Illinois SNAP recipient Kenny Robinson has been volunteering at the Bread of Life Food Pantry at Chosen Tabernacle Church in Englewood for almost two years. Robinson said he has been trying to find a full-time job for almost 15 years. He was released from prison in 2011, and says though he’s had occasional odd jobs, has faced numerous challenges in ...

A number of Chicago chefs and restaurants received high honors at The Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence, a prestigious ceremony recognizing the people and places that define Chicago’s dining scene. Featuring some of the city’s top chefs and industry leaders, the awards program on Sunday night was billed by organizers as “a celebration of the ...

Working with doctors at Lurie Childrens Hospital, Northwestern University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind device that can track a fetus vital signs during surgery. The surgeons in this context are operating blind…they dont know in any significant way how the fetus is responding to the surgery, said Professor John Rogers, whose team of ...

Nearly 500 workers spanning a range of industries are set to be laid off across statewide, a recent spreadsheet from the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining(WARN) Actrevealed. A total of 488 employees were given layoff notices inDecember, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Some job cuts are expected to start ...

For the first time in decades, Sen. Dick Durbin is not seeking reelection, and a slew of candidates are running to replace him. There are some big-time figures in the race, including Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi, Lieutenant Gov. Juliana Stratton and former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy. The field is getting set for the ...

The Chicago Cubs have continued bolstering their roster depth, reportedly signing outfielder Dylan Carlson. According to Ray Rardin with Arizona Prospect watch and Greg Zumach of Ivy Futures, Carlson will sign with the Cubs on a minor-league deal with an invitation to spring training. Carlson would be the latest player added to the Cubs as they ...

As fallout continues from the shooting death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis over the weekend, a significant shift is coming to operations there. A White House official and an administration official told NBC News Monday that Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino is expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday. Further, Border Patrol is planning to reduce ...

After Mondays very cold temperatures caused parts of Lake Michigan to freeze over, first responders want to make it clear – walking on the ice poses significant danger. “No ice is safe ice,” said Deputy District Chief Jason Lach of the Chicago Fire Department’s Marine and Dive Operations. “You can never tell how thick everything is, right? and ...

Investigators are reviewing body-camera videos from immigration agents in the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed to NBC News. Homeland Security investigators have videos recorded by cameras worn by multiple agents, department spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said. The agents involved in the ...

Theres a million reasons why the 1985 Chicago Bears transcend time, and winning the Super Bowl is just one of them. Monday marks the 40th anniversary of Super Bowl XX, the culmination of one of the greatest seasons in NFL history that saw the Bears steamroll the New England Patriots in New Orleans. That victory established the team as Chicago legends, ...

A 64-year-old man has died after the snowplow he was driving was struck by a Metra train in suburban Bartlett Monday morning. According to Bartlett police, the man, who is an employee of the village, was driving a small snowplow at the intersection of Oak Avenue and Railroad Avenue at approximately 8:35 a.m. when the vehicle was struck by an outbound ...

The Chicago area was hammered by snow over the weekend, but how did it compare to the rest of the United States? The city itself was hit by lake-enhanced snow showers late Saturday and well into the day Sunday, with the Loop and several other neighborhoods seeing significant accumulations. Those accumulations prompted a winter storm warning to be ...

The first day you can file your taxes for the 2025 tax year is officially here. Tax filing season for 2026 opened for business Monday, according to an announcement from the Internal Revenue Service. Officials expect about 164 million individual tax returns to be filed ahead of the Wednesday, April 15 deadline. According to the agency, several new ...

If you’re planning to board an airplane in the next week, you may need to pay $45 if you don’t have a Real ID, valid passport card or valid passport, the Transportation Security Administration said, but there’s a catch: There’s no guarantee that paying the fee will help you board the flight. The fee process, called “ConfirmID,” begins next ...

Ye, the hip-hop artist formerly known as Kanye West, publicly apologized Monday for his history of “reckless” antisemitic comments, attributing his behavior to an undiagnosed brain injury and mental health issues. In a full-page advertisement in The Wall Street Journal titled “To Those I’ve Hurt,” he said in part: “I am not a Nazi or an ...

Certain services at Illinois DMVs won’t be available Monday morning “due to extreme cold and unsafe road conditions,” the Illinois Secretary of State announced. “Due to extreme cold and unsafe road conditions on January 26, there will be no walk-in road tests before noon, for the safety of residents and staff,” an alert on the state’s website ...

A federal judge will hear arguments Monday on whether she should at least temporarily halt the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that has led to the fatal shootings of two people by government officers. The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paulsued the Department of Homeland Securityearlier this month, five days after Renee Good ...

Feeling dj vu? The 2026 Super Bowl matchup will be between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, which also happened just over a decade ago. This year, the Seahawks clinched the NFC’s No. 1 seed with a 14-3 record, taking down the No. 6 San Francisco 49ers and No. 5 Los Angeles Rams to reach the Big Game. New England had the same 14-3 ...

Chicago Public Schools and all CPS buildings and activities will resume Monday, the district announced. The announcement comes as frigid conditions across the Chicago area continue, with a cold weather advisory in effect and morning wind chills as low as -25 degrees. “Based on the forecast, CPS schools and offices will be open on Monday, January ...

Dozens of Chicago-area schools will once again be closed or remote learning Monday as a cold weather advisory with wind chills as low as -25 degrees continues. The closures come after hundreds of schools, including Chicago Public Schools, closed Friday due to extreme cold. According to an announcement, the district was scheduled to be open for ...

A cold weather advisory remains in effect Monday for the entire Chicago area, with wind chills as low as -25 degrees this morning and temperatures expected to remain in the single digits for much of the day. The advisory, in effect until 12 p.m., comes after a powerful winter storm that tore across multiple states brought heavy lake effect snow to the ...

The Super Bowl is on the move once again. After last year’s blowout in the Big Easy, the NFL’s big game is headed to another familiar host out west in 2026. The Super Bowl LX matchup was officially set on Championship Sunday, with the New England Patriots representing the AFC and the Seattle Seahawks representing the NFC. Aside from the teams, ...

WASHINGTON Eight additional Democrats signed on to an impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the wake of the killing of Alex Pretti, bringing the total number of co-sponsors to 120, according to a spokesperson for the office of Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois. Kellys impeachment resolution against Noem had garnered 100 ...

A man who was found dead at a home in south suburban Oak Forest was identified on Sunday, authorities said. At approximately 6:20 p.m. on Friday, Oak Forest fire and police personnel were called to a home in the 15000 block of Sunset Avenue for a non-responsive person, city officials said in a news release. A 69-year-old man was located inside the ...

NOTE: The awards will appear live in the player above as they begin at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. The prominent awards ceremony The Banchet Awards are set to be held in Chicago this weekend, and for the first time ever, they will be available to watch live. The awards ceremony featuring some of the city’s top chefs and industry leaders is set to take ...