A popular tree found outside many homes and on walkways across the Chicago area will soon be illegal to sell or grow after an unexpected turn of events. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has added the Callery pear, also known as the Bradford pear, tree to the Illinois Exotic Weeds Act, the agency announced in October. The invasive trees are ...

Dozens of Powerball players across the U.S. — including four in Illinois — took home million-dollar prizes in Wednesday’s drawing. The drawing — with winning numbers 3, 19, 35, 51, 67 and 15, also resulted in two lucky jackpot winners, from Indiana and Kansas. But plenty of other players also won big. According to the Powerball website, more ...

Thermos is recalling more than 8 million food and beverage bottles after at least 27 customers reported being hit hard by the stopper when they opened them, federal officials say. Three of those consumers suffered permanent vision loss after being hit in the eye. This recall involves Thermos Stainless King Food Jars with model numbers SK3000 and ...

A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta, Georgia, was delayed after a passenger refused to hang up a phone call before takeoff, forcing the aircraft to return to the gate. Delta Flight 1323 was departing from Miami International Airport Monday evening when a person in business class ignored repeated instructions from crew members to end their ...

A beloved home goods retailer that closed hundreds of stores nationwide in recent years is making a comeback by merging with a popular brand, and shoppers will soon start to notice a difference. Home organization retailer The Container Store last week began a nationwide “Store Changing,” according to a release, with nearly 100 stores nationwide ...

A social media-hungry west suburban restaurateur, and self-professed “connected guy,” is being held without bond in a wide-ranging illegal sports wagering business, federal authorities charged. Filippo “Gigi” Rovito, owner of the popular Burr Ridge eatery “Capri,” is among 22 people indicted by a federal grand jury in Hammond alleging they ...

Six Flags Great America is now officially open for the 2026 season, and the park quietly made a big change to one of its policies. The park, in suburban Gurnee, has a number of policies and codes of conduct listed online, including dress codes, behavior policies, and special notices to parents and guardians. It also has a large banner at the top of its ...

St. Charles are investigating after a man’s body was found floating in the Fox River Wednesday. According to police, the department received a report just after 9 a.m. of an unresponsive man floating in the water in the 200 block of North 2nd Street. Police conducted an initial investigation and the Kane County Coroner’s office was notified and ...

David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem Take This Job and Shove It and had hits with You Never Even Called Me By My Name and The Ride among others, has died. He was 86. Coe’s wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Wednesday. She described him as one of the best singers and ...

From protein powder to protein shakes, meat-heavy meals and egg dishes, its trendy to fill the diet with lots of protein. At the other end of the spectrum, people who use GLP-1 weight-loss drugs often eat a critically low amount of the essential macronutrient, a recent study found. Protein is key for overall health. Its important for muscle growth ...

The Chicago man charged with first degree murder and attempted murder in the Swedish hospital shooting of two police officers is scheduled to appear in court for another detention hearing Thursday. Alphanso Talley, 26, was being escorted Saturday by two Chicago police officers to Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital after being arrested for armed robbery ...

Even as Iran squeezes world energy supplies with its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, its own oil industry is increasingly being threatened by an American blockade. With no way to export the oil it is pumping out and diminishing room to store it at home, Iran may be forced to dramatically reduce or cease production from some of its wells, perhaps ...

WASHINGTON The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to renew a powerful foreign surveillance program and passed a Senate-approved measure that would jumpstart the process to fund ICE and Border Patrol for the rest of President Donald Trumps term. The House voted 235-191 to extend the critical spy program, known as Section 702 of the Foreign ...

Family and friends of Loyola University Chicago first-year student Sheridan Gorman watched Wednesday as the man accused of killing her pleaded not guilty, just over a month after the slaying became a flashpoint in the thorny nationwide debate over immigration enforcement. Gormans supporters packed a hearing room at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse where ...

A wild video shows a passenger screaming at crew and passengers onboard a Delta plane before attempting to open the cabin door. According to the airline, the disturbance occurred on a plane that was on the taxiway in Atlanta on Monday. The flight was delayed before a scheduled departure to Chicagos OHare Airport, and the passenger became unruly when ...

A federal grand jury indictment has been unsealed in Northwest Indiana that charges 22 people with gambling-related crimes and violent extortion in a major sports betting business, the NBC Chicago investigative team has learned. The target of the operation by the FBI and criminal division of the IRS is a Schererville restaurateur who now stands accused ...

It was a cross-country train ride to assassinate the president according to federal authorities, and they say the trip went straight through Chicago. Just last week Cole Allen was Chicago-bound and “armed to the teeth, according to federal law enforcement in a new court filing. After changing trains at Union Station, Allen got to his Washington, DC ...

The Chicago Bears stadium project was evaluated Wednesday by an NFL owners committee as the debate continues over an Illinois bill. That bill, passed by the Illinois House last week, is now before the Senate, which hasnt yet scheduled a vote on the legislation that could prove pivotal to keeping the team in the state while fending off offers from the ...

A new analysis of chemicals in U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants, federal health officials said Wednesday. The review was conducted as part of the Food and Drug Administrations Operation Stork Speed project billed as the largest and most rigorous to date. It found that the ...

The Devil Wears Prada without Meryl Streep is like girding without loins, but it almost happened. The original 2006 film has become a classic, earning two Academy Award nominations, including a best actress nod for Streep, who won raves for her portrayal as icy Runway editor Miranda Priestly. The role, based on famed Vogue editor Anna Wintour, also ...

Federal prosecutors have charged multiple individuals, including a Chicago rapper, in connection with a violent home invasion in suburban Winnetka that investigators say involved kidnapping and a targeted attempt to steal cryptocurrency. According to a federal indictment, the home invasion happened March 8 at a residence on Rosewood Avenue. Authorities ...

Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant and Bakery is located in Chicago’s Loop on Jackson Boulevard, the starting point for the original Route 66. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Route 66, known as the “Mother Road,” and Lou Mitchell’s staff sees no shortage of customers who are about to embark on a bucket list trip down the famous highway. “We ...

Republican legislative leaders are demanding changes to the SAFE-T Act in the wake of the shooting of two Chicago police officers, one fatally. Ever since Illinois became the first state to end cash bail, the law has been heavily scrutinized. This time, the debate centers around 27-year-old Alphanso Talley, charged with shooting and killing a Chicago ...

Cases of a highly contagious virus, that’s especially dangerous for babies, is spreading across the country, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rotavirus has been rising across the U.S. since January, the CDC’s virus surveillance tracker showed. The seasonal virus is most common in infants and young children, ...

A Supreme Court decision that struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act could have wide-ranging impacts, including in Illinois. That 6-3 ruling found the state of Louisianas second majority Black Congressional district relied too heavily on race when it was drawn, which critics say could effectively gut the VRA and allow legislatures to ...