandela about the transformative power of educating girls. He was ...

It may still be summer, but flu shots are now available at Walgreens locations nationwide and pharmacists are encouraging people to get theirs early after “one of the most severe flu seasons in 25 years.” The updated flu shots for 2026-2027 are now available Walgreens stores across the country for ages 3 and older, July 30 release said. The pharmacy ...

With a new summer month comes a new opportunity to visit some of Chicagos popular museums, especially on their free days. Many museums have free days for Illinois residents once a week, while others have specific dates listed. Here is a list of Chicago free museum days for August 2026. Adler Planetarium For the month of August, the museum will ...

“Repeated downpours” with embedded thunderstorms are in the Chicago area forecast for Friday and into Saturday, just as hundreds of thousands concertgoers will be in Grant Park for days two and three of Lollapalooza for 2026. So what happens if it starts to storm during the festival, and could it be rained out? Both Lollapalooza and Chicago ...

A Texas mother deported to Mexico despite having legal permission to stay in the U.S. after arriving as a child has filed a lawsuit against the federal government after it notified her it would be terminating her permission because of unauthorized travel stemming from her deportation. Jessica Trevio, 34, filed a lawsuit through her attorney this week ...