The 2025 Fright Fest season at Six Flags Great America will unleash “all new nightmares” that are “not for the faint of heart,” the park said in an announcement. Fans of horror and spooky scares can flock to Six Flags Great America, located at 1 Great America Parkway in Gurnee, for Fright Fest on weekends and select week nights starting Sept. 13 ...

Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya was carted off the field Wednesday after suffering a frightening injury during a game against the Blue Jays. Amaya was running to first base in the top of the eighth inning when he lunged at the bag. He hit the corner of the base awkwardly, sprawling to the turf at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Cubs trainers ...

It is an emotional day at NBC Chicago, as anchor and reporter Allison Rosati celebrated a huge anniversary. Allison marked her 35th anniversary at NBC Chicago on Wednesday, complete with a celebratory cake and tributes from her colleagues in the newsroom. You have made us better, Stefan Holt said. Youve made all of us better, more compassionate, ...

The showgirl stole the show. Taylor Swift appeared on the New Heights podcast Wednesday with her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother and co-host Jason Kelce. Just as the episode featuring Swift’s podcast debut was released at 7 p.m. ET, she unveiled the cover art and track list for her upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl on social media and ...

The showgirl stole the show. Taylor Swift appeared on the New Heights podcast Wednesday with her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother and co-host Jason Kelce. Just as the episode featuring Swift’s podcast debut was released at 7 p.m. ET, she unveiled the cover art and track list for her upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl on social media and ...

Teachers in suburban Naperville have voted to authorize a strike, but hope to avoid a work stoppage as they begin the school year without a contract. According to the teachers union, the vote occurred this week as negotiations continue with the board of education in Naperville District 203, with classes resuming on Thursday. With negotiations set to ...

A big day for Clarendon Hills squad ended in disappointment, as they were blown out by the Summerlin South team in their opening Little League World Series game. Even with the defeat, a large community gathering took place in the town of approximately 8,500 residents, with a large video screen displaying the game. Residents watched as a Nevada-based ...

Paul Allens estate has agreed to a tentative agreement to sell the Portland Trail Blazers to a group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon. Dundon confirmed the agreement in a text exchange with The Associated Press on Wednesday. He also confirmed plans to keep the team in Portland. The group includes Sheel Tyle, the co-founder of investment ...

An incident that led to a shelter-in-place order that lasted over an hour and shut down a busy road in a Chicago suburb came to an end Wednesday afternoon, police said. The situation began around 10:30 a.m. when Schaumburg police issued an alert of a large police presence at 21 Kristin Dr. in the northwest suburb. Authorities said they were at the scene ...

An incident that led to a shelter-in-place order that lasted over an hour and shut down a busy road in a Chicago suburb came to an end Wednesday afternoon, police said. The situation began around 10:30 a.m. when Schaumburg police issued an alert of a large police presence at 21 Kristin Dr. in the northwest suburb. Authorities said they were at the scene ...

Some of the most in-demand ZIP codes for real estate in the United States are in the Midwest, according to a new ranking — and some are even in the Chicago area. According to Realtor.com’s most recent list of “hottest ZIP codes,” the Midwest has the most “hot” ZIP codes of any region U.S. Out of the country’s top 50, 26 Midwest ...

Some of the most in-demand ZIP codes for real estate in the United States are in the Midwest, according to a new ranking — and some are even in the Chicago area. According to Realtor.com’s most recent list of “hottest ZIP codes,” the Midwest has the most “hot” ZIP codes of any region U.S. Out of the country’s top 50, 26 Midwest ...

Aldi is hosting a giveaway involving one of the internet’s most viral dolls: Labubu. The Illinois-based grocery chain announced this week it will be dishing out 75 “mystery boxes” featuring its own branded Labubu accessories. “For those of you that remember, a couple weeks ago we said if we got 20k likes wed host a giveaway of ALDI mini gear ...

A mother says a group of bystanders helped save her 3-year-old son from a frightening incident on a ride at the Illinois State Fair. Hailey Townsley told a local news station she and her son were on the Sky Glide ride at the fair when her son moved and slipped under the safety bars. Townsley told WCIA she began shouting for operators to stop the ...

Taylor Swift’slatest era is almost upon us. The superstar isn’t just releasing new music she’s appearing Wednesday on New Heights for the first time. Part of the rollout for Tuesday’s announcement of The Life of a Showgirl involved the popular, typically football-focused podcast hosted by Travis Kelce Swifts boyfriendandKansas City Chiefs tight ...

The end of summer just got even spookier. Six Flags Great America announced plans for 2025’s Fright Fest, which it said it set to unleash “all-new nightmares” in another “terrifying season.” For its 34th year, the event will bring multiple haunted mazes, rides in the dark and “immersive horror experiences” that are “not for the faint ...

Chicago reported three human cases of West Nile virus in the last month as city officials warn the risk of contracting the virus is “high,” with more mosquitoes testing positive than usual. The cases, reported in people between the ages of 40 and 80, were discovered in residents on Chicago’s Northwest and South Sides. Each began seeing symptoms in ...

Chicago reported three human cases of West Nile virus in the last month as city officials warn the risk of contracting the virus is “high,” with more mosquitoes testing positive than usual. The cases, reported in people between the ages of 40 and 80, were discovered in residents on Chicago’s Northwest and South Sides. Each began seeing symptoms in ...

A member of an evening cleaning crew at a suburban school was arrested after chasing two juveniles with a knife and threatening them in the school parking lot. Brandon J. Mumme, a 43-year-old member of a contracted cleaning service that works evenings at Clinton Elementary School in South Elgin, was arrested Friday for pulling a knife and chasing two ...

Strong storms rocked the Chicago area Tuesday for a second straight night, knocking down trees and causing flooding across the region. Rainfall rates exceeded two-to-three inches per hour at times during the afternoon and early evening, according to officials. Traffic on Ravenswood Avenue in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood was blocked by a ...

A company specializing in security solutions is grappling with their own sense of security after a catalytic converter theft from one of their work trucks was caught on surveillance footage last week. Early Friday morning, a two-man crew stole the catalytic converter off a work truck in Chicago’s South Austin neighborhood on the 5900 block of West ...

McDonald’s new specialty “McDonaldland” menu item has officially launched, including a new limited-edition milkshake flavor. The “Mt. McDonaldland Shake” is inspired by the “vibrant blue ‘lava’ and pink clouds of Mt. McDonaldland,” part of the McDonaldland fantasy world that entered pop culture in 1971. The shake is described as ...

What to KnowPresident Trumphas taken controlof D.C.’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation’s capital to fight crime in what he claims is an urgent public safety crisis. Attorney General Pam Bondi met this morning with D.C. officials, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, and several top Justice Department ...

What to KnowPresident Trumphas taken controlof D.C.’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation’s capital to fight crime in what he claims is an urgent public safety crisis. Attorney General Pam Bondi met this morning with D.C. officials, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, and several top Justice Department ...

It was one year ago this week that 13-year-old JaNiyah McMichael went missing from her home in Gary. As that anniversary arrives, the Gary Police Department and FBI are still working to try to find her, and to provide answers for a devastated family. An FBI spokesperson told NBC-5 in an email that investigators strongly believe JaNiyah was the ...