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 ...

An annual celebration that draws pilgrims from around the country to a Chicago suburb for the largest gathering of its kind in the U.S. will culminate this week as hundreds of thousands brave bitter winter weather for a spiritual journey. The event honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe begins Thursday at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. ...

The Senate is poised on Thursday to reject legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits for millions of Americans, a potentially unceremonious end to a monthslong Democratic effort to prevent the COVID-era subsidies from expiring on Jan. 1. Despite a bipartisan desire to continue the credits, Republicans and Democrats have never engaged in ...

A popular nasal spray sold at retailers nationwide is being recalled because it was found to contain mold and microbial contamination, with customers urged to “immediately” discontinue using the product. The voluntary recall of ReBoost Nasal Spray was issued Wednesday by MediNatura New Mexico, according to an announcement from the Food and Drug ...

Hoping to buy tickets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup? With the quadrennial tournament set to begin on June 11, 2026, with the United States, Mexico and Canada all hosting together, the ticket application process is opening up again with FIFA’s Random Draw. FIFA announced the date in July, while adding that tickets would be released in phases due to the ...

Runners looking to race in the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will be notified of their status as the lottery drawing is held Thursday, but for those who don’t make the cut all hope is not lost. The lottery drawing for the 2026 event is slated to be held Thursday, with more than 200,000 applicants waiting to see if they are part of the ...

A new baseball team is coming to Chicago, and tryouts are coming up soon — and if you juggle, play the tuba, or can do a backflip, the Chicago Snowballs want to chat. Launching in spring, 2026, the Chicago Snowballs, pro baseball’s first co-ed “sportstainment experience” will blend baseball, performance and entertainment, according to its ...

This year artificial intelligence stopped being all about the future and roared into the present. Time announced exclusively on TODAY Dec. 11 that it has recognized AIs seismic impact by naming the Architects of AI as its 2025 Person of the Year. The recognition reflects how the technology seemingly became inescapable this year in just about any aspect ...

Chicago police are searching for a missing seven-month old baby who was last seen Tuesday. According to Chicago police, Rakaj Abdullah was last seen Tuesday in the area of Madison and Hermitage. He was wearing a green, one-piece pajama, police added. Police asked anyone with information to call area one detective division at 312-747-8380, or to call ...

A series of clipper systems will move into the Chicago area starting Thursday afternoon, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, bringing more snow for some parts followed by an “Arctic Blast” this weekend that could bring wind chills as low as -30 degrees. Much of the daytime hours Thursday would be dry, NBC 5 Storm Team Alicia Roman said. By around 4 p.m., ...

Lawyers for the 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk are due in court Thursday as they push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case. A Utah judge is weighing the public’s right to know details in Tyler Robinson’s case against his attorneys’ concerns that the swarm of media attention could interfere with his ...

Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months Thursday after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norways capital and waved to an emotional crowd of supporters cheering for the new Nobel laureate. Her appearance in Oslo came hours after her daughter accepted ...

Federal health officials on Wednesday expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in March 2022. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said investigators cannot rule out the possibility that contamination might have affected all ByHeart formula products ...

Reverend Jesse Jackson is in stable condition at a nursing facility and is expected to return home soon, his family said Wednesday. The civil rights icon was discharged from a local hospital in late November, two weeks after he was admitted for care for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, an illness he was diagnosed with earlier this year. Reverend ...

The cofounders and coaches spearheading a new team called the Chicago Snowballs are hoping to bring a new brand of baseball to the region. The team, branded as pro baseballs first co-ed sportstainment experience according to its website, are aiming to blend baseball, performance and entertainment beginning next spring. Were inspired by the Savannah ...

Police in suburban Downers Grove are searching for a man they say broke into a high school in the area and attempted to rob a maintenance worker early Wednesday morning. Around 1:35 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to Downers Grove North High School, located at 4436 Main Street, and discovered a man had entered the school through an unlocked window on ...

Hundreds of teens flocked downtown on a Friday in late November after word of a takeover circulated online. The city allocated 700 officers, but it didn’t stop the violence from happening: a 14-year-old was shot and killed just blocks from where the city’s tree lighting ceremony occurred only hours earlier. Social media plays a role in the teen ...

Students at a San Diego high school said they were outraged after an online streamer rented the schools gymnasium for a livestream that was sponsored by an adult content subscription site and featured scantily clad women as well as a depiction of a crucifixion. The event was livestreamed from Canyon Crest Academy starting Saturday. The schools Canyon ...

It was a momentous day in suburban Kane County earlier this week, as bison returned to a prairie area for the first time in hundreds of years. According to the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, its been at least 200 years since bison roamed the county, but a new herd is now making themselves at home at the Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve in ...

A record number of eateries are set to participate in Chicago Restaurant Week in 2026, Choose Chicago announced Wednesday. Spanning from January 23 through February 8, Chicago Restaurant Week is a unique way to try some of the most sought-after restaurants in the city. Participating restaurants offer specially curated multi-course menus with prices ...

Hundreds of employees are being laid off at multiple suburban Chicago companies in coming weeks, Illinois officials said. Nearly 200 layoffs were announced at S&S Activewear, located in suburban Bolingbrook, on December 4, according to data from the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity. According to Illinois officials, a total of ...

The measles outbreak in South Carolina is accelerating with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials said Wednesday. As of Wednesday, 111 measles cases had been reported in whats known as upstate South Carolina an area in the northwest of the state that includes Greenville and Spartanburg. We are faced ...