Nearly 30,000 NIPSCO customers are still without power following the outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes in northwest Indiana earlier this week. Crews hope to have services restored for residents in the Town of Merrillville by next Tuesday. The community there was hit with an EF-2 tornado on Thursday night. When it came the noise just kept getting ...

Police in a north suburb of Chicago asked drivers to avoid part of the area on Saturday as authorities responded to an incident involving a train. Just before 3 p.m., Mundelein police said an crossings at Route 176, Park Street and Hawley Street were blocked because of an “incident involving a train.” “Motorists are advised to avoid the area and ...

Authorities have identified the man killed in a shooting that also left two others injured in the Garfield Park neighborhood. Jacquell Phillips, 28, of Chicago, was shot and killed at around 11:05 p.m. Friday in the 3800 block of West Monroe Street, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Chicago police said officers responded to a ...

The West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes found in Chicago for the first time this year, according to health officials. The Chicago Department of Public Health said Friday it confirmed the city’s first West Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes of 2026. According to Chicagos West Nile Virus Surveillance Dashboard, two of 148 pools tested have come ...

The summer season is well underway across Chicago, evident by a weekend packed with festivals. Running through Sunday is Chicago’s Puerto Rican Fest in Humboldt Park, center of Puerto Rican culture throughout the Midwest. And it’s just one of event of many taking place this weekend. Here’s a look at just some of the excitement happening in ...

Editor’s note: Coverage from this week’s storms can be viewed in the player above: More than 80,000 Chicago-area and northwest Indiana residents continued to remain without power on Saturday following intense storms – including multiple tornadoes – that ripped through the area earlier this week, destroying homes, uprooting trees and downing power ...

Chicago-area residents can get some relief from high gas prices this weekend, thanks to a northwest suburban church. From noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Good News in the Neighborhood Church will be handing out $25 gas cards to drivers at the Mobil gas station located at 1228 E. Dundee Rd. in Palatine. The effort is part of the non-denominational ...

Two people were killed and a third was injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, authorities said. The incident was reported at around 12:49 a.m. along South Hermitage Avenue near West 65th Street. Chicago police said three victims were outside a residence when a white SUV approached, and a man inside produced a ...

Saturday will start on a pleasant note, but conditions could take a dramatic turn later as storm chances increase from the late afternoon into the evening, with damaging winds, lightning strikes and heavy downpours possible. NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Pete Sack said a front developing off to the north and west will likely fuel showers and storms ...

When the United States mens national team takes the pitch for its first World Cup match, its players feet will land on newly installed grass at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, typically the home of the NFLs Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. Thats because FIFA required all 16 stadiums hosting World Cup matches across the U.S., Mexico and ...

Four games in, the U.S. men’s national team has assembled the best performance of the World Cup. The U.S. cruised past Paraguay 4-1 in their Group D opener Friday at Los Angeles Stadium, setting the tone with a relentless first-half showing. Mauricio Pochettino is known for his high-intensity style that platforms his main attackers. That was on ...

Following multiple tornadoes that ripped through parts of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on Thursday, another round of potentially strong to severe storms could arrive in the coming hours. NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes noted the threat is significantly lower than earlier in the week, with Saturday’s storms under the marginal and ...

What to KnowThe U.S. men’s national team is opening World Cup action against Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.The U.S. is hosting the World Cup for the first time since 1994, this time sharing hosting duties with Canada and Mexico.Mauricio Pochettino’s side is the top-ranked team in Group D. The USMNT sits at No. ...

A single mother working at a coffee shop in Chicagos West Loop was recently targeted while on the job. Police are investigating after a man allegedly slipped into the back room during the busy afternoon rush and took off with her purse. Minesha Godsey was back at work on Thursday making coffee, trying to bounce back after what happened less than 24 ...

The last living “witness tree” outside of Abraham Lincoln’s Springfield home was destroyed during severe storms that hit the area on Thursday night, a park ranger at the historic site confirmed. The tree, that was across from Lincoln’s home on the corner of Eighth and Jackson Streets in Springfield, was the last “witness tree” that would ...

Gene Shalit, a film critic for NBCs TODAY show for four decades who was instantly recognizable for his walrus mustache and fondness for lively wordplay, died Friday, his family said. Shalit passed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life, his family told NBC News in a statement. Shalit started as a part-time TODAY show contributor in ...

A northwest suburban church is helping its community cope with high prices at the pump by hosting a free gas giveaway this weekend. From noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Good News in the Neighborhood Church will be at the Mobil gas station located at 1228 E. Dundee Road in Palatine giving away $25 gas cards to anybody that pulls into the parking lot. ...

If the Chicago Bears move to Hammond, Indiana, they would not be the first professional football team to play there. That title was taken back in the 1920s by the Hammond Pros. The walls of the Hammond Civic Center hold memories many have forgotten. But Tom Byelick helps keep them alive through his work at the Hammond Sports Hall of Fame. ...

A statue of the Virgin Mary was left untouched when an EF-1 tornado ripped through a suburban Bartlett neighborhood, even uprooting multiple trees and scattering debris nearby. My kids playpen, everything, pergola, completely knocked out, and the statue of the Virgin Mary is still there. It didnt move an inch, resident Luis Lopez told NBC Chicago. ...

Following an intense week of storms that produced multiple tornadoes, an examination of data shows Illinois has recorded more tornadoes than any other state this year. And this isn’t the first time. In the most recent wave, multiple confirmed tornadoes were reported in Streator and Dwight, sparking warnings in LaSalle, Grundy and Kankakee ...

Elon Musk became the worlds first trillionaire Friday when SpaceX went public. But what does 1 trillion actually mean? Heres how to think about its immensity and the power it represents. SpaceXs projected IPO valuation of $1.77 trillion is nearly 10 times that of Alibabas in 2014, which is still the highest ever recorded in the U.S. var pymParent ...

Multiple tornadoes are believed to have touched down in Illinois and Indiana during Thursday’s storms, but where exactly did they hit and how strong were they? The National Weather Service began surveying the damage Friday. As of 2 p.m., crews confirmed an EF-3 level tornado left damage in Kouts in northwest Indiana’s Porter County and an EF-1 ...

Editor’s Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. To commemorate Anne Frank’s birthday, Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry is offering free admission to the museum and its exhibit on her legacy. On June 12, what would be Frank’s 97th birthday and the same day she received her famous diary, patrons can visit the ...

An EF-3 level tornado left damage in northwest Indiana’s Porter County after it touched down during severe storms that ripped across the region on Thursday, the National Weather Service confirmed. NWS survey crews were sent out to assess damage from the storms on Friday morning and found EF-3 level tornado damage in Kouts, Indiana. An EF-3 tornado is ...

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams shared his thoughts on the team’s potential move to Indiana during a press conference on Thursday. When asked about how he’d feel about playing in Indiana at a press conference on the final day of the team’s minicamp at Halas Hall, the “Iceman” sounded like he had warmed up to the idea. “I’m going ...