Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a Star Trek franchise and the X-Men films, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said. While best ...

If there was any doubt the Chicago Bears were Super Bowl-or-bust in the 2026 season, it was erased by their blockbuster trade for Jeffery Simmons. The Bears paid a pretty penny for Simmons services, giving up two first-round picks and a fourth-round draft pick to the Tennessee Titans, but theres no question why general manager Ryan Poles pulled the ...

Sandeep Basran’s 9-year-old son has been playing football in the Chicago area for four years and has had only a minor leg injury this season. That’s not an accident. He’s on a flag football team, with no blocking or tackling. Basran is among the parents who are paying attention to the pervasiveness of brain injuries suffered by professional ...

Check your numbers: A $7.4 million jackpot-winning lotto ticket has been sold at a Chicago gas station. The winning ticket, part of Monday’s Illinois Lotto drawing, was sold at 6751 W. Archer Ave., just west of Midway Airport. The ticket matched all six numbers -6, 12, 13, 14, 30 and 42 – to win. I cant believe it its so exciting to have a ...

It’s a question on many parents minds this week, aside from costumes: After the trick-or-treating is said and done, how many pieces of sugary Halloween candy should kids be allowed to have? Should it be limited? The answer may not be exactly the hard and fast rules parents were expecting. “Candy is a very normal part of Halloween,” said Megan ...

The Chicago Bears are going all-in. The team reportedly acquired star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons in a blockbuster deal with the Tennessee Titans on Thursday. Chicago will send two first-round picks (2027, 2028) and a fourth-round pick (2027) to Tennessee in exchange for the four-time Pro Bowler and a fifth-round pick (2028), according to ...

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve accelerated last month, showing that prices remain elevated less than a week from midterm elections in which affordability concerns have become a central issue. Consumer prices rose 3.6% in September compared with a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from 3.4% in August. On ...

Delivery giant DoorDash is buying to-your-door grocery service Instacart for $17 billion, the company announced Thursday. The deal means users will be able to order groceries and items from other retailers via DoorDash and its delivery network. The companies said Instacart customers can now shop at more than 50,000 additional stores on top of the ...

Don’t forget to set your clocks back this weekend — and you might want to add a few other house maintenance items to your checklist, too. “Fall back” for most states, including Illinois, takes place at 2 a.m. Sunday, when daylight saving time comes to an end. DST will start back up again Sunday, March 14, when we “spring forward” for 2027. ...

Delays were expected in the western suburbs on the inbound I-290 Eisenhower Expressway after a crash and police investigation closed three of four inbound lanes during the busy rush hour commute. In the 5 a.m. hour, three of four eastbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway west of 25th Avenue were shut down, Illinois State Police said, with Villa Park ...

After days of dry conditions, blue skies and warmer-than-normal temperatures, changes are coming to the forecast, the NBC 5 Storm Team said. The shift begins Thursday, with scattered and light rain showers expected through the mid-morning hours. At 5:30 a.m., Live Doppler 5 Radar showed showers and sprinkles across parts of the Chicago area. ...

A teen gave birth at a Chicago elementary school on Wednesday afternoon to a baby that did not make it, authorities said. Around 3 p.m., a 15-year-old girl gave birth at Aldridge Elementary School, located at 630 E. 131st St. on the Far South Side. The newborn was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, and the teen was taken to a local hospital, ...

The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history. Hey, Milwaukee: grab a brat, raise a beer and prepare for that parade. Young ace Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball, rookie Cooper Pratt got two more hits and two RBIs, and the ...

The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history. Hey, Milwaukee: grab a brat, raise a beer and prepare for that parade. Young ace Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball, rookie Cooper Pratt got two more hits and two RBIs, and the ...

A person was critically injured when they were stabbed at a Chicago Transit Authority train station in Wicker Park on Wednesday evening, authorities said. Around 8:30 p.m., a person was stabbed by an unknown individual at the Division Blue Line station, located at the three-way intersection of North Milwaukee Avenue, West Division Street and Ashland ...

More than 6,000 packages of plant-based butter, including some sold in Illinois, were recalled because of contamination from mold, E. coli and yeast, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Idaho-based Prosperity Organic Foods Inc. recalled roughly 1,304 cases of Miyoko’s Creamery European style salted plant milk butter in early September, but ...

The Chicago Bears are still searching for their new home, but could the teams quest land them on the citys South Side? If the architectural firm behind the Willis Tower, the Burj Khalifa, and countless other remarkable buildings has their way, then that answer could be yes. As of right now, the Bears say theyre still focused on building a ...

The first elimination game of the 2026 WNBA Finals is on deck. The Golden State Valkyries have a chance to close out the Finals and secure the franchise’s first championship in Game 6 against the Atlanta Dream Thursday. And there’s a chance Valkyries fans will be celebrating a championship victory at around noon PT on a weekday. That’s because ...

Actor Hayden Panettieres death has been ruled an accident, and the case is now closed, police in South Carolina announced Wednesday. Based on the Medical Examiners determination and the findings of the investigation, Hayden Panettieres death has been ruled accidental, Greenville police said, noting the investigation has concluded. Panettiere, 36, ...

While many little girls dream of meeting their favorite princess or TV show character, almost 4-year-old Hazel Kessler woke up Wednesday morning and asked her mom if it was finally the day shed get to meet her favorite meteorologist, NBC Chicagos Brant Miller. Hours later, Hazel ran with open arms toward Miller as he stood on the stoop of her familys ...

A Far South Side man is accused of posing as a basketball coach in order to sexually abuse a 15-year-old earlier this year, Chicago police said Wednesday. Andre D. Jackson, 56, was charged with indecent solicitation/aggravated criminal sexual abuse and grooming, both of which are felonies, police said. Jackson, of West Pullman, was arrested Monday ...

The 2026 midterm election is rapidly approaching, and while there are dozens of big races on the ballot, many voters may be mystified by the process of electing judges. In Illinois, there are three different levels of courts where judges are put before the voters, either in contested races to determine which judges will be selected to serve and in ...

When Joaqun “El Chapo” Guzmn’s son Ovidio was arrested in early 2023 and extradited to Chicago, federal law enforcement officials considered it the beginning of the end for the family’s billion-dollar global drug trafficking business. His brother Joaquin, the next domino to fall a year later, was also extradited to Chicago. Both have pleaded ...

Stuck at home sick? It’s probably not the flu, according to infectious disease specialist Dr. Emily Landon at UChicago Medicine, but it may be another rapidly spreading virus. But what is that virus? “You probably have rhino enterovirus, and probably not influenza. There is a pretty nasty round of rhino entero going around right now,” said ...

Cheers of we got a new voter! greeted students casting their first ballots Wednesday at Chicagos downtown voting supersite, where a milestone in civic participation became a celebration. Chicago Votes annual Parade to the Polls brought high school students to the supersite at South State Street and West Adams Street to vote, with a focus on helping ...