Wind gusts of nearly 70 miles per hour have knocked out power to thousands of Chicago-area residents on Monday afternoon. The strongest gust reported so far was in Sugar Grove in Kane County, where a gust of 67 miles per hour was recorded, according to the National Weather Service. Other gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour were recorded in DeKalb ...

A flood of misinformation, conspiracy theories and false claims about the shooting at Saturday nights White House Correspondents’ Association dinner spread online at a notable and concerningly speedy rate, mostly about the baseless theory that the incident had been staged. The speculation on social media began to swirl within minutes of the first ...

A woman has been arrested and charged with allegedly buying the gun used in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer over the weekend. According to federal prosecutors in northern Indiana, Olivia Burgos has been charged with one count of making a false statement while purchasing a firearm, a gun that was allegedly used in the shooting death of ...

A once-popular north suburban mall will soon be torn down to make way for the site to be redeveloped. Demolition of the 35-year-old Lincolnwood Town Center Mall, at the intersection of Touhy and Avenue and McCormick Boulevard, will take place in phases, starting in May, according to a press release from the Village of Lincolnwood. According to ...

A shooting stemming from a fight on a popular downtown strip near Indiana University in Bloomington led to a chaotic scene early Sunday morning, with multiple people injured and an investigation underway. The incident unfolded close to midnight in the 400 block of East Kirkwood Avenue, hours after the school’s famous “Little 500” cycling race. ...

The Chicago area is at a slight risk of severe weather on Monday, but outside of those storms the region could still see powerful wind gusts. According to the National Weather Service, a wind advisory has been issued for the entire area until 4 p.m., with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected to be accompanied by isolated damaging wind ...

An international flight diverted to Boston for an unruly passenger on Monday, officials said. The passenger was taken into custody by Massachusetts State Police troopers, the agency said, after they were contacted by Massport about 9:34 a.m. The person, who wasn’t publicly identified, declined medical attention at the gate, after being taken off ...

A semi truck rollover crash in northwest Indiana Monday morning has shut down lanes and snarled traffic during the rush hour commute. According to a 9 a.m. post from the Indiana State Police in Lowell, the rollover occured on the ramp from I-65 northbound to west, just north of Ridge Road in Lake County. Only one lane is open as officials work to ...

The Chicago area will see a gloomy day Monday, with the first of two rounds of rain and storms moving in during the morning hours and a severe weather threat looming later in the day. As of about 9 a.m., Live Doppler 5 Radar showed scattered rain already taking hold of parts of the area as a cluster of storm moves east. The first round of rain, NBC ...

A 26-year-old man was charged with multiple felonies, including first degree murder of a Chicago Police Officer and attempted murder of a second CPD officer, after a shooting inside Chicago’s busy Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Saturday, leading the hospital to lockdown for hours as a manhunt ensued across the city’s northwest side. According to ...

Two rounds of showers and storms were in the Chicago forecast Monday, with severe weather chances bringing the risk of damaging winds and hail, heavy downpours and even the chance for an isolated tornado. The first round, NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Alicia Roman said, gets underway about 9 a.m., as a cluster of showers and storms moves east into ...

More details are emerging after a robbery suspect opened fire inside a busy Chicago hospital Saturday afternoon, with the suspect shooting and killing one Chicago police officer and critically wounding another, leading to a hospital lockdown and a manhunt as an investigation remains underway. The incident unfolded just before 11 a.m. at Endeavor Health ...

Iran offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear program, officials with knowledge of the proposal said Monday. Iran also wants the United States to ends its blockade of the country as part of its proposal, according to the two regional officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door ...

An inspiring group of friends in the northern suburbs, known as “the Spice Girls,” is giving back to families in need in the spirit of National Volunteer Month. The women often cook meals for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. We did have one dad who was a little disappointed ...

Matt DeCaro, a Chicago actor whose career spanned decades and included a performance in the Goodman Theatre’s currently-running production Ma Raineys Black Bottom,” has died. The Goodman Theatre announced DeCaro’s death on social media Saturday, writing, “We are devastated by the sudden loss of our dear friend…” “Thousands of Chicagoans ...

Mothers Day is right around the corner a time to celebrate everything mothers have done, often over a special brunch. With reservations filling up quickly, OpenTable has released its list of 2026’s Top 100 Brunch Restaurants in the United States, and 10 Chicago establishments made the cut. According to the dining reservations website, the ...

An Illinois resident got to live out the dream of many when he sat down for his lunch break after purchasing a scratch-off Lottery ticket. That resident, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased a $50 Millionaire Club scratch-off ticket at a suburban Lombard gas station in recent weeks. When he scratched that ticket off during a break at work, he was ...

At least five individuals were shot during a gathering following the Little 500 cycling race in Bloomington, Indiana Sunday morning. According to Bloomington police, a fight broke out between two women near a fast food restaurant on Kirkwood Avenue just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Police monitoring a large crowd that had gathered following the ...

A driver is in custody after he allegedly ran a red light and slammed into another vehicle before his SUV careened into a building on the West Side. According to Chicago police, the suspect in the case was driving a black SUV northbound in the 5400 block of South Pulaski at approximately 3:30 a.m. when he drove through a red light. The SUV collided with ...

A woman is facing charges after she was caught on camera removing goose eggs from a nest near a suburban Niles building. According to Niles police, the woman was seen on video removing eggs from a nest located at the side of a building near the Golf Mill Mall on Monday afternoon. The video was posted to the departments social media feed, and the matter ...

Illinois State Police are investigating after a fatal multi-vehicle crash near suburban Joliet overnight. According to authorities, the crash occurred in the southbound lanes of the highway near Black Road in Joliet at approximately 5:12 a.m. While details of the crash are still being investigated, at least one person died as a result of that crash, ...

The Chicago area is having a quiet weekend on the weather front, but things are going to change dramatically Monday. Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms are possible in the area on Monday, with the entire region at an enhanced risk of severe weather, with tornadoes and damaging winds possible, along with some flooding and elevated water levels on ...

The Chicago police officer who was shot and killed at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Saturday has been identified. According to the Cook County Medical Examiners Office, 38-year-old John Bartholomew was shot and killed at the hospital just before 11 a.m. Saturday in the citys Ravenswood neighborhood. Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said two ...

The man suspected of opening fire at officers during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday is a 31-year-old from Southern California, authorities said. The suspect was identified as Cole Thomas Allen, of Torrance, a federal official familiar with the case told NBC News. Allen was armed with a shotgun, ...

One of the worlds most recognizable brands is making a strategic move to tap into the growing protein trend. As of Tuesday, April 21, McDonald’s has rolled out protein “callouts” on 17 different items at kiosks and on the McDonald’s app. “The callouts serve as visual badges that make it quick and easy to spot protein options any time of ...