“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 ...

Millions of bottles of over-the-counter eye drops used to treat redness, dryness and eye strain have been recalled due to concerns about their sterility, according to a Food and Drug Administration enforcement report. The recall, initiated voluntarily by the Vietnam-based company Rohto-Mentholatum, affects 11,960,623 cartons of Rohto Cooling Eye Drops ...

Hawthorn Mall in the north suburbs will soon look different as it undergoes a “major interior refresh” as part of a redevelopment plan already under that’s set to transform the 53-year-old mall. Real estate firm and mall owner Centennial described the part of the plan to evolve the mall, in suburban Vernon Hills, “into a modern mixed-use ...

Rain and storms move back into the Chicago area Friday, with “repeated downpours” starting in the afternoon and into Saturday morning “Rain and plenty of it,” NBC 5 Storm Team meteorologist Pete Sack said, of the forecast. “We’re gonna get soaked.” Early Friday morning, heavy rain was over Iowa and moving east. Models showed rain and ...

Lawyers for two Arizona men detained during the search for Nancy Guthrie, as well as the mother of one of the men, have issued a notice of claim against the Pima County sheriff and a detective. The notice of claim, which is a precursor to a possible lawsuit, is addressed to Sheriff Chris Nanos and a detective. It alleges wrongful arrest and property ...

Seattles police chief resigned Thursday after days of questions about the release of information following a shooting at a food festival that left three dead, including two bystanders. Mayor Katie Wilson accepted a letter of resignation from Police Chief Shon Barnes, she said in a statement released by the police department. The statement does not say ...

Lorde paused her Lollapalooza headline show on Thursday after several fans passed out in the crowd. During her performance on the music festival’s first night, Lorde briefly stalled the show because fans near the front of the crowd were losing consciousness, according to an NBC Chicago producer at the show. The pop performer called for security at ...

Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from prior to the board’s vote. The Chicago Board of Education approved an amended $10 billion budget plan that relies on $150 million in additional funding from the state on Thursday, despite warnings that it would be out of balance and could lead to drastic mid-year cuts and layoffs. A marathon ...

Indiana Dunes National Park officials on Thursday warned against swimming at five of the park’s beaches because of elevated E. coli levels. Testing done the day prior showed E. coli levels that exceeded water quality standards for swimming at Mt. Baldy, Central, Dunbar, Portage, Lakefront and West Beach. “Due to an increased risk of contracting ...

Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before events like homecoming dances and prom. Eight years later, she was diagnosed with melanoma a potentially life-threatening skin cancer. During that time, Sims has seen tanning become even more popular among young people online. She ...

Ben Affleck was overcome with glee the moment he won Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, jumping up to hug his partner, Jeopardy! champion Jamie Ding. Affleck and Ding made it to the final round on Wednesdays episode of the ABC game show, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, where they faced a question about turkeys pardoned by U.S. presidents. The duo had to deduce which ...

For anyone heading to Lollapalooza this weekend, the Drug Enforcement Administration is warning not to take any pills not prescribed by a doctor. “This isnt Bikini Bottom. The danger is real,” the DEA wrote on X, along with a picture of a pill showing the character SpongeBob. The agency warned that some MDMA pills sold as ecstasy or molly, even ...

The Chicago area is hosting one of its biggest weekends of the year as Lollapalooza takes center stage, but could rain spoil the party in Grant Park? A storm system churning over the Great Plains is slowly spinning its way toward the Chicago area, and the latest forecasts from the NBC 5 Storm Team seem to indicate that it will indeed have at least some ...

One of the largest music festivals in the world is back at Grant Park in downtown Chicago, bringing thousands of music fans together. Gates opened Thursday morning to the traditional mad-dash of spectators hoping to score front row access, with hundreds of thousands of fans expected to cross through the gates over the four-day festival. Sky 5 was ...

A man was killed after a tree apparently fell on him in Northwest Indiana on Wednesday, authorities said. Around 1:55 p.m., a Porter County sheriff’s police officer responded to the 200 block of Furnessville Road in Pine Township to provide assistance to EMS, authorities said. While on his way, he was told by personnel at the scene that the person in ...

Authorities have arrested an 81-year-old man on charges he allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife in suburban Oak Lawn earlier this year. According to authorities, police were called to a home in the 9400 block of 53rd Court on April 5 for a well-being check after a caretaker found 76-year-old Maryanne Buss-Kincaid unresponsive inside her residence. ...

Mondays severe weather outbreak spawned at least seven tornadoes in the Chicago area, but an unusual twister hit the same suburb twice, officials say. In the latest updates from the National Weather Service, officials have confirmed at least three more EF-0 tornadoes that hit the region during Mondays outbreak, but of those seven one in particular ...

Naperville’s own John Summit was given a special gift by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Wednesday to celebrate the popular DJ’s birthday and Lollapalooza headline set. Freshly 32-years-old, Summit will perform at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday on the Bud Light stage. He shared with his social media followers some of the things he’s been up to in the ...

Officials with the National Weather Service have confirmed three more tornadoes from Mondays severe weather outbreak, including one that hit Lewis University. According to NWS damage assessment teams, the EF-0 tornado touched down in the Romeoville area on Monday afternoon, packing estimated peak winds of 80 miles per hour. That tornado, which was ...

A man has died and an infant was airlifted to a hospital after the vehicle they were in became submerged upside down in a creek Wednesday. According to DeKalb police, officers received a report of missing individuals just before 10 p.m. Wednesday after an adult male and a 1-year-old infant failed to arrive at their destination. After a search, a ...

Police are investigating a possible double homicide that took place in suburban Harvey Thursday morning. According to authorities, police were called to a residence for a possible medical issue just before 7:30 a.m. Thursday. When officers arrived at the home near the intersection of Vine and 150th Street, they found two individuals who had sustained ...

The contractor killed after becoming trapped in a storm sewer during dangerous weather this week has been identified as an investigation into what happened continues. The body of 33-year-old Ivan Perez of Pasadena, Texas, was found Tuesday in the 5100 block of Washington Street in Downers Grove, authorities said. A probable cause of death was listed as ...

A man who gave his son an assault rifle that the teenager used to unleash a mass shooting at a Georgia high school in 2024 was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. A jury convicted Colin Gray in March on multiple charges, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, over the Christmas gift of the weapon his son used in the Sept. 4, ...

Simone Biles spilled some celebrity drama, revealing that one of her designer possessions was snatched from her at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelces wedding. The Olympian told attendees at the Faces of Fitness festival in Chicago that her Saint Laurent sunglasses went missing during the celebration and she says she knows they’re now in Avril Lavigne’s ...