A British mother holding an infant, a Ukrainian refugee, the wife of a Navy veteran, a German man about to celebrate his first wedding anniversary. These are some of the spouses of U.S. citizens who were recently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at what they thought were going to be routine green card interviews. There have been several ...

Peter Greene, the actor known for playing villains and criminals, including in his role as Zed in “Pulp Fiction,” died at his New York City home Friday, his manager confirmed. He was 60. Greene was found dead inside his Lower East Side apartment, manager Gregg Edwards confirmed. He did not disclose a cause of death. Greene’s death was first ...

Gundam, an iconic anime brand known for its plastic figurines, has opened its first United States location in suburban Rosemont. Offering “an immersive” and “hands-on” experience for both first-time builders and fans, The Gundam Base Chicago marked its grand opening on Friday at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago, according to a news release. The ...

A woman was run over by the driver of a pickup truck with snow partially covering his windshield as she crossed the street with the right-of-way last week, surveillance video showed. Around 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, a 39-year-old man driving westbound on Belmont Avenue near 3200 block of North Pulaski Avenue in a Ford pickup truck with snow partially ...

White House pressure to ramp up deportations has sparked rising tension and finger-pointing inside the Department of Homeland Security, with the agencys secretary, Kristi Noem, and her top adviser blaming subordinates for not hitting arrest quotas and undermining their relationships inside the West Wing, according to two DHS officials with direct knowledge ...

A DoorDash driver accused of dousing a customers order in a substance in Indiana told authorities that she had been trying to target a spider with pepper spray, officials said Friday. Kourtney Stevenson, who was captured on the customers doorbell camera using the spray while making a delivery in Evansville on Dec. 7, told detectives with the ...

A third so-called “Loop puncher” is facing charges after police say he battered three women in separate attacks in downtown Chicago while on electronic monitoring. Marlon Miller, 40, is facing three felony charges for aggravated battery in a public place after attacking several women on Dec. 10 in separate incidents that prosecutors say were ...

A shooting investigation on I-94 prompted the closure of two ramps to the expressway during rush hour Friday afternoon, state police said. Around 4:33 p.m., a shooting occurred on southbound I-94 near South Stoney Island Avenue in Chicago, Illinois State Police said. As of 5:30 p.m., the ramp from East 103rd Street to I-94 southbound and from South ...

A vehicle appeared incinerated after a crash involving a school bus in a northwest suburb of Chicago, aerial video showed. Around 4:15 p.m. Friday, aerial footage from NBC Chicago Sky 5 showed an emergency response near the intersection of East Algonquin Road and South Cedar Glen Drive in Arlington Heights. A vehicle that appeared to have caught on ...

A man was stabbed several times after trying to de-escalate an altercation outside a Chicago fast food restaurant Friday morning. Around 8:30 a.m., a 24-year-old man was stabbed multiple times at a Burger King on the 6400 block of West Irving Park Road in Chicago’s Dunning neighborhood, authorities said. He was inside the restaurant when he tried ...

A cold weather advisory has been issued across the Chicago area as an Arctic blast soon moves into the region, bringing dangerous wind chills that could pose a threat for some. The alert was issued for McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Kankakee, Cook and Will counties in Illinois, along with Lake, Newton and Jasper counties ...

A former Chicago man is facing between 18 to 90 years in prison after he was found guilty Thursday of a shooting that occurred during a children’s birthday party at a suburban indoor amusement park in 2021. Meco Norris, 29, was found guilty of three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm that resulted in severe bodily injury to the victim, each ...

A man who caused a crash while driving drunk last month in McHenry County has also previously twice been convicted of driving under the influence, including after a crash that left two people dead, authorities announced Friday. On Nov. 9, authorities responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of South River Road and Charles J. Miller Memorial ...

A new Illinois law will allow for physician-assisted death in Illinois following Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature this week, making Illinois the first Midwest state to legalize “medial aid in dying.” The law won’t take effect until later in 2026 to allow time for health officials to put processes and protocols in place, but some guidelines ...

Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore barged into a former lover’s home and threatened to kill himself, telling her that his “blood is on your hands,” prosecutors said Friday. Moore was charged Friday with alleged home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering, following his shocking arrest and termination from one of the ...

The new owner of Michael Jordan’s former suburban mansion is seeking to turn the property into a “tourist destination,” a city council agenda for an upcoming meeting showed. The proposal comes months after now-owner John Cooper listed the 7.39-acre estate in Highland Park known as “Champions Point” on Airbnb Lux for “short-term luxury ...

Cases of a highly contagious stomach virus are on the rise in Illinois and the Midwest, and health officials are warning people to take extra precautions as numbers could be even higher than reported heading into the holiday gathering season. What’s more, this virus is particularly hard to kill and many may not even realize they’re spreading it. ...

Sunday’s Chicago Bears game against the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field isn’t just going to be cold — it could feel as low as -15 degrees for the 12 p.m. kickoff, the NBC 5 Storm Team said. And while winter weather may be “part of the authentic Chicago game day experience,” the team warned fans to be prepared. “Forecasters call for ...

The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunningly fast win in a World Cup downhill on Friday to earn her first victory in nearly eight years and the first in her comeback with titanium implants in her right knee after a five-year retirement. The 41-year-old U.S. ski great seized the lead by an astonishing 1.16 ...

Editor’s Note: The video at the top of this story is from previous coverage. Gov. JB Pritzker has signed the “Medical Aid in Dying” bill, legalizing physician-assisted death in Illinois, his office announced Friday. The legislation allows certain terminally ill patients to end their lives with a doctor’s help. The law will take effect on Sept. ...

An ‘Arctic blast‘ is headed to the Chicago area this weekend, with wind chills far below zero and another chance for accumulating snow, the NBC 5 Storm Team said. But there’s some good news, too: Temperatures will warm after the bitter cold, with highs jumping back up into the 30s and even 40s as Christmas approaches. “By next week, look at ...

A police chase and crash ended with the arrest of three people, including a juvenile, who are believed to be connected to armed robberies and a home invasion in multiple Chicago suburbs, with at least one incident leaving a woman tied up and held at gunpoint as she unloaded groceries from her car. The Will County Sheriff’s office said an area-wide ...

Australian accident investigators on Thursday released dramatic images of a skydivers parachute becoming entangled on an airplanes tail, leaving him dangling at 4,500 meters (15,000 feet). The skydiver, Adrian Ferguson, used a hook knife to cut himself free and sustained minor leg injuries during the incident on Sept. 20 that began at Tully Airport in ...

The annual celebration honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe in suburban Des Plaines continued early Friday morning, with pilgrims from across the Chicago area and around thec ountry making their journey to the shrine as part of the two-day celebration of Masses, prayers and more. “Pilgrims make the annual journey to the Shrine on foot, bike, bus, and car to ...

A wave of AI-powered childrens toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots and stuffed animals that can converse with kids. Children have been conversing with stuffies and figurines that seemingly chat with them for years, like Furbies and Build-A-Bears. But connecting the toys to ...