A round of storms with the chance for torrential downpours and damaging winds were in the Chicago forecast Monday, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, along with hot and muggy conditions as humidity rises through the afternoon. The rainy forecast comes as hundreds across the area remain without power after severe storms over the weekend left a trail of damage ...

A woman was killed in a robbery turned deadly shooting late Saturday in the Bridgeport neighborhood, Chicago police said. The shooting was reported at approximately 8:40 p.m. along West 27th Street near South Halsted Street. According to police, a 31-year-old woman was outside when she was shot by a male suspect traveling in a dark-colored sedan. The ...

A 20-year-old man was arrested for involuntary manslaughter, among other alleged crimes, after a high school student in the far western suburbs was shot and killed late Saturday, police stated. Keyshaun D. Davis, of Hampshire, was arrested for involuntary manslaughter, endangering the life or health of a child, reckless discharge of a firearm, possession ...

A 20-year-old man was arrested for involuntary manslaughter, among other alleged crimes, after a high school student in the far western suburbs was shot and killed late Saturday, police stated. Keyshaun D. Davis, of Hampshire, was arrested for involuntary manslaughter, endangering the life or health of a child, reckless discharge of a firearm, possession ...

Chicago Public Schools students will return to the classroom on Monday, signifying the beginning of a new school year. Monday marks the first full day of classes for the majority of the district’s some 300,000 kindergarten through 12th grade students. CPS posted about the start of the new year on Facebook, saying, “Tomorrows the big day! We cant ...

A woman was taken to the hospital on Saturday evening following an incident that led to a large SWAT response in Chicago’s South Loop, authorities said. At around 2:30 p.m., pictures and videos on social media showed a large response from police, fire and tactical units near South Michigan Avenue and 11th Street. Chicago police SWAT vehicles also ...

A DuPage County judge denied pre-trial release for a suburban ice cream shop owner accused of recording at least six people, including multiple minors, with a hidden bathroom camera, authorities said. Steven Weisberg, 58, of Buffalo Grove, made his first appearance in court on Sunday morning on the following charges: two counts of child pornography, a ...

Residents across the Chicago area were cleaning up after Saturday night storms dealt serious damage, including at a suburban condominium building that took a direct hit. “I lived here 28 years and never anything like this,” resident Antony Artaga said. A Mount Prospect condo building, which is home to dozens, was heavily damaged. More than ...

Weapons scared its way to the top of the box office in its debut and managed to stay there during its second box office weekend, beating out Freakier Friday and newcomer Nobody 2. Zach Cregger’s horror earned $25 million in 3,450 North American theaters, a 43% drop from its first weekend. The highly anticipated film benefitted from strong audience ...

As more lawmakers and health officials push to ban more artificial food dyes, a major candy manufacturer is offering customers new options. Mars Wrigley U.S. announced in a press release that they would soon offer customers the chance to purchase candy that is made without artificial food coloring, including for iconic brands like Skittles. Our team ...

What to KnowA shooting broke out at a crowded Brooklyn nightclub around 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning; three people were killed and another nine were injured and taken to hospitals in the borough.Victims range in age from 19 to 61. The youngest, a 19-year-old male, as well as two men ages 27 and 35, all succumbed to their injuries.NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch ...

The force was strong on Friday afternoon as Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen performed a rendition of the 7th-inning stretch at Wrigley Field. But we’re not talking about a mystical energy, rather the force of a jet. Christensen and his daughter sang “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” as the Chicago Cubs took on the Pittsburgh Pirates. But just ...

The force was strong on Friday afternoon as Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen performed a rendition of the 7th-inning stretch at Wrigley Field. But we’re not talking about a mystical energy, rather the force of a jet. Christensen and his daughter sang “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” as the Chicago Cubs took on the Pittsburgh Pirates. But just ...

Two American Carnival Cruise Line passengers drowned in separate incidents in the Bahamas on Friday, according to officials. The victims were identified as a 74-year-old woman and a 79-year-old man. In a statement, Carnival said one victim drowned in a lagoon and the other drowned at the beach, both at Celebration Key, a private destination for ...

The Savannah Bananas played two sold-out games at Chicagos Rate Field this week, and they had plenty of help making the trip a memorable one. The Bananas have risen to prominence thanks to their prolific use of social media and their unique rules that govern their baseball games, and this weeks contests had plenty of help from Chicago legends and stars. ...

Chicago-area residents who were hoping to spend a day at the beach Sunday will likely be asked to stay out of Lake Michigan due to life-threatening conditions. According to a beach hazards statement from the National Weather Service, high waves and dangerous rip currents are expected to develop on the lake Sunday as a strong lake breeze impacts northeast ...

NOTE: Power outages remain an issue Sunday. This is the link to our updated story. Thousands of ComEd customers around the Chicago area are without power amid an outbreak of severe weather Saturday. As of 9:30 p.m., more than 68,000 customers were without power, according to ComEd. A series of severe thunderstorms moved across the Chicago area ...

Parts of the Chicago area were inundated by nearly six inches of rain in mere hours overnight, causing flash flooding across the region. Those eye-popping numbers were especially prevalent in the western and southern suburbs, where wave after wave of showers and strong-to-severe thunderstorms dumped several inches of rain per hour in the hours before ...

Air Canada said it would resume flights Sunday after a government directive to end a flight attendants’ strike. The Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) “has directed Air Canada to resume airline operations and for all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants to resume their duties” by 2 p.m. ET, the airline said in a statement. ...

Severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings were issued on Saturday afternoon as strong storms neared the Chicago area. Most recently, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for southern DeKalb County until 8:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. A severe thunderstorm warning was also issued for southeastern Kankakee County and Jasper ...

A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife’s sister and parents and then set fire to their house is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. David Pittman, 63, is set to die Sept. 17 in the record-extending 12th execution scheduled for this year. DeSantis signed the warrant Friday, as ...

Severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings were issued on Saturday afternoon as strong storms neared the Chicago area. Most recently, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Will County, northeastern Kankakee County and southeastern Cook County until 6:30 p.m. The National Weather Service warns of 60 mile per hour winds that could cause damage to ...

Severe thunderstorm warnings and watches were issued on Saturday afternoon as strong storms neared the Chicago area. Most recently, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for northeastern Kendall County, northwestern Will County, southeastern Kane County, southern DuPage County and south central Cook County until 5:45 p.m. Around 5 p.m., a severe storm ...

A large response from police, SWAT and fire officials was seen on Michigan Avenue in Chicago’s South Loop Saturday afternoon. Around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, pictures and videos on social media showed a large response from police, fire and tactical units near South Michigan Avenue and 11th Street. As of 4 p.m., Chicago police said SWAT is responding in ...

Geoffrey Hintons message on a recent podcast about artificial intelligence was simple: Train to be a plumber. Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist often called the Godfather of AI, said in June what people have now been saying for years: Jobs that include manual labor and expertise are the least vulnerable to modern technology than some other ...