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 ...

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 ...

The Chicago area will be under a threat for severe weather on Saturday afternoon, with multiple rounds of storms possible. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties in Illinois, along with Lake and Porter counties in Indiana until 7 p.m. NBC 5 Storm Team ...

Some words are just tricky to pronounce, and that holds true for certain state names – and city names, too. For some, Illinois isn’t the easiest to say; it was ranked the fourth hardest state name to pronounce in a study by the language learning website Preply. For curious minds, Arkansas claimed first followed by Nevada and Oregon. Researchers ...

A man with a screwdriver was fatally shot by a resident during a home invasion late Friday night in Joliet, police said. At approximately 10:28 p.m., officers with the Joliet Police Department were called to a residence on Hadrian Drive near Cumberland Drive regarding a home invasion. Officers arrived at the home, where they “discovered signs of forced ...

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 ...

Chicago police are searching for multiple burglary suspects wanted for targeting elderly victims in four neighborhoods on the city’s Southwest Side, authorities said. A total of five incidents were reported between Aug. 5 and 14 in the city’s Brighton Park, Bridgeport, McKinley Park and Armour Square neighborhoods, according to a community alert ...

The Chicago area has had to deal with hot temperatures in recent weeks, and Saturday won’t be an exception. However, hot weather won’t be the primary focus. The region will be under a threat for severe weather, with multiple rounds of storms possible starting in the afternoon hours. NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes said the focus will ...

The Chicago area has had to deal with hot temperatures in recent weeks, and Saturday won’t be an exception. However, hot weather won’t be the primary focus. The region will be under a threat for severe weather, with multiple rounds of storms possible starting in the afternoon hours. NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes said the focus will ...

Air Canada suspended all operations as more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants went on strike early Saturday after a deadline to reach a deal passed, leaving travelers around the world stranded and scrambling during the peak summer travel season. Canadian Union of Public Employees spokesman Hugh Pouliot confirmed the strike has started after no ...

Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season on Friday and was expected to continue strengthening into a major hurricane, forecasters said. In its latest advisory on Friday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Erin was about 250 miles east-northeast of Anguilla and had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph as it moved ...

Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season on Friday and was expected to continue strengthening into a major hurricane, forecasters said. In its latest advisory on Friday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Erin was about 250 miles east-northeast of Anguilla and had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph as it moved ...

Windows of at least three buildings on Chicago’s North Side were damaged as practice runs for the Chicago Air and Water Show took place on Thursday, according to residents and building management. A Facebook user posted photos showing broken windows at 3180 N. DuSable Lake Shore Dr. following one apparent incident. Management at another nearby ...

Windows of at least three buildings on Chicago’s North Side were damaged as practice runs for the Chicago Air and Water Show took place on Thursday, according to residents and building management. A Facebook user posted photos showing broken windows at 3180 N. DuSable Lake Shore Dr. following one apparent incident. Management at another nearby ...

An Illinois state trooper who refereed youth hockey games was arrested on child pornography charges while at the state police headquarters in Des Plaines, court records show. 37-year-old Colin Gruenke of Deerfield was arrested Aug. 13. and is facing one count of distribution of child pornography, court records show. The National Center for Missing ...

An Illinois state trooper who refereed youth hockey games was arrested on child pornography charges while at the state police headquarters in Des Plaines, court records show. 37-year-old Colin Gruenke of Deerfield was arrested Aug. 13. and is facing one count of distribution of child pornography, court records show. The National Center for Missing ...

Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC’s General Hospital, died Friday, less than one month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera. He was 79. The entire General Hospital family is heartbroken to hear of Tristan Rogers’ passing, said Frank Valentini, the show’s executive producer, in a statement. Tristan has ...

Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. Chicago Animal Care and Control is experiencing a “crisis” due to an influx in the number of animals surrendered, an agency spokesperson said Thursday. CACC public information officer Armando Tejeda said a total of 1,842 dogs and cats were surrendered in July for an average of 59 ...

James Brown has one of the most essential yet overlooked jobs in health care. Brown delivers nearly every towel, gown, sheet, and pillowcase at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. The dedicated essential worker has done it with the same cart, the same route and the same unwavering dedication for half a century – starting in August 1975.   ...

Dozens of drivers fell victim in June to a massive rectangle of road that was simply missing. A pothole — approximately eight feet by three feet — left more than two dozen cars stranded with flat tires for several hours on June 30 on the Tri-State Tollway. Two left lanes on the tollway were closed for maintenance for several hours. “It was ...

Before his brother was elected as the new Pope, John Prevost played Wordle and spoke on the phone with his brother daily. But since his election and transition to Pope Leo XIV? Turns out, that tradition hasn’t changed. We do the Wordle. Then, we do the Words with Friends and that … I usually ask him, now ‘Who did you meet famous?’ ...

The Chicago police officer involved in the deadly shooting of his partner earlier this year has been relieved of police powers, authorities said Friday. Chicago police confirmed Officer Carlos Baker was relieved of police powers, which typically means an officer has been stripped of their gun and badge – and no longer has authority to make an arrest. ...