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 ...

A similar incident to the home invasion that occurred in Homer Glen during which a senior was tied up and held at gunpoint after an otherwise normal visit to the grocery store also occurred in another suburb of Chicago, the mayor said Thursday. Homer Glen Mayor Neitzke-Troike posted on social media Thursday stating that she spoke with the Mayor of ...

The Chicago area is preparing for another blast of wintry weather in coming days, but could warmer temperatures be on the horizon? Before that part of the forecast rolls around, the Chicago area will have to deal with multiple chances of snow, followed by a brutal cold spell that will bring some of the most frigid temperatures of the season to the ...

A top Chicago Bears official has ties to the athletic department employee at the center of the downfall of Michigan’s now ex-football coach Sherrone Moore, the NBC Chicago Investigative team learned. Moore was arrested and jailed in the middle of a life meltdown Wednesday; losing his job hours before his arrest because of what the university said was ...

Originally appeared on E! Online Taylor Swift plans to stick around for far longer than a fortnight. Ahead of her six-part docuseries, which will premiere on Disney+ Dec. 12, the Grammy winner joined Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show” during which she discussed some of the criticisms she faces in her career though with a caveat. I try really ...

The Chicago Bears have instituted a series of cold weather protocols for Sundays game, which may be one of the coldest in Soldier Field history. According to the latest forecasts from the NBC 5 Storm Team, the game-time temperature for the game could be in the single-digits, which would mark just the 11th time in Bears history the mercury would be that ...

Twas the Night Beforeby Cirque du Soleil WHAT: Twas the Night Before is Cirque du Soleils first Christmas show, based on the classic poem A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore. WHERE: The Chicago Theatre, 175 North State Street in Chicago WHEN: Dec. 1128 For King & Countrys A Drummer Boy Christmas WHAT: Celebrate the magic of the ...

A woman is facing charges five years after police found the body of her newborn baby in a wooded area of a suburb of Chicago. Natalie E. Schram, formerly Natalie E. Borg, was arrested on Dec. 3 in Bellingham, Washington after she was identified as the mother of the deceased infant found in May 2020 in a wooded area in the 1800 block of Robinwood Lane in ...

The Joliet Slammers play their home games at Duly Health and Care Field, but for an exhibition next year, theyll live up to their namesake. Thats because the team will play an exhibition game known as the Big House Ballgame, played within the walls of the historic Old Joliet Prison, according to the team. According to the Slammers, the game will take ...

The Chicago Bears are hoping to bounce back when they take on the Cleveland Browns Sunday, and their latest injury report was identical to Wednesday. The Bears were back on the practice field after a walk-thru to start the week, with defensive back Kyler Gordon once again not in uniform for the workout. Gordon suffered a groin injury during pregame ...

Users could soon receive part of a $700 million settlement from Google and new information on the potential payouts has been released, but you might want to check your email. The new details were revealed this week surrounding the 2023 Google settlement that followed allegations the company “harmed” users with its “anticompetitive practices” in ...

A plume of black smoke rose from a fire in a commercial building in Cicero Thursday afternoon, video showed. Around 3 p.m., a fire was seen burning inside Jesse Stone Inc, a countertop store located on the 5200 block of West 25th Place in Cicero. Aerial footage from NBC Chicago Sky 5 and video posted on social media showed smoke rising from the fire, ...

An overturned semi-truck near an entrance for the Stevenson Expressway prompted traffic delays and a response from police, fire and hazmat Thursday ahead of the afternoon rush hour. Around 3:50 p.m., aerial video from NBC Chicago Sky 5 showed the semi-truck on its side near 4110 South Cicero Avenue, with police cars, an ambulance and fire trucks in the ...

The family of slain police officer Krystal Rivera filed a wrongful death suit Thursday morning against the department and the city and police officer Carlos Baker, alleging that more could have been done to protect her from her work partner who they also say was her former romantic partner. What she never should have had to fear was her own partner, that ...

One of the biggest and best meteor showers of the year is set to take to the skies this weekend, as the Geminids will hit their peak. According to astronomers, the annual meteor shower produces more than 100 meteors per hour at its zenith, and is one of the most colorful of the year. Heres what you need to knows ahead of this weekend. When can you ...

The Chicago Cubs have signed left-handed relief pitcher Hoby Milner to a contract, according to multiple reports. According to ESPN and The Athletic, Milner has inked a 1-year contract with the Cubs that will pay him $3.75 million for the 2025 season. Milner appeared in 73 games with the Texas Rangers last season, posting a 3-4 record and a 3.84 ...

Former Chicago Cubs star-turned-ambassador has announced he is running the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon — and in true Rizzo fashion, he’s doing it all for a good cause. Rizzo announced the news on social media Thursday, the same day the marathon revealed it set a fundraising record in 2025. “In 2025, the event raised $47.1 million for ...

Sherrone Moore was abruptly fired as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines this week, and hours later was arrested by police. Moore, who took over the Wolverines after former head coach Jim Harbaugh returned to the NFL, had just completed his second season at the helm, but now is facing legal scrutiny after his ouster, with details still slowly emerging ...

A suburban mayor issued a warning to the community after a report of a shocking home invasion that left a senior tied up and at gun point following a routine trip to the grocery store. “Last night, right before the Village Board meeting, I was notified by the Will County sheriffs office that a home invasion had taken place in Homer Glen,” Mayor ...

A suburban man has been charged with murder in what police called the “tragic” death of a missing 21-year-old woman, with prosecutors saying he led her into his garage and then gruesomely attacked and fatally stabbed her before dumping her body on the side of the road in rural Lake County. Santino Ortiz, 22, of Elmhurst, made his first court ...